Senior Project Manager

Oakland, NJ               ·             Full time

About the job

Position Summary/ Objectives

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for providing cross-functional program leadership to ensure projects achieve desired outcomes from product definition through product commercialization.

This leader will help teams define and achieve the objectives and goals required to complete projects on time and within budget. Their focus will be on driving high levels of collaboration and execution across teams. They will ensure effective management of portfolios with a focus on effective design control and risk taking. The successful candidate will possess a high degree of professionalism, maturity and confidentiality.

Essential Job Functions:

• Establish seamless partnership with customers , aligning our collective goals.
• Provide cross-functional program leadership to drive strategic growth initiatives, innovation portfolio and programs.
• Establish, maintain, and influence program stakeholder relationships, expectations, and communications, both internal and external to the organization.
• Present data and recommend program improvements to senior leaders.
• Execute program plans (quality, risk, communication, staffing, etc.) and capture and communicate program status and data in order to maintain accurate and current program information for the use of stakeholders.
• Support Project Management Office (PMO) continuous improvement activities. Optimize resource allocation of portfolio in partnership with functional leaders across divisions/site.
• Track overall program progress and provide detailed management status reports. Ensure projects are run in compliance with company, FDA, and ISO procedures.
• Oversee and provide guidance across all phases of the product development life-cycle process from concept to commercialization.
• Execute multi-faceted projects including but not limited to New Product Launches,
•  Manufacturing Transfers, Facilities projects, M&A integration plans, etc.
• Drive organizational and program learnings/best practices to continually improve organization to best in class PMO.
• Develops new business processes to expand company capability.

Competencies:

• Meaningful Innovation
• Ownership/Accountability
• Pace/Efficiency
• Teamwork/Collaboration
• Integrity/Ethical Practice
• Resilience/Grit

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up to 50 pounds.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position manages program leadership to ensure projects achieve desired outcomes

Education, Experience, and Certification:

• Bachelor’s Degree required. Master’s Degree and/or MBA preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required or willingness to obtain it within first 6 months.
• 5+ years of experience in the medical device industry preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in a project management role or equivalent experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills in addition to having the ability to effectively communicate within the project teams as well as to top level management
• Collaborative leader who excels in leading through ambiguity
• Ability and experience with communicating effectively with executive leaders.
• MS Project software experience
• Understanding ISO and FDA guidelines as they apply to Product Development
• Excellent organization and time management/multi-tasking skills
• Thrives in an ambiguous and fast-paced environment, operating at both strategic and tactical levels

Posted on Oct 18, 2023.

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