Job Purpose

Leads and Manages the development and implementation process of company’s products, processes and services involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new or existing products / services. Champions and leads significant and complex new product development, post commercialisation and continuous improvement initiatives; may be responsible for managing a high priority projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Supports the organization in the delivery of quality projects that meet expectations and are completed on time and on budget; Demonstrates effective change leadership.

• Prepares project plans, schedules and budgets by using project management tools such as Microsoft Project and by working with appropriate staff to understand tasks necessary to complete project.

• Directs project execution by assigning tasks, tracking project schedules, identifying risks, and developing and executing contingency plans.

• Communicates project status by preparing standard status reports, and by participating in departmental and customer project status update meetings.

• Resolves project issues by working with team members, project customers, and other

• Fosters a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives. Creates an entrepreneurial environment.

• Provides general direction to managers, exempt specialists and non-exempt support in various areas, groups and/or operations.

• Keeps the organization’s vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action.

• Builds strategic partnerships to further departmental and organizational objectives. Interacts internally and externally with executive level management, outside regulatory agencies, customers, vendors and/or suppliers.

• Coordinates across functional areas, business units, and/or geographies in order to achieve company or area goals.

• Utilizes technical/professional knowledge and skills to establish, interpret and execute company policies in a major segment of the company.

• Monitors and ensures compliance with company policies and procedures (e.g. compliance with FDA, BSI, EEO regulations, etc.).

• Makes and executes operational decisions with a strategic perspective.

• Directs and controls the activities, resourcing and budget of one or more functional areas, divisions, product groups and/or operations.

• Enable the prioritization of key initiatives and provide clear understanding of our capacity to manage and deliver results; Monitors project plan execution and ensures that key milestones and metrics are developed and met

• Leverages best practices and may be involved in standardizing best practices to improve overall effectiveness in managing projects.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong experience in project managing significant new product activities that require collaboration with Divisional R&D, Program Management, Regulatory Affairs, Design Assurance, Process Development, Sustaining Engineering and Operations.  

• Proven leadership skills in change management and project management 

• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communications to project team and all stakeholders

• Must be strong in people management and team building.

• Must be proficient with MS Project.

• The candidate may be required to travel regularly to other sites

Qualifications:

• Min. HETAC level 8 in Engineering:  electrical, mechanical, industrial, software, manufacturing; and a Masters in Project Management would be preferred.

• 4+ years of project management experience

• Experience with development of medical devices a plus.