Job Description
Job Description
The Senior Project Manager leads the New Product Introduction (NPI) team, overseeing the managing of projects that meet customer expectations, resulting in on-time & on-budget project execution. These are complex, high-profile programs. As the primary customer contact, you support all aspects of the customer program / project, lead internal multi-discipline project teams managing product development & production team activities, program schedules, budgets, scope, and the overall metrics to meet program / project objectives.
Primary Responsibilities :
- Partner with the Sales Team to develop estimates and proposals for new business opportunities as well as proposals and addendums for follow-on work with existing customers.
- Lead customer interactions for individual programs, with a strong focus on customer expectation management.
- Develop and maintain multiple project plans, schedules, and meeting notes to communicate program status to customer(s) and internal teams.
- Direct and coordinate program activities (schedule adherence, program budget, plan tracking, milestones, scope changes, design-to-cost objectives, plan updates, and weekly team meetings) while leading personnel responsible for specific functions throughout the life cycle phases of program.
- Guide successful completion of projects through collaboration with Development, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality and Regulatory Affairs Departments as well as outside consultants and suppliers.
- Responsible for overall coordination of all cross-functional activities.
- Provide continuous identification, monitoring, and mitigation of project risk.
- Appropriately escalate issues to management and leadership.
- Identify and execute opportunities for continuous process improvement in product development and manufacturing processes.
- Mentor other Program Managers within the group.
- Identify innovative opportunities to add value to individual customers' programs and products and provide value beyond defined project scope and constraints.
Qualifications :
Proven ability to manage multiple medium to large-scale projects.Proficient in the use of MS Project to develop schedules, allocate resources, and establish program budgets.Ability to motivate and inspire your teams.Excellent independent work ethic and organizational skills.Excellent verbal and written communications skills.Ability to convey business and technical concepts to a diverse customer base and to internal technical teams in a clear and concise manner.Knowledge of business and management principles involved in resource allocation, leadership techniques, production methods and coordination of teams with many disciplines ranging from management to staff to technicians.Demonstrated success leading and influencing cross-functional peers.Demonstrated successful product launches in more than one major geography.Demonstrated success in meeting overall project goals, timelines, costs, resource management, and core team leadership.Understanding of FDA medical product guidelines and ISO 13485 concepts.Education & Experience :
B.S. or M.S. required preferably in technical field or equivalent experience; PMP certification a plus.5-10 years' experience in a customer-facing product development role.Experience with all phases of new product development, from concept through commercialization, preferred but not required.Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communications skills.Proficient computer skills in MS Office, including the use of Microsoft Excel and Project