About The Role: The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of projects/programs. The Sr. Project Manager will lead or support the Centralized Program Management Office (CPMO) activities of the organization as below:
What You'll Do
Develop and standardize use of CPMO project management tools, techniques, and activities across all client sites
Provide updates and project visibility to the executive management/leadership team
Support CPMO policies, processes, template and tools development
Responsible for the overall program/project management specifically focused on ensuring overall client satisfaction and quality of delivery, and performance of the engagement
Manage dependencies across multiple projects and tracking benefits
Manage risk to projects, ECI and its affiliates.
Create project reporting metrics for each client/project.
Develop and maintain a detailed Project Timeline for the activities included in the scope of the project
Develop resource Plan, and facilitate resource loading (when, how many and necessary skills) to successfully execute the project
Develop workflow for project optimization
Reduce redundancy by being a central point for lessons learned, templates and best practice.
Utilizes appropriate project management tools and techniques to drive project execution
Achieves operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing company core values; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining project improvements; implementing change.
Manage resources for projects by managing project staffing, providing earned value management, tracking project, delivering training and mentoring team members, and assigning roles and responsibilities.
Identify consultant value, opportunities to increase consultant utilization, etc.
Provides feedback regarding consultant performance.
Regularly review resource levels against timeline elements and adjust accordingly
Facilitate project-specific training and onboarding of team members from deployment through the completion of the project
Manage escalation(s) of concerns, delays, observations, watch outs through agreed upon escalation process
Facilitate mitigation, where possible, of any project delays
Identify client grievances to be addressed immediately
Regularly update client and company management as to the status of the project and / or project elements for which consultant is responsible
Immediately advise client when issues impacting the project timelines and / or compliance are discovered
Facilitate face to face project meetings as appropriate
Ensure overall client satisfaction.
Provides guidance to team resources in areas of R&D, Manufacturing, Quality and Regulatory Compliance.
Collaboration on Strategy Development, Deployment and Execution
Provide project engineering and project management support.
Act as client council for strategic guidance including technical expertise and best practices
Maintain traceability by providing the function for managing documentation, project history and organizational knowledge.
Produce and deliver new industry trends, regulatory updates, techniques, etc. to resources
What We Look For
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent. PMP Certification is plus
15-20 years direct experience in medical device industry. Minimum of 10 years direct project management experience.
Problem Solving - Ability to find a solution or deal proactively with work related problems.
Interpersonal - Ability to develop and sustain positive relationships with internal as well as external customers. Ability to manage multiple people and work streams.
Always maintain professional comportment when communicating and collaborating with customer
Advanced computer skills including MS Office 365 suite applications (Word / Excel / Visio / PowerPoint / Project / Teams, etc.), Smartsheet, 10000ft, Concur, etc.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Understanding of project leadership aspects such as management of deliverables, setting of timelines, and status updates to management.
Excellent organizational skills with demonstrated ability to complete projects on time and to the satisfaction of the customer
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with good presentation and technical writing skills.
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective relationships and partnerships with key customers/stakeholders/clients.
Collaborative attitude with the ability to work well in a team environment.
Strong engineering, design, and analysis skills.
Working knowledge of tooling and manufacturing processes.
Experience with medical devices from concept to commercialization.
Understanding of FDA Regulations, International Regulations and Standards.
