Senior PD Project Management Specialist – PMO
My client focuses deploying project management methodologies and practices to ensure robust planning, monitoring/controlling and execution of new product development activities, continuous improvement initiatives and released product management. Our Project Managers are directly involved in all stages of the project life cycle for our innovative devices and therapies.
In this role, the individual will work on projects that are in various phases of product development. They will be working with internal project team members as well as suppliers and business partners to develop the product. As project lead this individual will be responsible for defining the scope, budget and timeline of the project. This position requires broad cross-functional knowledge and comprehensive business management skills, providing direction and leadership to a cross-functional program development team including, but not limited to, members with expertise from the following disciplines: product development, clinical, regulatory affairs, quality, operations, reimbursement, product planning and product marketing.
Responsibilities include
- You will be responsible for representing the Project Management Office (PMO) group on teams as the PMO representative
- You will build cross functional project schedules from first principles.
- You will be leading project management activities (e.g. project planning, tracking, risk management, communications) within New Product Development (NPD) projects, Released Product Management projects, lead continuous improvement projects to drive better execution of projects and drive projects/sub-projects as necessary.
- You may have responsibility for resource management activities. You will support the overall project management infrastructure (metrics, reporting, administration, business reviews etc.).
- You will contribute occasionally as leader of crisis teams chartered with getting projects back on track.
- You will participate in implementing best practice tools and techniques in project management within projects and within the Galway site.
- You will manage changing priorities on projects through effective schedule management and deployment of PM methodologies.
- You will keep the Team Leader and key Sponsors and Stakeholders abreast of organizational capacity constraints and portfolio risks.
- You will operate as role model by striving for continuous improvement and being an agent of change.
KEY SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- We are looking for a qualified person to Degree level in Engineering / Science or related discipline.
- 4-7 years’ experience working in Project Management environment.
- Experience with medical device design control
- You are a dynamic team player and leader and can work effectively and proactively on cross-functional teams.
For more information please contact me in confidence at annemarie@amfconsulting.ie or 0879728431