Senior / Principal Program Manager
Salary depends on experience
Posted on 10/06/17
Salary depends on experience
Posted on 10/06/17
Your Tasks
- Provide leadership, goal-setting, communications, and facilitation skills to guide and motivate project personnel.
- Manage external contractors and vendors to ensure completion of projects per the agreed upon milestones and within budget.
- Responsible for tracking, monitoring and managing direct report project and work hours.
- Identify and manage resolution of potential deviations from the quote/contract, Project Master Plan or other project documents along with performing and managing project risk relative to the client and Freudenberg Medical.
- Identify and recommend appropriate resource allocations from all areas to support the project requirements and monitor their utilization/efficiency.
- Manage internal billing activities for clients along with leading the development of the transfer cost of goods sold (TCOGS) with collaboration for the operations team.
- Responsible for the production line up through transfer to sustaining manufacturing.
- Communicate with clients on a regular basis (as required) and provide monthly updates to Freudenberg Medical Management.
- Document project and team meetings minutes and distribute to appropriate management. Ensure client issues/deviations are resolved and documented in a timely manner.
- Communicate variances in project budgets, plans and schedules with clients, Business Development and Management. Negotiate necessary changes with clients.
- Assist Business Development to evaluate new business opportunities along with coordinating/developing quotes to close deals.
- Support contract development for product development and manufacturing projects.
- Track and manage project budget to plan and identify and improve processes to reduce costs.
- Coach and mentor Product Development Staff and assist employees to establish goals and career planning.
- Assist Business Development to evaluate new business opportunities including coordinate/develop quotes and work with Business Development to close deals.
- Ensure team personnel are trained appropriately to support activities.
Our expectations
- Bachelor of Science engineeringdegree, BSME or BSBME (or related discipline) and experience, in the medical device field.
- 6 - 10 years’ experience in product development in a program manager position for a manufacturing company in medical device industry
- ProChain Professional Certification required (will provide training)
- Technical product development experience, e.g. design, process, or quality engineering
- Working knowledge of both FDA and CE design controls
- Strong technical writing ability.
- Leadership ability and organizational skills.
- Strong team oriented professional with good interpersonal skills who is hands-on with a high energy approach to work.
- Proficiency in the use of PC and programs, particularly Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
- Ability to communicate ideas and information clearly, effectively, and frequently (oral and written) both to senior management, customers and associates
- Execute tasks in a timely manner without direct supervision.
- Ability to prioritize tasks.
PreferredQualifications
- Working knowledge of Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM)
- MBA degree or the educational equivalent