Senior / Principal Program Manager

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