Project Manager

About the role

Avalign produces innovative, high-performance, and cost-effective medical devices. The Project Manager is responsible for leading medium-to-large cross-functional projects and programs through the Enterprise Project Management Office (ePMO).

Responsibilities

• Lead medium-to-large cross-functional projects through the full project lifecycle using established ePMO methodologies.
• Develop and maintain project charters, integrated project plans, work breakdown structures, schedules, budgets, milestones, and project documentation.
• Cook up project activities across Operations, Manufacturing, Information Technology, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, Human Resources, Sales, and other business functions as needed.
• Establish and facilitate project governance through project kickoff meetings, status meetings, executive updates, and stakeholder communications.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and overall project health to ensure successful project delivery.
• Develop and execute communication and stakeholder engagement plans that drive alignment, accountability, and informed decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify, assess, mitigate, and escalate project risks, issues, roadblocks, and resource constraints while driving timely resolution.
• Coordinate organizational readiness activities, including business requirements, testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), training, change management, implementation, Hypercare, and transition-to-support activities, as applicable.
• Collaborate with internal teams, business stakeholders, and vendors to remove barriers and ensure successful project execution.
• Monitor project performance using established KPIs and provide accurate, timely reporting and recommendations to project sponsors and leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement of ePMO governance, methodologies, templates, tools, and project management best practices.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Business, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Three to five years of experience managing cross-functional projects.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and managing multiple priorities.
• Strong understanding of Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Azure DevOps, or similar applications.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Customer focused with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and build strong working relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, and drive projects to successful completion.

Preferred

• PMP or CAPM certification.
• Experience in a manufacturing or medical device environment.
• Experience managing technology implementations, ERP projects, operational excellence initiatives, manufacturing programs, or business transformation projects.

What You Won’t Do

• Feel stuck – we offer great opportunities to advance and learn.
• Get bored – we make a high variety of products, so no day is the same.
• Feel like a number – we’re a close-knit bunch and always have each other’s backs.

Who You Are

• A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• A quick learner who is always ready to gain depth of knowledge in manufacturing processes.
• A reliable individual who knows the importance of showing up when it counts.
• Able to plan and execute plans across teams.
• An effective communicator, both written and verbal.

What You’ll Enjoy

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid vacation and 10 observed paid holidays per year.
• Employer funded Basic Life and AD&D insurance.
• Employer funded STD and LTD insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Grossly generous employee referral bonus program.
• Working for a thriving, performance-based company that values promoting from within and career advancement.
• Temperature controlled environment.
• Community involvement investing and giving back to the community.
• Additional free resources such as travel assistance, EAP, etc.