Project Manager

Key Job Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an integrated project schedule for a Front End project executed by an external engineering team, coordinating dependencies, milestones, deliverables, assumptions, and change impacts.
• Phases include: Requirements Documentation, Prototyping, Design, Verification, Validation, and Product Quality and Regulatory documentation.
• Provide Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) support for assigned projects, developing schedules and ensuring adherence to design controls and cross-functional readiness activities.
• Work with project teams and management to resolve resource gaps.
• Identify project critical path and roadblocks within the projects and offer solutions to roadblocks.
• Assist in identifying appropriate project strategies to deliver scope or improve delivery as appropriate.
• Follow the Ethicon EndoMech & Energy product development process with a focus on quality.
• Assist in managing project risk through comprehensive mitigation assessment and planning techniques.
• Communicate project status to all project stakeholders. Communication includes: project meeting minutes, dashboards and stakeholder reviews as required.
• Partner with R&D Technical lead and Supply Chain lead to manage the package and label development, DHF updates, Design Reviews and Supply Chain readiness efforts.
• Lead bi-weekly LCE Council meetings, including agenda development, collecting input from team leaders and capturing and following-up on action-items, and timely distribution of minutes and decisions.
• Provide Project management technical support to LCE engineers who are leading their own projects.
• Be available for questions and assistance.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related fields
• Experience: A minimum of 5 years of experience in New Product Development, a minimum of 5 years' experience as a project manager effectively leading teams to deliver innovative products, a minimum of 3 years' experience in the Medical Device or Pharmaceutical Development Industry
• Software: Proficiency utilizing the MS Office Suite (Project, Work, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook, SharePoint)
• Experience: Experience leading team meetings and documenting outcomes, problem-solving ability and proficiency in verbal, written, and presentation communications, Ability to work independently, provide multiple solutions to problems and effectively communicate options and trade-offs, Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity in a fast-paced environment, Well organized, self-motivated, upbeat, creative, and resourceful
• Leadership: Demonstrate strong leadership, management, and collaboration qualities