Research and Development Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Manages multiple project teams and their objectives, driving team engagement and execution toward milestone and project success in order to complete projects on time, on scope, and on budget.
• Utilizes the tools of project management to support key activities including planning, project risk management, communications, execution of the design control process, and financial oversight.
• Given strategic direction, this person may develop new project management tools.
• Drives cross-functional teams to common goals by understanding the product development process and governing teams accordingly, fostering team resourcefulness, conflict-resolution, and creativity to solve challenging problems by motivating peers and facilitating effective team environments.
• Prioritizes project activities within the teams, seeks buy-in from stakeholders, and escalates issues at appropriate times.
• Collaborates for important decision making, identifying the appropriate levels of input.
• Sets and delivers feedback with appropriate candor to enhance team performance.
• Eliminates or minimizes project risks by eliciting key risks and potential solutions from stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
• Understands the financial impacts of projects, return on investment (ROI), cost estimation, and forecasted timelines.
• Communicates project progress and seeks input with executive leadership at project stage gates.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or a relevant field preferred.
• Experience: 4+ years of project management or related experience in a relevant industry.
• Certification: PMP certification, preferred.
• Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication; Microsoft Office Suite; Project Management; Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) software; Statistical analysis software; Design Control and Design History Files.
• Travel: N/A
• Safety: Physical Requirement: Move or lift objects up to 25 pounds; Frequent (>75%) stationary position (standing or sitting) while utilizing digital displays; Frequent (>75%) fine manipulation using hands and fingers (typing, opening, writing, clicking, paper sorting, etc.).
• Working Environment: Onsite: Office environment with assigned workstation; More about Evergen: Evergen provides customers across a diverse set of market segments with leading-edge expertise, scale, and flexibility across end-to-end services including design, development, regulatory support, verification and validation, manufacturing, and supply chain management. Evergen is rooted in a steadfast commitment to quality, integrity, and patient safety with a focus on five key values: Accountable: We own our actions and decisions; Agile: We embrace change to stay ahead of the curve and evolve to drive innovation and growth; Growth Mindset: We embrace challenges as opportunities for continuous learning; Customer-Centric: We prioritize customers at every touch point; Inclusive: We thrive on the richness of our diversity and ensure every voice is heard, respected, and celebrated.