Director Of Project Management

Description

• Establish, maintain, and influence program stakeholder relationships, expectations, and communications, both internal and external to the organization.
• Optimize resource allocation of portfolios in partnership with functional leaders across divisions/sites.
• Ensure projects comply with company, FDA, and internal procedures.
• Present data and recommend program improvements to senior leaders.
• Oversee and provide guidance across all phases of the product development lifecycle from concept to commercialization.
• Provide cross-functional program leadership to drive strategic growth initiatives, innovation portfolios, and programs.
• Track overall program progress and provide detailed management status reports.
• Drive organizational and program learnings/best practices to continually improve the PMO to best in class.
• Originate and drive continuous improvement activities within the Project Management Office (PMO).
• Execute program plans (quality, risk, communication, staffing, etc.) and capture and communicate program status and data to maintain accurate and current program information for stakeholders.
• Establish best practices for project management across the company.

Requirements

• Experience with project management tools such as MS Project.
• Experience scaling PMOs.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with executive leaders.
• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree and/or MBA preferred.
• MS Project software experience and familiarity with FDA guidelines as they apply to Product Development.
• Excellent organization and time management/multi-tasking skills.
• PMP certification, research & development, financial planning and analysis experience.
• Program Management Professional (PgMP) or Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP) certification preferred.
• Experience working in an execution role for larger medical device companies.
• Experience in customer interaction and program management.
• 10+ years of experience in the medical device industry.
• Collaborative leadership skills, especially in leading through ambiguity.
• 5+ years of experience in a project management role or equivalent.

Benefits

• Medical Plan
• Holidays: 9 recognized holidays/year

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance