Senior Product Development Program Manager

Senior Product Development Program Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of managing large, complex programs or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years managing large, complex programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead or leverage cross functional teams to evaluate, develop and manage projects for Core Surgical Innovations programs, new product development of products, processes, and therapies.
• Manage one or more projects with well-defined project plans and delivery methodologies.
• Act as the Development Core Team Member to drive project management planning into the core team in order to establish program objectives, timelines, milestones, resources, and budget to meet business needs, and interacts closely with core team leader and other core team members.
• Provide expertise and input to the project team on PDP and design control procedures, as well as business communication deliverables (i.e. dashboards) by working closely with Core Team Leader and Core Team members, while mentoring colleagues more junior on the project team.
• Own and manage status of projects and budgets; develops project budget including resource, discretionary and capital forecasts. Accountable for accuracy and management of project budget(s) and oversight of both discretionary and capital expenditures; manages schedules and prepares status reports.
• Identify and monitor project performance metrics. Analyze and presents trends and recommendations to peers, core team and senior management. Maintain an up-to-date risk register with robust risk burndown plans, mitigation and execution; contribute to and lead teams through project risk analysis, planning, and schedule recovery, etc.
• Monitor and control the project from initiation through delivery.
• Resolve issues and ensure task completion by establishing priorities and reaching compromise with team members and functional managers.
• Lead core and extended project team members including vendors as necessary to complete an assigned major program or project.
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and the ability to ask critical questions without being the subject matter expert.
• Champions DRM practices and help team attain high maturity metrics for program management metrics such as timeline and cost predictability.
• Prepare and coordinate for DSRs and reviews with the leadership team.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders, communicates with stakeholders, obtains stakeholder engagement and alignment to ensure the end products or processes will solve the business problems.
• Monitor progress toward pre-established objectives, assesses risk and implements strategies to ensure successful delivery of the efforts that align with the Operating Unit goals.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Project Management or commercial new product delivery
• MBA and PMP / CSM Certification
• High degree of competency in Microsoft Office Suite (Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
• Proven track record of successfully managing within a matrixed organization
• Experience managing Program/Project Managers with a history of increasing engagement
• Knowledge in product development, project management, and commercialization in the medical device industry
• Strong communication and teamwork skills; must possess excellent relationship building skills with direct reports, peers, and senior leaders
• Must be able to lead cross-functional discussions; driving towards alignment, decisions, resolutions when necessary
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once while understanding cultural differences between various regions of the world
• Experience with developing and/or commercializing large capital medical devices (e.g. Robotic systems, Imaging equipment, etc.)
• Experience with advanced scheduling and resource management tools like Prochain and Resource First
• Experience working under regulations of the FDA, notified bodies, and other regulatory agencies for successful commercial launches
• Product launch experience working with Global teams