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Project Leader – R&D Project Management
| Company | Baxter International |
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| Location | Auburn, NY, USA |
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| Salary | $88000 – $121000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Mid Level |
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Requirements
- Demonstrated Project Management skills including project scheduling, resource allocation and management, risk management, project finances, and partner / contract management.
- Strong knowledge of Agile Scrum principles and practices. And Ability to lead and facilitate Scrum ceremonies is highly desirable
- Proven ability to lead, influence, and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve challenging goals.
- Ability to adapt and respond to changing process and business needs.
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to promote team interaction and execution
- Strong business acumen and experience of driving organizational awareness
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication skills to enable stakeholder engagement and partnership
- Effective computer skills (Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, DevOps)
- 2-4 years of experience; with experience as a new product development leader of multidisciplinary teams and partner / contract management
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline preferred; with experience in at least one of electronics, optics, injection molded plastics, software, requirements definition, or testing preferred.
- Applied knowledge of FDA and international medical device regulations or experience with other highly regulated industry.
- Certification in Agile methodologies, like Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM); Project Management certification (PMP), preferred.
Responsibilities
- Establish and lead a multidisciplinary team, potentially in globally distributed locations, in the development of new and innovative products
- Collaborate with cross-functional team members to create and execute Project Plans in accordance with established New Product Development polices and processes.
- Assign tasks, responsibilities, and accountability to team members to achieve Project and Product goals.
- Facilitate and coordinate Agile Scrum Processes within assigned projects such as daily stand ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives
- Responsible for achieving product quality goals, time-to-market objectives, and meeting product and project cost targets.
- Manage labor, expense, and capital expenditures to multi-million dollar project budgets.
- Monitor Project and Product status and commitments and ensure appropriate Change Management techniques are utilized to assess and address identified variances.
- Perform holistic assessments of changes in scope.
- Engage Senior Management and other stakeholders to communicate project status, risks and escalations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline preferred; with experience in at least one of electronics, optics, injection molded plastics, software, requirements definition, or testing preferred.
- Certification in Agile methodologies, like Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM); Project Management certification (PMP), preferred.
