Project Manager - Medical Devices
Location
New Brunswick, NJ | United States
Job description
Introduction
Our client is looking for a Project Manager to play a hands-on role within their client’s Project Management team. They will be instrumental in the oversight, assistance, and support of a pharma/medical device business team, and shepherding business projects forward from initiation through completion.
This position is expected to be onsite 3 days a week, or more depending on business needs, at their client in New Brunswick, NJ. They are targeting a salary of $80-90,000 in annual salary with the potential for a bonus in addition to healthcare benefits and PTO.
If you are looking for a ground-floor opportunity and to be part of the growth of this exciting company, we want to speak with you.
About the role Critical parts of the job - Assist with creating actionable deliverables to facilitate the success of the assigned program, including sponsor/leadership roadmap, program or project plan, business requirements, user requirements, and communications.
- Own the full lifecycle of a project from initiation through completion.
- Prioritize tasks, communicate deliverables, ensure the team stays on target with budgets and deadlines, and regularly communicate with senior leadership on project status.
- Play an active role in remediating project issues when they arise.
- Coordinate, plan, and facilitate virtual, hybrid, and in-person stakeholder meetings.
- Prepare agendas for any workshops related to accomplishing project goals.
- Analyze project performance to find efficiency gaps and collaborate with senior client leadership to standardize and improve workflows.
- Provide visibility into project data, including risk analysis and mitigation strategies, and cost avoidance opportunities to enable rapid decision-making by stakeholders.
- Proactively work to mitigate project dependencies, risks, and issues associated with the program, engaging senior leadership where necessary.
- Manage third-party vendors and project personnel to track issues, manage through interdependencies, and progress the overall transformation forward.
This Position will be focused on: Being a Goalie – You will be in a position to ensure tasks, details, and all the daily items don’t slip through the cracks and get lost in the maelstrom of a large, enterprise project.
Communications Hub – You will be the center of communications for the projects that you are responsible for to keep everyone informed about the status, challenges, and milestones.
Skills, Education & Abilities The Must-Haves - An experienced project manager who understands the approaches, tools, and phases of the project lifecycle
- A self-motivated strategic thinker and doer with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- An inquisitive project leader able to understand the functions of Supply Chain, Acquisitions & Divestitures, or Finance organizations within a large enterprise.
- A customer-centric focus with the ability to build strong relationships with people.
- The ability to juggle competing priorities and be flexible to changing priorities and demands on their time.
Qualifications - 3 or more years of direct project management experience within a business unit or team.
- Possess the ability to run complex projects with 5 or more people.
- Have previous experience managing a project’s scope and profitability.
- Experience in working within the medical device or pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.
- Proficiency in workshop facilitation, including familiarity with Design Thinking concepts
- Advanced proficiency with PowerPoint.
- Proficiency with project management software such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, and Workfront.
- Proficiency with agile tools such as Jira and Trello.
The Nice To Haves - Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business, or a STEM field is preferred.
- PMI or other formal project management methodology knowledge is preferred.
- Desire to work at high levels of an organization and work on the details of a project.
- Previous experience in consultancy is helpful.
- Excellent active listening skills
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences.
- Ability to manage stakeholder expectations.
- Ability to work effectively at all levels within an organization.
- Possess an acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges
- Support the design and management of communications.
- Coach managers and supervisors that support strategic projects.
About Our Client Our client is a rapidly growing, majority-diverse, and mission-oriented consulting company that values the importance of collaboration, mutual accountability, and genuinely caring about our clients’ success.
They hold themselves to a differentiated standard of excellence, transparency, and innovation. They have an inclusive philosophy in which everyone has a role to play in the success of the organization. Their foundation is built on the core values of trust, care, purpose, and their people.
Converge HR Solutions and our clients provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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