Alcon Top Project Manager Vision Care EOD and Pharma
Alcon Top Project Manager Vision Care EOD and Pharma
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Job Description
At Alcon we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly champion progress and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here youll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers. We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse talented people to join Alcon.
As an Alcon Top Projects Manager (ATPM) Vision Care (EOD and Pharma) in our Johns Creek Georgia location you will be responsible for leading project planning and managing project of Alcons most critical development projects (Alcon Top Projects ATPs) driving accountability for technical commercial and strategic deliverables.
This role reports to the Head of ATP Project Management and supports the Project and Core Team leader. As an engine of project momentum the ATPM promotes the crossfunctional communication alignment and accountability needed to drive towards ambitious project objectives and as a guardian of the critical path is forwardlooking to help the Project Leader derisk near and longterm milestones.
The person in this role designs and implements business processes to enable product research and development portfolio prioritization resource allocation and risk management. Designs related integrated process and product team activities and directs technical and operational activities to ensure vertical and horizontal integration. Provides product portfolio analyses and reports to management committees for support of decisionmaking. Leads teams in strategy efforts lifecycle management planning and assessments of probabilityofsuccess. Develops systems to support dynamic portfolio management. Serves a key role in portfolio evaluation process. Drives initiatives across functions research and development units to create fully integrated strategies. Monitors and reports on portfolio status and proactively addresses and resolves issues.
In this role a typical day will include:
Leads Project Planning:
Leads and is fully accountable for the development of project plans budgets forecasts timelines and milestones in consultation with Core Team members and Project Lead.
Understands the critical path and drives timeline scenario planning and implication identification.
Does not accept the status quo but actively challenges the team on timelinedriven activities and does not accept changes to timeline/budget without understanding their downstream implications.
Manages Project :
Manages project and holds Core Team member accountable for project driving accountability with crossfunctional teams to meet milestones budgets and scope.
In support of the ATP PL actively challenges teams approach to ensure quality performance alignment and pace. Continually monitors for opportunities for acceleration and drives alignment as priorities or business needs evolve ensuring teams remain on track toward key objectives.
Builds & Maintains Budgets:
Builds and maintains project budgets in collaboration with the Core Team and resource managers to define annual strategic plan inputs target budgets and provides accurate forecasts.
Monitors budgettoactual variances on a monthly and quarterly basis with a focus on yearend results identifying deviations early and implementing acceleration and deferment opportunities to deliver the committed target budget.
Drives Task Collaboration:
Drives task collaboration across Core Team members facilitating open communication and ensuring alignment.
Anticipates the risks challenges and interdependencies to avoid adverse impact on project .
Drives Timeline and Budget Mitigations and Escalations:
Monitors project plan to proactively identify and drive timeline and budget risk mitigations owns and rapidly responds to unexpected issues driving for rapid escalation and resolution.
Appropriately escalates to ATP PL and resource managers when needed.
Manages Core Team Meetings:
Manages meetings with clear agendas and follows up rigorously to ensure accountability.
Ensures the right people are included for agendadriven topics and drives accountability among Core Team members as well as more senior staff as needed. Proactively identifies and elevates resource concerns to ATP PLs and RMs/TPLs.
Serves as Strategic Partner:
Serves as a strategic partner to the Core Team and the Project Lead: translates the PLs guidance into actionable tasks/milestones helps problemsolve escalated issues and ensures alignment within the team.
Supports Leadership Communications:
Understands the key deliverables (financial/timeline/risks) important to senior leadership and provides content for Project Leaders to use in communications and presentations to governance.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience successfully managingmultiple complex multiyear medical devicenew product development projectswith an annual spend greater than $10mper project.
Advanced understandingof and relevant project management experience across the fullmedical device new product development lifecycle from initiation to launch.
Experience runningbroadcrossfunctional teams with heavyand diverse engineering and scientificmembership.
Advanced PM certification (PMPPgPM CSM or other).
Degree in science or engineering;advanced degree.
What Youll Bring to Alcon:
Bachelors Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school15 yrs; Assoc.11 yrs; M.S.4 yrs; PhD3 yrs)
The ability to fluently read write understand and communicate in English
7 Years of Relevant Experience
How you can thrive at Alcon:
See your career like never before with focused growth and development opportunities.
Join Alcons mission to provide outstanding innovative products and solutions to improve sight improve lives and grow your career!
Alcon provides robust benefits package including health life retirement flexible time off for exempt associates PTO for hourly associates and much more!
Travel Requirements: 05
Relocation assistance: No
Sponsorship available: No
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Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in EVerify. Alcon takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment and our policies are not to discriminate in recruitment hiring training promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race color religion gender national origin age sexual orientation gender identity marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If because of a medical condition or disability you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process or in order to perform the essential functions of a position please send an email to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
