Job Description Summary

The Project Manager handles planning coordinating and executing supplier transfer programs to ensure seamless transitions into current production/sites minimize risks and maintain business continuity. The role requires collaboration with global cross-functional teams suppliers and stakeholders to ensure quality cost and timeline objectives are met.

This position is a hybrid role which means it combines both remote and on-site work. We expect the successful candidate to be present at the Horten Norway manufacturing facility for a minimum of three days per week. This on-site presence is crucial for effective collaboration with the team hands-on management of projects and ensuring smooth operations.

Job Description

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator with over 100 years of healthcare industry experience and around 50000 employees globally. We enable clinicians to make faster more informed decisions through intelligent devices data analytics applications and services supported by our Edison intelligence platform. We operate at the center of an ecosystem working toward precision health - digitizing healthcare helping drive productivity and improving outcomes for patients providers health systems and researchers around the world.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Project Planning & execution:

• Develop and manage comprehensive project plans for supplier transfers including timelines budgets and resource allocations.

• Define project scope objectives and deliverables in alignment with business goal.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams including sourcing engineering quality operations and QARA.

• Monitor and track project progress identifying and mitigating risks and issues throughout the lifecycle of the program.

• Lead regular project meetings reporting status and providing regular updates to stakeholders and leadership teams.

• Ensure compliance to GEHC QMS and industry standards.

• Work closely with suppliers to ensure smooth transition including knowledge transfer validation and capability/ readiness assessments.

Risk Management & Compliance:

• Identify risks associated with supplier transfers and develop mitigation strategies with the program team.

• Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements including GEHC QMS standards and international medical device regulations and quality standards (ISO 13485 FDA 21 CFR Part 820 EU MDR China NMPA Japan PMDA) and other industry best practices.

• Conduct risk assessments (DFMEA PFMEA) and implement contingency plans to prevent disruptions/ impacts to the programs deliverables.

• Work with regulatory and quality teams to maintain documentation and approvals required for compliance.

Cost and Performance Management:

• Manage project budgets ensuring cost efficiency while meeting performance goals.

• Optimize supply chain strategies to reduce costs improve efficiency and maintain product quality.

• Track supplier performance post-transfer/implementation identifying corrective actions if necessary to ensure long-term supplier sustainability.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Supply Chain Business Management or related field.

• Proven track of project management experience in supplier transfer supply chain or manufacturing preferably in the medical device industry.

• Experience managing global program teams and working across different time zones cultures and regulatory landscapes.

• Experience in regulated industries such as medical devices pharmaceuticals aerospace automotive.

• Strong knowledge of medical device manufacturing processes validation and quality systems.

Technical & Soft Skills:

• Strong project management skills with experience in tools like MS Project and/or Smartsheet.

• Knowledge of supplier qualifications validations and risk management.

• Strong problem-solving negotiation and communication skills with the ability to work effectively across different cultures and time zones.

• Ability to manage multiple programs in parallel.

• PMP Six Sigma and/or Lean Manufacturing certification is a plus

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything youd expect from an organization with global strength and scale and youll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care collaboration and support.

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus and drive ownership always with unyielding integrity.

GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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