Senior Technical Project Manager

About Convatec

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions with leading positions in Advanced Wound Care Ostomy Care Continence Care and Infusion Care. With more than 10000 colleagues we provide our products and services in around 90 countries united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatecs revenues in 2024 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more please visit

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Consistently project manage and deliver high priority projects to ensure completion on time and within the agreed scope and budget.
• Be proactive in his/her role within the Core Team. Working with Core Team members to scenario plan and mitigate the potential impact of risks to the project.
• With limited supervision lead project teams to deliver low and medium complexity projects on-time and meeting the agreed target specifications associated with quality and cost.
• Support higher complexity projects and be willing to learn and embrace insights from more experienced team members.
• Be willing and able to set realistic yet challenging project milestones.
• Establish a high-performing team culture.
• Establish a core project team and work with across functions to provide a coordinated and collaborative approach to managing assigned New Product Development and Lifecycle Management projects.
• Create detailed project plans which clearly identify and sequence the activities needed to successfully complete each project and establish the resources (time money capital equipment etc.) required to complete project activities.
• Work within a cross functional team to ensure workstreams are appropriately planned and integrated into master schedules.
• Establish effective communication plans ensure appropriate stakeholder management.
• Review project schedules and monitor overall progress with senior management and project team members; revise schedules/plan as required and providing timely escalation where appropriate to ensure successful completion.
• Manage compliance to both Design Control and Business processes such as preparation for Gate reviews with core team and ensuring rigorous adherence to IDEAL the Convatec new product development process.
• Set up files to ensure all project information is appropriately documented and archived.
• Support the PMO to develop and enhance project management tools processes and systems to ensure consistent and efficient ways of working
• Leading international team across location and time zones
• Manage stakeholders across a variety of functions within engineering and manufacturing
• Maintain professional communication and relationship vendors logistic partners and 3rd party suppliers
• Strong problem-solving authority by acting quickly and confidently to; Identify issues analyze root causes implement solutions and remove roadblocks for the team

Skills and Experience

• Previous experience successfully managing and delivering New Product Development projects for a medical device company
• Prior experience working with molding technics and with manufacturing
• Prior experience working in Medical Device or similar highly regulated industry
• Leader and team-worker who actively looks to develop themself and others; proactively networks across a complex organizational hierarchy and works cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals and resolve problems.

Qualifications and Education

• Advanced Degree or equivalent experience in Engineering or Science discipline; MS preferred
• Project management certification is preferred (PMP APM or equivalent)
• Strong communicator; Speak listen and write in a clear thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques in-line with an outstanding Project Manager.
• Strong proficiency in the use of MS Word MS Project MS Excel MS PowerPoint MS Teams database software SAP MS Outlook Project Management Cloud Software

What youll get:

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