Project manager

Title: Project Manager

Location: Cincinnati OH

Duration: Contract

Job description

• Develop and maintain an integrated project schedule for a Front End project executed by an external engineering team coordinating dependencies milestones deliverables assumptions and change impacts Phases include: Requirements Documentation Prototyping Design Verification Validation and Product Quality and Regulatory documentation.
• Provide Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) support for assigned projects developing schedules and ensuring adherence to design controls and cross-functional readiness activities.
• Work with project teams and management to resolve resource gaps.
• Identify project critical path and roadblocks within the projects and offer solutions to roadblocks.
• Assist in identifying appropriate project strategies to deliver scope or improve delivery as appropriate. Follow the Ethicon EndoMech & Energy product development process with a focus on quality.
• Assist in managing project risk through comprehensive mitigation assessment and planning techniques.
• Communicate project status to all project stakeholders. Communication includes: project meeting minutes dashboards and stakeholder reviews as required.
• Partner with R&D Technical lead and Supply Chain lead to manage the package and label development DHF updates Design Reviews and Supply Chain readiness efforts.
• Lead bi-weekly LCE Council meetings including agenda development collecting input from team leaders and capturing and following-up on action-items and timely distribution of minutes and decisions.
• Provide Project management technical support to LCE engineers who are leading their own projects. Be available for questions and assistance.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science or related fields

Required:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in New Product Development
• A minimum of 5 years experience as a project manager effectively leading teams to deliver innovative products.
• A minimum of 3 years experience in the Medical Device or Pharmaceutical Development Industry
• Proficiency utilizing the MS Office Suite (Project Work Excel PowerPoint Visio Outlook SharePoint)
• Proficiency using Smartsheet for building project schedules
• Experience leading team meetings and documenting outcomes
• Problem-solving ability and proficiency in verbal written and presentation communications
• Ability to work independently provide multiple solutions to problems and effectively communicate options and trade-offs
• Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
• Well organized self-motivated upbeat creative and resourceful
• Demonstrate strong leadership management and collaboration qualities

Preferred / NOT Required:

• Demonstrated success in leading a Product Development project from concept through market introduction
• Prior experience working at a company knowledge of our existing systems and procedures
• Experience leading Agile/Scrum ceremonies
• Experience w/ EndoMech & Energy medical devices
• Experience working with surgical staplers