This role gives you the opportunity to work in a leading global ophthalmic medical device company, using the latest equipment and tools to develop innovative products helping restore sight to millions of people all over the world. You will participate in the research, design, development, manufacturing and launch of complex surgical equipment and associated medical devices, overseeing multidisciplinary project teams as well as collaborating externally with suppliers, customers, inventors and research groups.
What You'll Be Doing
Alongside the Head of R&D (Sophi), deliver the overall strategy for the Sophi NPD program, ensuring continual alignment to business goals and objectives
Manage multiple concurrent projects within a program, providing inspiring leadership to cross-functional teams ensuring seamless project execution to time, cost and quality through the application of best-practice Project Management principles
Apply appropriate project management methodologies based on project type, including software, hardware, and integrated initiatives
Effectively utilise Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid approaches to ensure efficient and successful delivery
Prepare and maintain the program and project plans, including key milestones and deliverables, ensuring that dependencies and resourcing needs are accurately defined to inform capacity planning activities
Through active management of priorities and resources across the Program, deliver the project portfolio with the highest efficiency
When appropriate, source and manage external contractors and suppliers to support project delivery
Estimate and maintain program-level budgets
With a view across multiple projects, develop and execute a communication strategy managing key stakeholder requirements and strategic level reporting
Report on project progress at relevant Steering Meetings
Proactively manage program and project risks, recording their identification, quantification and mitigation in the risk register and monitoring them; accordingly, know when to escalte risks to Senior Management
Develop strong working relationships with key staff across the business, both at Sophi Switzerland and UK Head Office, particularly in Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Production, Ops Engineering, IS, R&D, Commercial and Marketing teams to facilitate collaborative, agile project delivery
Generate and maintain Design History Files (product development projects only) or equivalent Project Files for each ongoing project including project plans, risk management, verification
What Experience & Skills You Will Need
Essential
Degree (or equivalent) qualification in Engineering or relevant technical discipline
5+ years working as a full-time practicing Project Manager
Experience of managing projects or working within technical complex engineering projects from concept to start of production/product launch
Competence in Microsoft Project and Project Online Competence in other key Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio Project)
Expert knowledge of main project management methodologies (e.g. Prince2, APMP, Agile etc) and current qualification in at least one Practical experience in the application of both Agile and Waterfall methodologies
Fluency in German & English
Desirable
Experience managing projects within Medical Device field
Experience of people management
Working knowledge of all applicable regulations and standards (including MDR, ISO 13485)
3+ years’ experience working as a Program/Portfolio manager
What We Can Offer You
Comprehensive benefits package
Global appreciation platform to recognise colleagues around the globe
Fantastic opportunity to work with highly talented teams and individuals and grow with the business
Being part of an organisation you can be proud to work for changing the lives millions of people!
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