Program Manager

Description

Position Summary: 

Manages new and sustaining development projects by utilizing program management best practices and reporting. Assists in monitoring all activities, operations and deliverables associated with such programs.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintains and facilitates organizational program and project measures and metrics, including schedule, cost and technical performance in collaboration with Senior Program Manager.
• Assists in product realization planning and design and development activities, including but not limited to, product risk management, supplier qualification, design verification, design validation (including clinical evaluation), change control, and design transfer.
• Assumes accountability for delivering projects on time and within approved project budgets.
• Acts as the face of NeoCoil by interacting directly with global customers of varying levels of seniority from Engineers to Executive Leadership, from inception through delivery.
• Drives effective and timely decision-making to overcome technical, regulatory, and operational obstacles.
• Executes core duties and responsibilities of the role in accordance with the established skills competencies.
• All other duties, as assigned.

Requirements

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or related field of study, or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• 6 to 10 years’ work experience managing the development and release of new product designs is required. Experience in the medical device manufacturing industry is preferred.
• Experience managing technical projects within demanding timeframes; PMP certification preferred.
• Intermediate competency with project management tools is required. Knowledge of MS Project is preferred.
• Intermediate computer competency in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.) and business specific software (e.g. ERP, eQMS).
• Solid understanding of the design and development process, including prototyping, requirements gathering, analysis and design, development tools and technologies, release and version control, testing methodologies, and development of user documentation is preferred.

Reporting to this position: No direct reports

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: While performing duties of the job, manual dexterity with hands, employee is regularly required to type, sit, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk and hear. Employee must have the ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.