
Project Manager, R&D
- Maple Grove, MN
- $113,200 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manages key initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing processes; develops and implements project plan; builds team ownership and commitment to project plan
- Estimates project levels of effort and resource requirements by using standard estimating techniques and tools, and by working with appropriate staff to understand scope of effort
- Prepares project plans, schedules, and budgets by using project management tools such as Microsoft Project and by working with appropriate staff to understand tasks necessary to complete project
- Directs project execution by assigning tasks, tracking project schedules, identifying risks, and developing and executing contingency plans
- Identifies and manages project dependencies and critical path items while ensuring project quality and utilizing and following appropriate methodologies
- Assures project quality by using standard development methodologies
- Communicates project status by preparing standard status reports, and by participating in departmental and customer project status update meetings
- Resolves project issues by working with team members, project customers, and others as appropriate
- Consults with internal project groups by sharing project management knowledge
- Conducts project postmortems and communicates lessons learned in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements
- Participates in external project management organizations, conferences and seminars to keep current with industry best practices in project management by joining professional associations and implementing a professional development plan with focus on project management
- Provides input to functional managers on team and team member performance
- Supports PMO oversight for the development, prioritization, resourcing, and status/tracking of site specific cross functional programs
- Acts as liaison with other functions/sties for projects site is a contributor or stakeholder in
- Responsible for project team and cross-functional communications; leads phase and business reviews, project meeting minutes, issues log, metrics, and other key communications
- BS degree in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, physical science, or related field
- Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Engineering
- Minimum 5 years of experience with medical device product development
- Minimum 4 years of product design and development engineering experience
- Minimum 1 year of project management experience, leading a cross-functional team
- Demonstrated ability to plan and execute projects to successful completion in medical devices industry.
- Proficiency with project management tools (MS Project) and clear understanding of project management methodology is required. Fluency in creating work breakdown structures and managing project plans.
- Working knowledge of therapeutic, single-use, disposable medical device development (Class II / Class III), including mechanical and electro-mechanical systems.
- Strong verbal and written communication, proven ability to influence others, cross-functional team interaction and driving on-time results.
- Preferred requirements: Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)