Sustaining Project Manager, I

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Sustaining Project Manager, I

This Project Management opportunity is within our Interventional Cardiology division working with the dynamic and high growth Coronary Therapies products. Manage the product lifecycles to deliver critical therapies/systems to patients and clinicians in support of BSC’s mission. 

 

About the role:

• The Project Manager will play an integral part in leading Sustaining projects within the Interventional Cardiology (IC) Division.  Scope of projects includes all product support activities from initial launch to product end of life across IC business units, and  manufacturing sites.  Project size ranges from small one-off tasks to large process improvement, design change, design transfers, line extension and projects/Corporate initiatives driving global productivity.  
• The Project Manager will provide leadership to an interdisciplinary team of professionals. Projects will involve single use devices and could involve capital equipment.
• Work directly with supporting cross-functions across business units and manufacturing sites.  Cross-functional teams include, but not limited to, Research & Development, Design Assurance, Packaging, Regulatory, Process Development, Operations, Supplier Engineering/Quality, Supply Chain and Clinical.

 

Your responsibilities include:

Lead cross-functional teams and manages multiple projects from small to large scope, including schedule, scope, costs, and resources.

 

Project/Program Management:

• Develops and implements overall project plan, including cost, schedule, risk, and performance and monitors progress against business key objectives and goals.
• Identify prioritization and resources needs for assigned projects and activities with supporting cross-functions.
• Identify, communicate, and manage technical challenges and business risks.
• Drive and influence results by acting with speed, agility, and adaptability, assigning clear authority and accountability while integrating and aligning efforts across manufacturing sites and cross-functions.

• Provides structured thinking to project team on overall approach and delegates as appropriate.
• Leads the team in appropriate decision making through strong judgment and the ability to analyze options and implications.
• Investigate and develop approach/solution to address technical problems with project teams.
• Direct control over activities and budget of one or more functional areas, divisions, product groups, projects/programs and/or operations.

• Foster a diverse workplace that enables all team members to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.

• Provide timely communication on project progress updates to all relevant cross-functions and levels within the organization, including presentations to senior leadership.

 

Communication:

• Responsible for team and cross-functional level communications.
• Responsible for elevating critical business decisions to the appropriate management boards and/or functional managers.
• Liaison between the team and the Business Planning Team/Franchise Leadership Team (BPT/FLT), as required.

 

Product/Compliance Management:

• Directs and/or provides input to the technical approach on product design and process changes.
• Directs and/or provides input on compliance update/changes on processes and/or systems.
• Identifies, communicates, and manages project risk.
• Monitor and ensures compliance with company policies and procedures (i.e., federal/country, and regulatory requirements).

 

Process Management:

• PLCP lifecycle knowledge to deliver and maintain high quality and high impact deliverables.
• Knowledge of quality system use for the creation and continued compliance of products.
• Actively reviews policy and practice improvements to drive functional excellence.
• Influences cross-functional systems effectiveness.
• Financial management, including budget, forecast, and strategic plan input and preparation.

 

Key Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Thinking