Senior Technology Project Manager

div.content { background: #6c6f70 } div.joqReqDescription { background: #FFF repeat-y; !important; font family: arial; !important text-align: left; color: #000; width: 900px !important; margin: 0 auto !important; position: relative; -webkit-column-count: 1; -moz-column-count: 1; padding-top: 489px; padding-left: inherit; padding-bottom: 50px; } div.joqReqDescription strong{ font family: arial; font-size: 14px; color: #000; } div.joqReqDescription p{ font family: arial; padding-left:0px; width: 892px; } div.joqReqDescription div.image-box { width: 900px; text-align: center; display: block; top: 0px; left: 5px; position: absolute; height: 150px; } div.joqReqDescription div.header-box { background-color: #00b0ca; position: absolute; top: 389px; display: block; font-family: arial !important; font-size: 30px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; width: 883px; left: 5px; height: 72px; padding-left: 17px; padding-top: 15px; } <p> </p> <p><em>Are you ready to take the lead as we mature new technologies that make life easier for millions of people living with intimate health care needs? </em></p> <p> </p> <p>If you are motivated by working with novel technologies and have a track record for taking technology projects from early ideation through maturation and into development projects, then please read on.</p> <p> </p> <p>You should be curious about new technologies and motivated to bring these into the hands of users<br/> With the needs of our users and Coloplast’s strategic priorities as our point of departure, we research potential new technologies, scope the solution space, and ensure the maturation of the most promising candidates before they are brought into product development and later mass production and marketing. </p> <p> </p> <p>You drive our early technology projects with structure and clarity on goals<br/> Your overall responsibility will be to scope, plan and execute one or more technology projects within Coloplast business areas. You will be working closely together with a highly competent team of internal specialists and in collaboration with other companies and academic institutions. Your role is to set the direction, ensure the necessary project structures and drive your projects execution according to our technology maturation model. </p> <p> </p> <p>Projects usually last from half a year up to 2 years with project teams consisting of 4-10 people.</p> <p> </p> <p>During the different stages of the projects, you will:</p> <ul> <li>Work to scope the project and define key requirements for intended technology</li> <li>Define the necessary team and plan the work in the project</li> <li>Define contractual terms when collaborating with external partners</li> <li>Identify relevant technologies either internally or together with your colleagues in the scouting team</li> <li>Drive and evaluate the technical achievements in the projects and adjust plan and scope in close alignment with your steering group</li> <li>Collaborate with the line managers of the project participants regarding planning of resources </li> <li>Communicate to your team and the organisation of progress in your projects</li> <li>Be responsible for the financial management of the project, including tracking the OPEX and CAPEX spending using pre-defined finance tools and processes</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>You are also expected to participate in developing the way we work with technology projects as we seek to be an organisation with a learning and improving mindset. </p> <p> </p> <p>You will be part of a larger team of 30 + project managers covering diverse disciplines <br/> The Innovation Project Management team comprises of Manufacturing System project managers, Product Development project managers, Program managers including Project Directors, as well as Technology project managers. In this team you will have the opportunity to broaden your skills, develop into other management disciplines and progress your professional project management career.</p> <p> </p> <p>Experienced technically minded project manager with strong communication skills<br/> You work in a structured way so that the uncertainties that are natural in early-stage technology projects do not become a stress factor to you or your team. You are confident in reaching out proactively to stakeholders to seek knowledge and support and you master working with a broad range of competences also outside your own domain. </p> <p><br/> You should also preferably:</p> <ul> <li>Have +5 years of project management experience within a technical field – this could for example be the medico, chemical or plastics industry</li> <li>Have a MSc/BSc within a field of engineering, chemistry, biology, innovation, medical devices, or have a similar technical background</li> <li>You have excellent networking skills and a proactive approach to collecting knowledge and ensuring personal development</li> <li>You communicate effortlessly in written and spoken English </li> </ul> <p> </p