Job Description Summary

The Operations Program Leader is responsible for strategic planning and tactical execution in global product programs. This position works with cross functional and global team members to create and maintain requested product and offering Items, offering structures and attribution in appropriate IT platforms. Key responsibilities of this role include creation and management of the digital manufacturing strategy, product data mastering, design transfer, Device Master Record and International Trade Compliance Submission.

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Job Description

Job Description Responsibilities:

• Responsible for program plan including execution of all key component deliverables. This program leader will generally start to own team meetings publish release planning for the teams and drive program execution.
• Own product Device Master Record(s) and creation of necessary product artifacts in IT systems
• Lead design and creation / change of product structures, commercial items, offering structures, and/or offering rules, including technical and functional assessments.  
• Leads and executes process necessary to capture applicable environmental product data from suppliers and respective internal teams for each applicable commercial item and archive within applicable retention systems.
• Facilitate and orchestrate item changes and their impact and ensure synchronized change control within IT ecosystem.
• Review and approve product and offering item creation and change requests in accordance with product controllership and applicable process requirements.
• Setup/load/maintain all technical, regulatory, attribution, utilizing applicable Regulatory guidance for item setup and maintenance.
• Leads and executes process necessary to capture applicable environmental product data from suppliers and respective internal teams for each commercial item and archive within applicable retention systems.
• Prepares monthly, quarterly and annual reporting related to product environmental regulations to satisfy requirements in various countries and states across the world.
• Validate and deploy the offering structure in electronic distribution systems, ensuring regulatory compliance and control mechanisms are in place prior to release in requested target market(s).
• Partner with applicable cross functional team members to ensure item accuracy and execution.
• Liaison between Program and Configuration Management Leadership teams to provide productive design solutions, offering content feedback.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Business, Engineering or related field equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience as an engineer or project leader in a technical position
• Minimum of 2 years of proven experience in project leadership within a product development team preferably a healthcare software product Demonstrated ability to drive project design plans to completion.
• Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams, including strong influential, communication, and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated understanding/experience with the full product life cycle which includes: productivity projects, New Product Introduction programs, and/or Installed Base activities
• Minimum of 2 years of experience working in a regulated business (such as: FDA, ISO, etc.).

Desired Characteristics

• Master’s Degree in Software Engineering (Computer Science, or related degree)
• Attention to detail and ability work independently toward timely completion of a variety of assignments
• Demonstrated ability to own and drive daily execution and burn down of critical tasks needed to meet the program timelines
• PMP certification
• Demonstrated experience with global product lifecycle management
• Creative problem solver and solution developer when presented with conflicting requirements, business demands and technical risks/issues
• Demonstrated willingness to learn and operationalize new processes, as well as navigate unfamiliar situations
• Demonstrated skills in proactively identifying, facilitating and driving closure of a product/program
• Demonstrated success working collaboratively with global and cross-functional teams and members
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, networking, and teamwork skills with in