Project Manager (Solventum)

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Job Description:

Project Manager (Solventum)

3M Health Care is now Solventum

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As a Project Manager, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Leads cross-functional teams to deliver project milestones on time, within budget, and in alignment with the strategic objectives of the program. This includes effective management of project scope, resources, value proposition, technical approaches, manufacturing options, stakeholder communication ultimately leading to successful realization of the program solution(s).
• Implements project management best practices to ensure the smooth execution and completion of projects. This involves establishing clear project plans, risk management strategies, and quality control measures to meet the high standards required in the medical device or regulated industry.
• Determines project requirements and objectives by conducting detailed needs analyses, feasibility studies, and consultations with internal stakeholders and external partners. This role requires a keen ability to collaborate with the project team to translate complex user needs and business and technical requirements into actionable project plans.
• Supports project team members to ensure successful completion of deliverables including, but not limited to, project reviews, design control deliverables, and business deliverables in a stage gate development process.
• Willingness to be on-call as needed to address critical project issues or emergencies. This position requires a high level of dedication and flexibility, acknowledging that timely responses can be crucial to project success.

Your Skills and Expertise 
To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or higher in an Engineering or Science discipline from an accredited University AND a minimum of eight (8) years of experience in the medtech/biotech industry in a private, public or governmental environment    

In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required:

• Minimum of three (3) years of project management and/or team leadership
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience with medical devices and FDA/ISO requirements.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Project Management Institute’s Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Microsoft Office and Project proficiency
• Experience with New Product Introduction Process and Executing Gate Reviews, or other Phase-Gate Process
• Experience leading global cross-functional teams
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to influence including clarifying risks and opportunities with stakeholders

Work location: Hybrid Eligible (Job Duties allow for some remote work but require travel to San Antonio at least 3 days per week)

Travel: May include up to 10% (domestic/international)

Relocation Assistance