Project Manager

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

Position Summary

This role will report to the Healthcare - Reprocessing team. The incumbent will direct all phases of product development lifecycle from inception through commercialization / product launch. This individual will also organize and lead a cross-functional core team on product development programs through stage gates. The programs managed by the Project Manager represent critical strategic imperatives and are global in both scales and scope and have direct visibility to senior management.

•  This position is based in our Eden Prairie, MN location with option for hybrid schedule.
• 10% Domestic travel required.

What You'll Do as a Project Manager

• Collaborates with the Product Management team on business case justification. 
• Develops the cross-functional plan/execution strategy and drives implementation of identified products.
• Ensures compliance with the Sourcing/ NPD / Design Control / lifecycle management processes across all functions. Owns the overall project management to ensure outcomes that meet quality, costs, reliability and manufacturability requirement.
• Responsible for leading multiple projects in parallel.
• Develops project schedule, financial budget and leads delivery / presentation of Sourcing/NPD Project Deliverables Plan at stage gates and at VP-level sponsor reviews.  
• Monitors project team adherence to master plans / schedules / operating budgets, proactively identifies program risks / mitigation solutions and promotes continuous improvement.
• Acts as the primary leader for project activities, leading decision-making / change management and technical performance requirements.
• Drives project teams to make decisions, complete tasks, and execute the plan based on defined deliverables and timelines. 
• Facilitates communication and interaction across R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Marketing, and Operation functional leadership to ensure transparency of critical deliverables, risks and milestones in the Supplier Transition/NPD process.
• Conducts regular status meetings, technical discussions and reviews to expedite solutions and implementation. Coordinates and allocates resources, including personnel, equipment, and materials.
• Ensures smooth transition across the organization for initial concept through product development, manufacturing and product launch. 
  Identifies critical dependences, risks and contingency plans.  Proactively monitors progress, anticipating the effect of dependencies on schedule, cost, etc.
• Fosters a culture of continuous improvement by evaluating project outcomes, tracking key performance indicators identifying areas for optimization and implementing lessons learned.
• Travels up to 10%.

The Experience, Skills and Abilities Needed

Required

• Bachelor’s degree
• Combined 5+ years’ experience in any of the following: project management product development, medical device or other regulated industry, new product development, supply chain, or manufacturing.
• Experience leading projects from initial concept, through development and verification/validation testing, and into Manufacturing.
• Ability to balance customer, manufacturing, business and regulatory requirements to expedite launch of the right product to market.
• Demonstrated leadership skills including timely communication, conflict resolution, assertiveness, negotiation and driving results. 
• Demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate within a team-based matrixed organization across all business functions, levels and cultures. 
• Experience in successfully coordinating with functional departments (e.g. Legal, Regulatory, Operations, Procurement, Clinical Affairs, Operations, Marketing, Quality, etc.) 

Preferred

• PMP certification preferred.
• Experience successfully managing program through medical device product development process preferred.

Skills

• Track record of managing projects to schedule and budget.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound data driven business decisions; understand, track, drill down and question activities and issues in all functional areas.
• Passion to explore / deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) approaches to automate PM tasks.
• Excellent interpersonal and influence management skills including evidence of managing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Excellent written, oral and presentation skills.
• Strong planning, attention to detail, organization skills, follow-through skills and proact