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embecta Sr Manager, R&D Project Managment in Andover, Massachusetts
embecta is a global diabetes care company that is leveraging its 100-year legacy in insulin delivery to empower people with diabetes to live their best life through innovative solutions, partnerships and the passion of more than 2,000 employees around the globe. For more information, visit embecta.com or follow our social channels on LinkedIn , Facebook , Instagram and X (http://twitter.com/embecta) .
Why join us?
A career at embecta means being part of a team that values your opinions and contributions and that empowers you to bring your authentic self to work. Here our employees can fulfill their life’s purpose through the work that they do every day.
You will learn and work alongside inspirational leaders and colleagues who are equally passionate and committed to fostering an inclusive, growth-centered, and rewarding culture. Our Total Rewards program – which includes competitive pay, benefits, continuous learning, recognition, career growth and life balance components – is designed to support the varying needs of our diverse and global employees.
The Program Manager is responsible for leading cross-functional teams, in introducing of injection products that help people with diabetes live healthier lives. Scope includes new major initiatives or major product development programs.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position offers a unique opportunity to lead and manage a portfolio of projects that are critical to the continued viability of the business.
Lead a cross-functional team comprised of functional managers for coordinating projects which impact compliance, form/fit/function, cost savings, line extensions and other business opportunities across all plants, quality, and marketing.
The program manager works at the interface of multiple stakeholders and will serve as a liaison between business leadership, functional management, and individual project leaders.
Duties involve consolidating, prioritizing, resourcing, and monitoring progress of cross-functional projects.
Drive project prioritization utilizing appropriate model / methodology and get consensus across functions to focus on projects that create value for the Business.
Reports on the progress of the program with an agreed frequency on quality, status, time, and costs to senior management.
Work with managers from different functions to ensure allocation of resources and discretionary spending is sufficient to achieve target completion dates.
Work with individual project leaders to ensure appropriate planning and rigor is maintained to ensure success of these projects.
Additionally, help to implement and lead the use of a global portfolio management tool for cross-functional management.
EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION:
Must have a bachelor’s degree in a technical field, preferably in an engineering or scientific discipline, with at least ten (10) years of working experience in engineering, project management, and/or personnel management, preferably in the medical device.
Five (5) years of experience demonstrating successful ability to lead a group of cross-functional team members.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Experience with products designed for high volume manufacturing, and experience with life cycle management of the same.
Strong demonstrated organizational leadership skills, interpersonal, influence, and conflict management skills.
Solid technical and project management judgment, strong communication skills.
Demonstrated experience in project planning, management, and budgeting with an orientation towards building and leading effective teams.
Experience in managing multiple work streams and competing priorities.
Experience in creating and monitoring metrics and reporting dashboards.
Experience with, and thorough understanding of disciplined product development processes, regulatory, and quality requirements.
Demonstrated ability to effectively and clearly communicate concepts, ideas and knowledge to other individuals and teams
Experience with ISO requirements and GMP guidelines, FDA regulations, medical device design control, and manufacturing scale up processes
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