Project Manager R&D NPI Medical Devices

This position is part of Novanta’s Advanced Surgery business unit. Specialized in the field of Minimally Invasive Medicine, WOM develops devices and accessories so that doctors can operate with small cuts. We produce Insufflators, Medical Pumps, and tubing that makes diagnosis and treatment easier for everyone. Our insufflators and pump systems dilate cavities in the body and turn previously complicated surgeries into minor procedures. Together with customers, doctors, and technical experts, our teams continuously search for new ways to innovate.

Tasks

Summary

This job is responsible for the project management of a new medical device as part of bigger development program. The role covers typical tasks and responsibilities of project management like planning, monitoring and reporting.

Primary Responsibilities

• Managing of large-scale projects for product development (NPI)

• Creation and monitoring of project plans incl. milestone plan, COGS, project costs and NREs

• Reporting project status updates as well as project phase transitions to the executive management

• Identification and mitigation of project risks

• Guiding the project team through the individual development phases

• Alignment of shared resources within R&D

• Coordination of cooperation with the departments: Purchasing/ Service/ Production/ QM/ Manufacturing Engineering/ Regulatory Affairs/ PM and with customers as well as external Service Providers

• Initiating the procurement of materials for sample and prototype builds

• Initiation, coordination and maintenance of technical product documentation up to the product launch

• Ensure timely delivery of mandatory documents for each project phase

• Ensure fulfillment of customer expectations & customer satisfaction

• Escalation of critical project parameters to the program manager and superiors

• Ensure internal & external communication flow

• Internal alignment on customer communication strategy

General Tasks

• Implementation of the departmental and product group strategy

• Coordination with other project managers on processes, interfaces and cross-sectional tasks

• Active participation in the innovation process & continuous improvement

• Strict compliance with the quality, occupational safety and environmental regulations.

• Implementation of the instructions of the quality / environmental management representative and the occupational safety specialist.

Requirements

Required Experience, Education, Skills, Training and Competencies

• Min. of 3 years’ experience in project management

• Proven track record of completed projects

• Experienced with classical project management as well as agile project management

• Experienced with common project management tools (e.g. MS Project, MS Azure or similar)

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, SharePoint

• Official project management certification desired (such as PMP, IPMA or Prince2)

• Positive attitude and intercultural sensitivity

• Self-motivated working style, always pushing the boundaries

• Attention to detail and systematic way of working

• Cross-functional 360deg view

• Quality-conscious, trustworthy and reliable

• Analytical, structured and systematic way of working

• Goal-oriented communication skills

• Team-oriented leadership

• Presentation skills (right content for right audience)

• English fluency is a must, German would be a plus

Travel Requirements

• Willingness to travel within US and globally (Germany, Czech Republic) periodically