Project Manager NPI Product Development Medical Devices (m/f/d)

Novanta Europe GmbH

Berlin, GermanyPosted 1 month agoFull-time

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Job details

Company

Novanta Europe GmbH

Location

Berlin, Germany

Employment type

Full-time

Seniority

Manager

Primary category

Product Strategy & Design

Secondary category

Project Management

Posted date

2 Mar 2026

Valid through

1 May 2026

Job description

Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.

Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta.

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 Cameras, 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.

Summary

This position as Project Manager in responsible for product development. The project manager should cover both the project management of devices and the project management of tube systems.

Primary Responsibilities

Managing 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 of 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 adherence to quality, occupational safety and environmental regulations and implementation of the instructions of quality/ environmental management officers and occupational safety specialist

Required Experience, Education, Skills, Training and Competencies

Technical education - Diploma, Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering or comparable
Min. of 3 years’ experience in project management
Ideally, experience in the medical device field, but at least from a highly regulated industry
Proven track record of completed projects with a minimum of 300.000€ project budget
Experienced with classical project management as well as agile project management
Experience in managing small or medium-sized projects
Experience with common project management tools (e.g. MS Project, MS Azure or similar)
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, SharePoint desirable
English GER-C1*
Good communication skills in German and English
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
Self-motivated working style, always pushing the boundaries
Team-oriented leadership
Presentation skills (right content for right audience)

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