Project Lead II

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Execute projects in compliance with the applicable Project Management Policy, NPD Procedures and Quality Systems.
• Manages and communicates with the project sponsor and stakeholders at all levels and provide senior leadership with status updates in a timely manner.
• Provides timely spending and budget updates.
• Lead the project team in risk identification and mitigation activities.
• Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
• Manage vendor partners.
• Provide feedback to functional leaders regarding performance that is fully considered in their year-end performance reviews and compensation recommendations.
• Resolve personal/team conflicts and project/functional conflicts.
• Organize and conduct team building activities for the project team.
• Ensure that resources that are required for the project are properly allocated and available.
• Understand product acceptability by intended customers; spends time with customers/end-users and constantly invests in understanding customer environment.
• Participate in project feasibility studies.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to Core Team members and provide significant feedback to functional leaders regarding training needs.
• Ensure that project team members apply good engineering practices during the project execution.
• Provides technical and analytical guidance to the project team.
• Participate and contribute to product road-mapping and strategy activities.
• Mentor a new Project Manager.

Your Team:

You will be reporting to R&D Director for Respiratory Health. This position does not have any direct reports. You will need to work collaboratively with R&D and cross functions.  

Your Location:

The role is located in the BRD facility in Bangalore India. 

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Bio-Medical, Industrial Engineering or related field.
• 8 -10  years of experience in program management, preferably electro-mechanical medical devices..
• Minimum of 4 years experience in Program Management or related field, preferably in the pharmaceutical and medical products industry.
• Successful execution of Electromechanical systems/products/parts/processes involving product conceptualization to commercial release.
• Familiarity with ISO, FDA and other regulatory standards
• Demonstrated experience working with vendors with different models of engagement.
• Good oral and written communication skills. 
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Coordinate and conduct team meetings effectively and efficiently.
• Ability to support and solicit input from team members and other stakeholders at all levels.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Project software.
• Ability to work with ambiguity.
• Strong individual contributor who can work effectively in a team and be comfortable with change.
• PMI Certification or Six-Sigma Green Belt Certification preferred.
• Capacity to handle fast paced and high stressed situations.
• Influencing and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated experience in accomplishing objectives. Able to deliver on multiple projects simultaneously
• Self-motivated with good interpersonal skills