Program Manageer
Permanent On-site | Woodbridge, Vaughan
Description
POSITION OBJECTIVE:
- Develop and implement program strategies, plans and goals.
- Establish and monitor performance targets, budgets and timelines.
- Oversee program execution to ensure successful delivery and customer satisfaction.
Program Management and Technical Responsibilities
- Lead the Extended Operations Team to ensure on-time and on-budget performance through the new product development cycle.
- Create strategic solutions to meet anticipated customer and business needs with predictability and certainty.
- Ensure scope, cost, resource and schedule alignment between operations and core team functions
- Follow compliance processes for New Product Development
- Skilled negotiator with demonstrated ability to create mutually beneficial results and negotiate trade-offs
- Execute pre-established Operations Strategies.
- Ensure structured problem methods and predictive engineering principles are consistently and rigorously applied, such as Design for Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, or similar concepts.
- Strong organizational and analytical skills (able to review results / situations, and determine follow-up action plans)
- Ability to work to close deadlines
- Adaptable and flexible – able to take on additional work requirements, in addition to core responsibilities, as required
- Create reports for internal use and for client presentations
Communications & Influence Responsibilities
- Ability to lead and Influence between Extended Operations Team and Core Team
- Coach and develop extended Operations members, to help individuals advance their skills and careers. Provide performance feedback.
- Recognize teams and individuals for exceptional performance
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS: Operations Department, Quality Department, Customers, Suppliers
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a technical field such as Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years relevant experience with full product lifecycle with understanding of development lifecycle and various technology methodologies that support that lifecycle
- Medical device product development (Class 2 or 3) experience and a strong understanding of FDA, ICH and IEC standards
- Proven Operations experience with depth of knowledge in at least two Operations function and Program Management experience
- Experience with class 2 or 3 medical devices
- Experience with problem solving methodologies
- Experience working in virtual teams
- Experience in new product development
- Experience across the entire product lifecycle
- PMP Certified
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