Position Summary:
THIS POSTION IS A PROJECT-BASED CONSULTING ROLE, WITH AN ANTICIPATED DURATION OF 12-18 MONTHS
This temporary Program Management will be responsible for planning and executing the Software development activities across the cross-functional teams holistically. The Software Development Program Manager will provide overall program strategies, project plans, resourcing, and execution to align with corporate strategies and roadmap and to ensure diagnostic imaging products meet performance and regulatory requirements and compliance in various markets. The Program Manager will manage a cross functional team of R&D, Operations, marketing, Quality Engineers, Regulatory Associates, and others to lead program related activities to the finish line.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Manage and lead ACIST Diagnostic Imaging software development projects:
- Lead strategies, planning, and execution of the diagnostic imaging projects
- Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with department management, senior management and stakeholders
- Develop full scale project plans
- Define project tasks and resource requirements
- Assemble and coordinate project staff
- Where required, negotiate with other department managers for acquisition of required personnel from within the company
- Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team
- Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis
- Manage project resource allocation
- Track project deliverables using appropriate tools
- Proactively manage changes in project scope, risk and issues, and devise contingency plans to achieve project output
- Provide direction and support to the project teams and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work
- Manage and lead the diagnostic imaging products through regulatory submissions when needed
- Work as a liaison between the project team, R&D, Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and regulatory functions, and Senior Management
- Report on project and team progress, recommendations and issue resolution at senior management meetings
- Collaborate cross-functionally and with other program managers ensuring common focus and understanding of business goals
- Clarify options and issue resolution recommendations to ensure effective senior management reviews and decision making
- Drive and Support the PMO processes and tools
- Participate in long term product line strategy development by engaging customers to understand unmet needs related to product lines within defined scope of responsibility.
- Pursue continuing education and training
Required Skills
Minimum
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Software, Computer Science or related discipline
- 5+ years direct work experience in software development project/program management
- 5+ years Medical device industry experience
- Working knowledge and experience with quality systems regulations and guidelines, Medical Device Directive (MDD), Medical Device Regulations (MDR), General Safety and Performance requirements (GSPR), Design Controls, Design input and output verification and validation (IOVV), FDA
- proficient with project management tools
- Demonstrates organizational and time management skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills to effectively translate ideas, concepts, and information
- Ability to work with different internal and external stakeholders in a professional manner
- Proven experience to work cross-functionally across an organization
- Proven experience to work with various virtual teams in different time zones
Preferred
- Certification in project management or equivalent
- Previous experience leading software development teams
- PMP Strongly Preferred
Required Experience