Senior Program Manager
| Company | Werfen |
|---|---|
| Location | Bedford, MA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, MBA |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- BS in STEM or management discipline of MS/MBA
- At least 10 years of experience, preferably in product development with at least 5 years of successful technical leadership, project coordination, or project management
- Full and comprehensive knowledge of the complete product lifecycle, including all aspects of product development from conception to manufacturing introduction
Responsibilities
- Provide technical and team leadership to one or more large project team(s) or program team(s)
- Responsible for project or program planning and scheduling, clarifying and defining the scope of work
- Responsible for conducting regular project or program team status meetings and reviews
- Participates in the decision-making process regarding when to employ the Agile methodology
- Responsible for coordination of program and project resources to identify the root cause(s) of program and project issues
- Responsible for ensuring program and project risks, both technical risks and management risks, are identified and appropriate risk mitigation plans are included within the program and project plan
- Creates and maintains file to current phase ensuring accuracy
- Responsible for program communication for both within the project team(s) and between the team(s) and executive management
- Responsible for ensuring adequate oversight and control of vendors providing development, test or technical services that support the project
- Responsible to establish communication channels with commercial functions, support team and infrastructure to ensure successful on market change(s) and/or new product introduction
- Able to resolve program and project team conflict through the application of good listening skills and negotiating skills
- Ensures that adequate equipment and material resources are available to advance the program and project(s) and achieve goals and objectives
- Demonstrated functional management expertise and skills in developing, mentoring and coaching others
- Lead activities focused on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the product development processes and procedures
Preferred Qualifications
- Additional course work in accounting, business economics, strategy development, resource management and project management is desired
- Experience in the development and release of at least one successful product launch of a medical instrumentation product is desirable
- Certification in program management is preferred