Project Manager
Baxter
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Own end-to-end project/program delivery, including Scoping, Prioritizing, Project plan, schedule, execution/monitoring working with Cross-functional teams globally.
- Work in close collaboration with Resource managers, Project Leads, Commercial leads, Regulatory affairs & Technical teams to achieve tactical project goals & balance strategic organization goals.
- Direct and manage Projects with cross functional teams spread globally, playing a leadership role in development, implementation and launch process across products.
- Identify project risks, control them and manage regular communication to stakeholders, ensuring thoroughness in dealing with the details.
- Be a change agent. Drive agility in organization & demonstrate sense of urgency.
- Understands and deploys processes to assure conformance to the Baxter New Product Development (NPD) process in an expedited manner.
- Continuously reviews program progress, proactively identify risks and collaboratively develops and drives risk mitigation efforts.
- Interacts frequently with all levels of internal management as well as across functions and business units.
- Will work with post-market teams to monitor and handle product issues in the installed base through the CAPA processes laid down.
- Will be involved in identifying, selecting, managing & working with vendors of specialized skills and/or goods as is needed on projects.
- Participates in interactions with customers and regulators concerning product design, systems and processes.
- Identifies and manages continuous improvement projects that may span multiple sections or departments with the objective of achieving quality, reliability and cost improvements.
- Develops long term plans for product development proposals.
- Has a keen eye on continuous improvement and simplification for efficient delivery.
- Experience in multiple capacities in handling Electromechanical devices with embedded Software. Should have had hands-on experience and worked as program / project manager for significantly complex projects in large organizations dealing with co-ordination across multiple functions like R&D, IT, Service, Marketing, Quality, Regulatory.
- Demonstrated facilitation and negotiation skills in driving closure on product/program-related decisions/issues
- Budget management skills – Finance, resource deployment & Material tracking and utilization.
- Strong visualization & reporting skills using latest & greatest project management & reporting tools
- Strong presentation skills and having had the exposure to reporting out project status to senior management.
- Vendor management skills – have had exposure working with external consulting firms delivering specialized skills and/or goods.
- Excellent interpersonal/communication/influencing/negotiation skills required
- Sharp business, technical & financial acumen.
- Exposure to medical device or Healthcare projects would be a definite plus with exposure to the following:
- Medical regulatory standards: 510K, FDA/ISO/IEC
- Bachelors/Masters Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Biomedical Engineering or equivalent
- Overall 10 years of experience with minimum 5years in Program Management involving complex electromechanical hardware, Firmware, IT, Regulatory, Security, product life cycle and marketing.
- PMP / Six Sigma certification will be added advantage