R&D Project Manager

Top 3-5 Must Have Non-negotiable Skills Required
1. R&D Project Management
2. Agile Methodology
3. Software Development Life Cycle
4. Scrum Facilitation
5. MS project and Jira

Nice to Have Skills
1. Medical Device or Automotive
2. Certified Scrum Master

R&D Project Manager
Your role at Client
You are a problem solver. Complex projects or unexpected challenges are just opportunities to bring your considerable abilities to use.
Whether working independently or with a trusted team, you are always ready to take on a project and work hard to find solutions.
Your talent is needed across a wide variety of industries.
As a Project Leader you will have the opportunity to work in a company that supports innovation, professional development, and a purposeful mission.

Your Team
The R&D PMO Team, within Patient Support Systems (PSS) & Global Surgical Solutions (GSS) Engineering, is responsible for managing, directing, and coordinating engineering product design development/modifications of current model products and new product lines.
We are a team of inquisitive individuals who embrace a collaborative environment to take on sophisticated challenges that meet the needs of our patients. We often need to change directions and respond to issues to avoid disruptions in our fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Together, we build and maintain a positive work environment.

What you'll be doing:
As a R&D Project Lead, you will lead cross-functional project teams to complete Sustaining and New Product Development (NPD) projects from planning through implementation. This position is for a person invested in building their career as a project leader who is goal driven and enProducts working in a dedicated cross-functional team environment.

Your primary responsibilities will be to effectively organize and lead cross-functional project teams using your project management skills.
Using your strong planning, organization, communication, and collaboration skills, you will lead a diverse Product of projects with limited supervision.
The projects may include, projects aimed at enhancing product features sets of current products to ensure customer satisfaction, addressing quality issues, or meeting new regulatory standards.
You will lead one medium or multiple small projects that impact company performance. You will direct the activities of internal and external team members to meet project objectives.
You will also implement design changes into production for current products and provide consultation support of other engineering projects.
You will proactively support continuous improvement opportunities and ongoing process improvements with the goal to continually build the group.
You must be a flexible, self-directed, organized, dependable, proactive, and persistent. You will effectively plan and execute projects, coach project team members, solve problems, and make decisions with limited direction. In the role, will communicate both up and down the organization to effectively complete and provide status of the projects.

What you'll bring:
Bachelor s degree in engineering/technical field preferability Software or Systems Engineering
3-5 years of applied project management experience managing projects of various sizes for Embedded Software Programs
Demonstrated ability to communicate and negotiate with a diverse group of cross-functional stakeholders in Marketing, R&D, QA, Regulatory, Sourcing, and Operations
Strong communication (verbal, written, and presentation) skills
Attention to detail

Qualifications:
Applied experience with Microsoft Project.
Familiarity of the Agile product development process.
Deep understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Medical Device Background or Automotive Industry
Technical 4-Year Degree
Preferred Project Management Professional (PMP certification)