Global Project Manager (Diagnostics)

For one of our clients, a leading international healthcare and diagnostics company based in Zug Area, we are looking for a Global Project Manager (m/f/d) to support strategic product development and product lifecycle initiatives across a broad diagnostics portfolio.

Are you passionate about driving complex development programs in highly regulated environments? Do you enjoy bringing together experts from R&D, Operations, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Product Management, Manufacturing, and Engineering to successfully deliver innovative healthcare solutions?

Our client develops advanced diagnostic products and technologies that improve patient outcomes worldwide. The Project Management function plays a critical role in coordinating development activities, maintaining project transparency, and ensuring successful execution from project initiation through product lifecycle management.

As a Global Project Manager, you will lead multidisciplinary and cross-functional development projects, managing timelines, budgets, resources, governance activities, risk assessments, and stakeholder engagement across international teams. You will act as a trusted advisor to project teams and decision-makers, helping drive project performance through structured planning, data-driven decision making, and continuous improvement.

We are seeking a highly organized and collaborative project management professional with proven experience within regulated industries such as Diagnostics, MedTech, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, or Food Technology. You are comfortable working in complex matrix organizations, navigating competing priorities, and supporting teams through both Agile and traditional project delivery methodologies.

This is an outstanding opportunity to contribute to innovative healthcare technologies and play a key role within a global diagnostics organization known for excellence, innovation, and patient impact.

Responsibilities:

Project Leadership & Execution (70%)

• Establish project governance structures and implementation frameworks.
• Create and maintain integrated project schedules, budgets, timelines, communication plans, and resource plans.
• Coordinate activities across cross-functional development teams and international stakeholders.
• Lead project planning, execution, monitoring, and reporting activities.
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate milestone reviews, capacity reviews, and governance discussions.
• Conduct critical path analyses and scenario planning to support business decisions.
• Ensure transparency, alignment, and effective communication across all stakeholders.
• Support product development and lifecycle management initiatives.
• Act as the central coordination point for project-related information, planning data, and reporting.

Agile Delivery & Organizational Excellence (30%)

• Coach teams on project methodologies and Agile best practices.
• Support Agile, Scrum, SAFe, and Hybrid delivery models where applicable.
• Define, track, and report KPIs, OKRs, and project performance indicators.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across project teams.
• Promote best-practice sharing and knowledge transfer within project management communities.
• Collaborate with portfolio management, finance, analytics, and functional departments.
• Support strategic planning and organizational decision-making processes.
• Contribute to strengthening project management standards and operational excellence across the organization.

Your Profile:

• Bachelor's degree or completed vocational education in a relevant discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of cross-functional global project management experience within a regulated industry.
• Experience in Diagnostics, Medical Devices, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Food Technology, or similar regulated environments.
• Proven experience managing product development and/or product lifecycle management projects.
• Strong expertise in Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, SAFe, and hybrid project methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with project management tools such as Jira, Trello, Google Workspace, Lucidboard/Lucidchart, or comparable solutions.
• Practical experience with project planning, budgeting, resource management, critical path analysis, and risk mitigation.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, facilitation, and influencing skills.
• Structured, analytical, and result-oriented working style.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Nice to Have:

• Experience within diagnostics or healthcare technology organizations.
• Experience with KPI, OKR, or Outcome-Based Planning frameworks.
• Experience managing international and geographically distributed project teams.
• Exposure to product care or lifecycle management activities.
• German language skills are a plus.
• PMP, PRINCE2, AgilePM, SAFe, Scrum Master, or comparable project management certifications.

General Information

• Start Date: 04.01.2027
• Latest Start Date: 01.02.2027
• Duration: 12 Months
• Extension: Very likely
• Workload: 100%
• Location: Zug Area
• Remote Work: Approx. 2.5 days per week home office
• Team Size: 15
• Travel: Very limited
• Working Hours: Standard business hours