Project Manager

Job 2947 - Project Manager - Contract located in Hennepin County, Minnesota **Medical Engineering Consultants (MEC) support medical device and pharmaceutical companies to be more efficient and productive by providing resources, knowledge, and expertise to augment and supplement to their work. Our vision is to closely align our clients’ needs with the best resources available in the marketplace. We take proactive, preventative, and corrective action and create a roadmap for ongoing future improvement by identifying, integrating, and executing sustainable solutions that validate processes, ensure fully compliant quality systems, and close gaps between current and FDA expected stages.

MEC offers companies short or long-term support — from high-end leaders, managers and consultants to skill-set Engineering staff and SME’s (Subject Matter Experts).

MEC's mission is to inspire positive cultural change from within, and always exceed our clients’ expectations.** Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. in accordance with applicable law. This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization now or in the future. Hybrid - 3 days on site About The Role Lead sustaining projects on the Urology Project Management team. You will collaborate cross-functionally and internationally to drive projects that are critical to business growth and continuity. You will join a team of passionate individuals striving to improve patient care.

The projects will vary in size and scope but may include supporting Quality/Regulation driven projects, supporting material or supplier changes, executing product extensions, executing value improvement projects or product design enhancements. These projects often have a high level of visibility throughout the organization. This role interfaces with key cross-functional groups including R&D, marketing, clinical, medical safety, design quality, regulatory affairs, process development and operations.

You are a self-motivated individual with demonstrated leadership skills. You will be responsible for leading diverse, cross-functional team(s) to evaluate, design, build, and implement solutions to support the project goals. Additionally, you will engage with functional managers to manage the portfolio of sustaining projects for your business unit and align projects priorities and resources needs to execute successfully the sustaining strategy. Your success in this role requires creating a cohesive strategy for project execution, an effective project team culture, and driving execution to ensure project completion.

Job Responsibilities

• Partner and collaborate with a variety of functions, regions, and business resources to achieve project objectives
• Generate and implement project plans, communications, and schedules to assist with task prioritization and workload adjustments to maximize team potential
• Manage project challenges including scope impact assessments and recommended solutions
• Build team ownership and commitment to project plan and identify, manage, and communicate project risks
• Interact with senior leaders on complex matters requiring coordination between organizations
• Prepare and deliver project status updates to management
• Document risk mitigation plans, decision logs, meeting minutes, project metrics, and other key communications
• Ensure current policies and practices are followed
• Identify resources required for project activities, develop project budgets, resource allocations and timelines
• Effectively lead global project teams ensuring good cross-functional communications and alignment on priorities amongst projects
• Assist with Annual Operating Plan (AOP), making sure all sustaining project requests & associated resourcing are accounted for

Quality Systems Duties And Responsibilities Build Quality into all aspects of their work by maintaining compliance to all quality requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required, preferably in Engineering, Project Management, or Business.
• 4 to 5+ years of relevant experience
• Project management experience leading cross functional teams
• Project management experience managing project scope, schedule and budget, and ability to balance multiple priorities
• Strong cross-functional communication, team building, planning and problem-solving skills
• Candidate must be comfortable communicating and/or presenting in front of all levels of the organization

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the medical device industry
• PMP certification beneficial but not required
• Willingness to travel up to 15%, including some international travel

Desirable Skills

• Proficiency in MS Project
• MS Office Tools
• Resource & Budget Planning

MEC does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Medical Engineering Consultants (MEC) and will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

• Sponsorship is not available for this position

**Check us out at www.medicalengineeringconsultants.com

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Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.**