Mansfield, MA

Role Overview

Smith and Nephew seeks a Program Manager in the S+N Sports Medicine franchise. This individual will lead efforts to transition large scale/complex programs from ideation through commercialization, working closely with R&D, Marketing, Quality and Regulatory Affairs to manage New Product Development (NPD) programs and ensure compliance with relevant market needs. The Program Manager will bring a clear sense of urgency and demonstrate a proven track record of driving innovation, leading to the introduction of new technologies to the marketplace. This role works closely with the R&D and Commercial organizations to effectively implement and maintain the portfolio governance process. This individual is a key leader of NPD activities including project team planning and team facilitation, new product development activities per requirements of the Quality Management System, new product development activities related to Systems Engineering and Software development, including technical and business phase gate governance. The Program Manager reports directly to the Senior Director NPD PMO, Sports Medicine and ENT.

Responsibilities

• Core team leader/project manager of significant and complex strategic products. Direct responsibility for leading and delivering key focus products on time, within budget and with minimal long-term sustaining engineering required.
• Forms and leads cross-functional new product development team in executing project objectives. Fosters teamwork within project team and between project team and other groups. Works with partner groups to gain alignment and support to achieve project objectives.
• Develops and maintains detailed project schedules and budgets for assigned projects. Leads tactical project execution.
• Provides direct and regular communication to senior management on progress, opportunities and issues. Additionally, interacts with Franchise leadership to help set Franchise direction for product pipeline and product commercialization.
• Collaborates with key project sponsors across the range of cross-functional expertise and competencies necessary for the successful commercialization of targeted projects.
• Contributes to monthly Phase Review project governance process. Routinely reports on the status of the project relative to the schedule and budgets.
• Ensures design control requirements are met for project. Contributes to the Design History File (DHF). Ensures a quality focus and customer needs are met.
• Actively leads development activities for complex electromechanical systems and software development and processes, including integration of software technical project management with design control activities.
• Leads and conducts Engineering Design Reviews, Systems Requirements, Vendor Review Meetings, and other cross functional meetings, as needed. Documents the proceedings and follows up on any incomplete action items.
• Fosters an environment of collaboration, continuous improvement and best practices.

Location

Mansfield, MA

Education

• B.S degree in Engineering or equivalent in related discipline

Licenses/Certifications

• PMP preferred

Experience

• Minimum 7 years engineering and product development and/or project management experience involving large multi-disciplinary teams in a medical devices environment, including experience developing implantable medical devices
• Proven ability to manage projects involving resources in multiple locations

Competencies

• Ability to effectively lead, direct, coach and motivate a project team in a highly matrixed organization
• Must possess strong design talent and analytic ability for problem solving
• Systems Engineering and Software Development methodologies
• Ability to balance team leadership responsibilities while still effectively operating as an individual contributor
• Must possess a hands-on approach
• Ability to influence at all levels of an organization
• Excellent negotiation, facilitation, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. Innovative, self-motivated, high energy and results driven
• Highly flexible and adaptable
• Diplomatic and tactful. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Well-versed with project management tools, including MS Project

Travel

• Domestic/International - up to 10%

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