Sr. Project Manager 1 - Engineering

Arthrex, Inc. is a global medical device company leader in new product development and medical education in orthopedics. Synergy is the fastest-growing video and integration solution in operating rooms worldwide. This innovative system allows health care professionals to experience the value of interconnectivity, high-quality 4k NIR image clarity, and dynamic patient engagement applications to improve the quality of care. Synergy’s operating room technology is trusted and proven, driving efficiency, controlling costs, and treating patients better. Arthrex is actively searching for a Sr. Engineering Project Manager 1 to plan and manage new product development initiatives within our Synergy group. The successful candidate will build relationships with key stakeholders and internal departments to plan new product innovation initiatives and manage existing product improvement projects. Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and leadership skills, five years or more of related project management experience, and a bachelor’s degree in Engineering are essential for this position. Join our talented team at a global medical device company focused on Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages subsidiary-based and global projects/programs within the scope of the new product development
• Develops project objectives by reviewing project proposals and business plans, conferring with senior management and key stakeholders
• Determines project schedule by studying project plan and specifications, calculates time requirements, identifying and sequencing project elements and discreet tasks
• Maintains project schedule by monitoring project progress, coordinating activities, and resolving risks or obstacles
• Determines project responsibilities by identifying project phases and elements, requesting and allocating resources as necessary
• Ensure design history file facilitation for assigned projects, adhering to Arthrex design control procedures.
• Ensure project progresses within the boundaries of the approved scope. Manage the scope of the project and guarantee scope changes are properly documented and implemented.
• Identify opportunities for improvement within the Project Management Governance and Design Control Process to improve speed to market.
• Monitor resource capacity within the New Product Development groups and cross-functional resources and communicate constraints or needs to senior management.
• Help facilitate, with interdepartmental managers, the availability, assignment, and accountability of downstream resources and technology
• Help facilitate project, program and portfolio status to management and key stakeholders with applicable metrics and project constraints.

Education/Experience:

• BS Engineering required.  BioMedical, Electrical, or Mechanical preferred
• 5 years of relevant experience

Skills:

• Ability to effectively communicate project planning requirements, including task elucidation, duration, and resource requirements
• Strong strategic thinker, excellent collaboration and communication skills, careful attention to detail
• Ability to balance business and technical risks while remaining compliant with internal systems.
• Working knowledge of full life cycle development of medical devices, which includes initiation, design, development, execution, and sustaining. Working knowledge of medical device regulations and associated quality systems, particularly design controls and risk management.
• Manufacturing process knowledge preferred.
• Awareness orthopedic surgery principles, theories, and products preferred
• Knowledgeable of FDA and ISO guidelines for the development of medical devices strongly preferred.
• Strong communication skills and accountability to project deliverable timing and budgets required.
• Ability to confidently lead complex, cross functional teams independently
• Demonstrable bias for action
• Strong desire and proven ability to learn quickly
• Leads efforts to improve complex systems of people and process, while eliminating waste
• Ability to identify opportunities for improvement on current processes, propose and implement solutions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.