Project Manager

SHL Medical is the world-leading solution provider in the design, development, and manufacturing of advanced drug delivery systems with more than 5000 employees worldwide. Our customers include top pharmaceutical and biotech companies from around the globe that require innovative devices such as auto-injectors or pen injectors to effectively deliver their drugs. Headquartered in Switzerland since late 2018, with sites in Sweden, Taiwan, and the United States.

Job Overview

The Project Manager is in charge of the successful implementation of a specific project within SHL Medical. He/she will work closely with all team members to ensure, that project requirements, deadlines, and schedules are always on track. Overall responsibilities are planning, budgeting, resource allocation as well as project risk management, and project team leadership.

The Project Manager will be responsible for managing major/complex projects and leading various disciplines in executing the required deliverables under a highly regulatory/GMP environment. It is expected that these projects require disciplined leaders and multiple team interfaces. The ability to interact with customers, internal stakeholders, and cross-functional team leads from project initiation through the entire design and development process is a must.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage the design and development of complex mechanical medical devices and equipment.
• Maintain project oversight over all disciplines. Ensure individual discipline leaders are aware of customer’s overall objectives and their responsibilities to the specific project. Escalate any issues as appropriate to higher-level management.
• Understanding of Voice of the Customer and User Needs
• Ability to interact with customers, internal stakeholders and cross-functional team leads from project initiation through the entire design and development process.
• Define project scope, objectives, and major milestones in alignment with sponsor and internal program and product managers.
• Forecast resources needed to reach objectives; assemble a Project Team with the appropriate range of skills and experience and make sure that all members have the prerequisites to optimally perform their tasks.
• Prepare a budget based on the scope of work and resource requirements and track project costs to meet the budget.
• Work with the Project Team to develop a detailed project schedule and work plan.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of the project.
• Monitor project performance to identify areas for improvement and make adjustments as needed.
• Perform project risk management to minimize project risks and escalate identified risks at an early stage.
• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs and ensure that all parties are informed of the impacts of planned changes.
• Organize and lead regular project team meetings to exchange on the current project status, discuss current issues and possible solutions, and agree on further actions.
• Provide project updates regularly to various stakeholders about deliverables, required adjustments, and overall progress.

Skills and Qualification

• 5 years’ experience in project management.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent
• Experience with a variety of manufacturing processes, including injection molding of plastics, machining methods, rapid prototyping techniques, etc.
• Understanding of Human Centered Industrial Design & Usability research activities and their interface with engineering.
• Understanding of mechanical engineering development processes, utilizing 3D CAD
• PMP Certification is a plus.
• Profound knowledge of project management processes, methodologies and tools & techniques and ability to adapt them to the organization.
• Advanced time and risk management skills.
• Ability to encourage and enable people to work together as a team to reach common goals.
• Ability to influence decisions that need to be made to make the project successful.
• Excellent knowledge of performance evaluation and change management principles.

What we offer

• Competitive compensation package
• Modern working environment with state-of-the-art facilities and technologies
• Challenging assignments in a fast-growing and innovative industry
• Position in a dynamic, international team of highly skilled professionals.
• Various opportunities for personal and professional development within a global organization

Interested in joining SHL Medical and in supporting us with your expertise and personality? Then we look forward to receiving your application including your CV, motivation letter, and all other relevant documents to our Talent Acquisition Department at RecruitUS@shl-group.com.

Please note: For this position, we do not consider applications from recruitment agencies.