Junior Project Manager

Project Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Manages the development and implementation process of company's products and services involving cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new Medical Device products.
• Estimates project levels of effort and resource requirements by using standard estimating techniques and tools, and by working with appropriate staff to understand scope of effort. Prepares project plans, schedules and budgets by using project management tools such as Microsoft Project and by working with appropriate staff to understand tasks necessary to complete project.
• Directs project execution by assigning tasks, tracking project schedules, identifying risks, and developing and executing contingency plans.
• Assures project quality by using standard development methodologies and by working with SQA to develop and execute project quality plans.
• Communicates project status by preparing standard status reports, and by leading and participating in departmental and customer project status update meetings.
• Resolves project issues by working with team members, project customers (internal and external), and others as appropriate.
• Consults with internal project groups by sharing project management knowledge and assisting other project team stakeholders in project management processes and techniques.
• Responsible to raise Change Plan: drive impact assessment, present CP to CFT meetings and drive approval up to Change review board
• Prepares, edits, files, assembles documentation such as reports or technical documents, records, or correspondence.
• Maintains numerical, alphabetical, chronological and/or subject filing system.
• Responsible for file maintenance and record keeping; locates and removes file material upon request.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree plus 5 to 7 years of related work experience with a good understanding of specified functional area, or Master's degree with 3-5 years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices and procedures. General understanding of business unit/group function.
• Will perform this job in a quality system environment.
• Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.
• Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors.
• Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
• Has a broad knowledge of technical alternatives and an understanding of their impact on the systems environment.