Are you passionate about driving international projects in the diagnostics field? We're looking for a skilled project manager to lead cross-functional teams in developing new products and enhancing existing ones — ensuring timely, efficient, and high-quality delivery.

Global Project Manager – Product Development & Lifecycle

Your Responsibilities

• Design and manage project structures for product development and lifecycle activities, including communication strategies, schedules, resource allocation, budgeting, and progress tracking.
• Build and maintain integrated project plans with clear dependencies, resource needs, and financials to support effective team collaboration.
• Apply established project management practices, lead milestone and capacity reviews, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Choose and implement suitable project methodologies, blending agile and traditional approaches depending on team and stakeholder needs.
• Facilitate meetings and knowledge exchange across teams and chapters to boost project efficiency and delivery quality.
• Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), objectives and key results (OKRs), or outcome-based planning metrics to track progress and impact.
• Act as a strategic advisor to project teams and stakeholders, offering insights on risk management, scenario planning, and critical path analysis to maximize value delivery.
• Identify risks and potential delays, assess their impact on scope, budget, and timeline, and propose actionable solutions to keep projects on track.
• Provide relevant planning data to support decision-making at portfolio and lifecycle levels, and serve as Agile Program Manager (based on SAFe framework) when applicable.
• Collaborate closely with chapter leads, functional partners, finance, analytics, and portfolio management to ensure smooth project execution.
• Mentor team members, support skill development, and offer constructive feedback to foster growth and performance.
• Suggest improvements and contribute to the evolution of project management practices within the organization.

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project or program management within diagnostics, MedTech, pharma, or food industries
• Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus
• Proficient with tools like Google Workspace, Jira, Planisware, or similar project planning platforms
• Strong communication skills and a customer-oriented mindset
• Certifications such as PMP, SCRUM, or Agile are an asset
• German language skills are beneficial

Your application

Please apply online. For further information about the position, please contact your Gi Consultant, Mr. Dr. med. Andreas Danner (+41 44 225 41 07/ +41 76 310 760 9/ [email protected]).

Gi Group is part of Gi Group Holding, a global ecosystem of HR services and consulting that supports the development of the labour market and helps to change people's lives in 37 countries around the world. In Switzerland we operate with the brands Gi Group, Grafton, BauTech, Gi Life Sciences and former Kelly Services. We are active in temporary, permanent and professional staffing as well as in a variety of complementary HR Services. With a direct presence in 35 locations across Switzerland and over 250 employees, we are one of the leading staffing companies in the Swiss recruitment market. Gi Group is specialist for Temporary and Permanent staffing and your valuable partner for many other HR Solutions. We are changing lives by connecting candidates with companies, and we work every day to create value. Your Job, Our Work.