QA/ra Program Manager I - Bedford, United States - Werfen

Werfen

Verified Company

Bedford, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Job Overview:

Post Date

June 3, 202

Number
ICIMS
Job Function
QA&RA
Location
Bedford 180 Hartwell Road Bedford, Massachusetts 01730 United States
Country
United States
Shift
1st

About the Position:

Overview:

Werfen
***Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain. We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. Through our Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) business line, we research, develop, and manufacture customized assays and biomaterials. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors. Our Headquarters and Technology Centers are located in the US and Europe, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong.

Our success comes from a specific focus in these rapidly evolving diagnostic areas, our commitment to customers, and our dedication to innovation and quality.

We're passionate about providing healthcare professionals the most valuable and complete solutions to improve hospital efficiency and enhance patient care.

Job Summary:

Plan and manage quality & regulatory projects across multiple phases within a large multifunctional compliance program; or plan and manage multiple small, related projects which together constitute a program.

The position requires, enthusiastic leadership skills in a highly technical medical device quality & regulatory environment.

The position requires regular interaction with all functions and levels of the organization from quality/regulatory, R&D, marketing/sales, and operations, through executive management.

This individual directs the project team(s) in a manner to achieve the business results expected. Seeks and receives guidance on unusual and complex problems whose solution exceeds the approved project or program boundaries.

Authority of position is that required to carry out assigned duties, except where expressly reserved by the senior management personnel or Werfen Corporate/ Divisional Policy.

Responsibilities:

Key Accountabilities

Essential Functions:

Technical and

Project Leadership:

Provide technical and team leadership to one or more small project team(s) or a program team, including planning, scheduling, and technical leadership within the program area.

Drive the successful attainment of program/ project goals.

Project Planning and Scheduling: Responsible for project or program planning and scheduling, clarifying and defining scope of work, utilizing deliverable milestone methods and critical path scheduling, conducting resource planning and allocation, and developing task and project estimates. Generates an integrated project plan that meets business objectives and is in compliance with the design control process, while maximizing resource efficiency.
Project Execution and Control: Responsible for conducting regular project or program team status meetings and reviews. Ensures deliverables are completed and documented. Identifies the need for and implements changes to the project plan that are within approved project boundaries. Plan and conduct major project milestone reviews.
Problem Solving Leadership: Responsible for coordination of project resources to identify the root cause(s) of project issues, as well as developing and managing a plan to fix, test, and implement an appropriate solution through completion.
Risk Management Leadership: Responsible for ensuring program and project risks, both technical risks and management risks, are identified and appropriate risk mitigation plans are included within the program and project plan. Regularly assess and report the status of overall program risk remaining on a program.
Communication: Responsible for program communication within the project team(s), between team(s), and to executive management.
Cross Department Collaboration: Coordinates discussions with commercial functions (operations, R&D, distribution, customer support, marketing, sales, service, affiliates, etc.) through established communication channels to support quality, regulatory, or compliance initiatives.

Networking/Key Relationships
To be determined based on department needs, to include interactions such as:

Works with other sites/ functional areas to track and communicate program status
Coordinates project dependencies and resources across multiple projects
Reports aspects of projects and programs to senior staff regularly

Qualifications:

Minimum Knowledge & Experience Required for the Position:

Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant degree; a business, technical, or project management degree is preferred
Minimum of 10 years in a project management role, or 7 years with an advanced degree
Professional certification in project management or program management is desired
Familiarity with quality and / or regulatory project environments