Global Project Manager (m/f/d) (EW) - BS

The Perfect Candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field, supported by 8 to 11 years of professional experience, including a minimum of 5 years within the medical device, pharmaceutical, or biopharmaceutical sectors.

They should possess significant expertise in managing drug or medical device development and commercialization projects, with a focus on combination products and vendor collaboration.

Proficiency in industry-standard project management tools, such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, and Google Suite, is required, alongside a thorough understanding of 21CFR820.30 design control requirements.

A PMP certification is considered a valuable asset for this role.

Furthermore, the candidate should demonstrate the ability to manage complex projects independently within a fast-paced environment and possess excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Fluency in English is required, while proficiency in German, Japanese, or Danish is advantageous.

General Information

• Start Date

• Latest Possible Start Date

• Planned Duration of Employment: 12 months
• Extension: with approved budget, project extension
• Workplace: Basel
• Job Sharing: No
• Home Office: No
• Travel: Yes: Within Switzerland, Willingness to travel approximately 10-20%.
• Working Hours: Standard
• 24/7 Area Access Basel: Yes
• Does this position have access to Roche products or is it in a GMP relevant environment? Yes
• Tasks & Responsibilities
• What You’ll Do

In collaboration with the Technical Development Team Lead (TDTL) & Device Team Leader (DTL), the PM will translate device strategy into actionable plans, focusing on three key areas:

Execution

Drive team activities to meet project and design control deliverables

Team Dynamics

Ensure effective communication and facilitate team performance in a regulated environment using various processes and tools for planning, communication, budget, schedule, compliance, and risk management

• Maintains full understanding of program milestones for the Core, Lifecycle, Technical Development and associated teams and links them to the Device Team plan
• Effectively applies PM best practices and utilizes tools for planning, communication, team building, collaboration, decision-making, issue & risk management, lessons learned, knowledge management and budget tracking
• Develops & updates Design & Development Plan and establishes contingency plans as needed
• Ensures transparent communication of key team information and escalates issues as appropriate
• Establishes positive team dynamics through team building
• Promotes collaborative environment across team members
• Facilitates efficient decision-making and issue resolution
• Identifies team risks and mitigation plans
• Project Planning and Execution
• Manages project scope and facilitate necessary changes
• Facilitates project plan development and execution, and monitor the project schedule
• Integrates deliverables with other teams linked to the product
• Ensures effective team dynamics and positive team environments
• Risk and Issue Management
• Anticipates and manage risks with proactive contingency plans
• Facilitates risk management process and issue resolution
• Collaboration and Team Building
• Assess Team dynamics and leads team building activities to enable and sustain a high performing team environment
• Establish relationships and network with other stakeholder Teams and PMs
• Communication
• Develops and adapts project communication tools to drive awareness of project progress and risks across stakeholders including external collaborators (e. g. dashboard)
• Acts as Device Team Leader back-up for Team communication as required
• Liaises with other Teams to manage cross-functional activities and issues and risks
• Meeting and Budget Management
• Facilitate effective team meetings with clear outcomes and follow-up actions
• Forecast and monitor team resources and project costs
• Knowledge Management
• Establishes centralized Team access to all relevant project information
• Manages Team uncontrolled document repository (e. g. Project History File)
• Conducts lessons learned exercises during project execution and share outcomes to a broader audience
• Governance
• Effectively navigates the Device Team through business process stage-gates
• Supports Team Leader with technical advisory and governance committee reviews at pre-defined check-in points and/or identifies appropriate check-in points
• Leads business process continuous improvement initiatives through applying project lessons: business process updates, PM tool optimization & implementation, best practice sharing and driving awareness across teams
• Must Haves
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Min. 8 to 11 years of experience, with at least 5 years in a relevant industry, preferably within a global medical device, pharmaceutical, or biopharmaceutical company (*****)
• Experience in project management in drug and/or medical device development and commercialization, particularly with combination products (*****)
• Proficiency in Project Management best practices and software (Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Google suite) (*****)
• PMP certification is an asset.
• Knowledge of 21CFR820.30 design control requirements (*****)
• Experience with vendor / partner collaboration.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to manage complex projects independently in a fast-paced, team-based environment.
• Fluent English is required. German, Japanese or Danish is of advantage
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