Engineering Program Manager - Katalyst Healthcares & Life Sciences
Irvine, CA 92602
About the Job
Responsibilities:
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence key stakeholders.
- Ability to lead Onsite and offshore teams from different vendors and within organization.
- The ability to set high standards for results (refuse to fail mentality), and once achieved, raises the standards even higher. Holds people accountable for meeting commitments and getting results.
- Creates an environment that encourages risk-taking and ensures inclusion of varied perspectives.
- Metric driven attitude with high level of accountability for performance.
- Proficiency in project management tools and software.
- Track record of leading others to pursue challenging goals and to challenging the status quo to develop breakthrough solutions.
- 7-10 years of related PM experience, at least 3 years' experience in the Medical Device industry field required.
- Experience launching new Chemical and Life Sciences products to market from concept to launch.
- Minimum of 5-7 years of related professional experience with process improvement, metrics and project management leveraging continuous improvement tools and processes.
- Preferred prior experience in Lean Business Systems tools and processes, such as Visual Project Management, Risk Management, Daily Management, Problem Solving and Kaizen.
- NPD, NPI, Stakeholder management, Root Cause analysis, Product enhancement, Value Engineering Principals.
- Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Certifications/Licenses, and Affiliation (Include any required computer skills, regulatory knowledge, certifications, licenses, languages, cognitive and behavioral abilities etc.)
- Knowledge and application of design controls within the framework of Medical Device Regulations (21CFR820, ISO 13485), ensuring that every design step meets the rigorous standards required in the medical device industry. Strong business acumen with experience in understanding ROI evaluation.
- Proven track record of successfully leading Engineering/Technical projects to deliver on objectives.
- Demonstrated success in the management of complex projects in Engineering/Technical field.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex data, identify root causes, and develop practical solutions.
- Engineering Project Management.
- Medical Device / Chemical and Life Sciences.
- Continuous improvement tools.
- NPD.
- Engineering Design.
- VAVE.
- Root Cause analysis, Problem Solving.
- Kaizen.
- Risk Management.
- Regulations & Certifications.
- Risk Management.
- process improvement.
- Cross functional team management.
Source : Katalyst Healthcares & Life Sciences