Junior/intermediate Program Manager

ITjobs.ca; Waterloo; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Junior/Intermediate Program Manager to lead project stakeholders in delivering timely releases. This exciting role involves collaborating with diverse teams, ensuring adherence to project management best practices, and driving operational efficiencies. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership and communication skills, with a passion for adapting to new challenges in a fast-paced environment. Join a talented team dedicated to transforming healthcare delivery through innovative IT solutions and enjoy a rewarding career that impacts lives while fostering diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Training and Career Development Programs

Competitive Compensation

Benefits Package

Qualifications

• Proven experience applying project management methodologies.
• Strong ability to unite teams and build consensus.

Responsibilities

• Lead a release within a balanced matrix organizational structure.
• Define and manage release priorities and project scope.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Communication Skills

SAFE/Scrum Framework

Organizational Skills

Education

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Equivalent Work Experience

Job description

Agfa HealthCare, is a division of the Agfa-Gevaert Group which is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium and traded on Euronext Brussels (AGFB).

At Agfa HealthCare, we support healthcare professionals across the globe to transform the delivery of care. Our focus is 100% on providing best-of-suite Imaging IT software solutions that enable secure, effective and sustainable imaging data management.

From product development to implementation, our unified Enterprise Imaging Platform is purpose-built to reduce complexity, improve productivity and deliver clinical value. We use our proven track record as an innovator, our in-depth medical knowledge and our strategic guidance to help healthcare providers achieve their clinical, operational and business strategies.

AGFA HealthCare's R&D Program Management Office (PMO) is seeking a Junior/Intermediate Program Manager who is knowledgeable and passionate about leading and guiding release (project) stakeholders to deliver releases in a timely, consistent, efficient, transparent, and controlled manner.

In this role, you will collaborate with a diverse group of stakeholders, PMO team members, and R&D management to ensure the successful delivery of releases based on prioritized business needs. The variety of audiences you'll work with will require the ideal candidate to be skilled in leadership, project management best practices, SAFE/Scrum framework, and possess strong communication abilities.

If you are proactive, resourceful, and excel in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to established Design Control processes.
• Lead a release within a balanced matrix organizational structure to:
• Define and manage release priorities.
• Establish project scope, deliverables, and estimated timelines.
• Identify and address conflicts or roadblocks between release stakeholders.
• Drive operational efficiencies in project execution.
• Proactively track and communicate release progress to the release (project) control team and across the organization.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of Project Management best practices and the SAFE/Scrum framework at AGFA HealthCare.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success in leading teams in a high-tech field toward defined goals, with proven experience applying project management methodologies.
• Strong ability to unite teams and build consensus.
• Exceptional organizational skills, with experience managing multiple complex projects concurrently.
• Adaptable, with a proven ability to adjust to new challenges and priorities, and a commitment to continuous learning.
• Well-developed skills in influencing and motivating others to achieve objectives.
• Knowledge of Quality and Regulatory standards in the healthcare industry is preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or equivalent work experience.

Location:

• Waterloo - Canada or Gent - Belgium
• Travel - potentially internationally to other R&D centers.

We offer a rewarding career in a field that impacts lives, the opportunity to work with a talented and committed team of individuals, training and career development programs, and a competitive compensation and benefits package. If you want to be part of this experience, we'll take you there!

Agfa Inc. is committed to complying with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005 (AODA) and all of its standards in order to create a barrier-free Ontario. We will provide necessary accommodation during the recruitment and selection process to all applicants. If you require accommodation as part of the employment application process, please contact [e-mail].

At Agfa HealthCare, we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes diversity of Age, Gender, Gender Identity or expression, Race, Sexual Orientation, Physical Ability, Ethnicity, or any other aspect that makes someone unique. The differences among us are our strengths. We are committed to promoting a diverse, equal and inclusive workplace that fully represents the different cultures, viewpoints and backgrounds of our global organization and the world we live in.