Principal Project Manager (Software)

Our client is a well-known, leading healthcare organization located near Toronto’s airport.

You will carry out software project management on one or more software development projects. You will manage software projects involving multiple disciplines, including requirements, software development, and verification and validation. You will participate at various levels of project management, up to and including Core Team leadership level. You will be responsible for applying software project management functional excellence practices and policies across all projects managed, and will be accountable for the consistent, on-time delivery of high-quality project deliverables across all assigned projects.

You Will Be…

1. Organizing, planning, and directing the activities of one or more Software Projects
2. Management of all phases of the software development lifecycle, including:
1. Software project planning, including software development planning
2. Responsibility for the output and deliverables of the corresponding software project team
3. Day-to-day management of the software project through all phases of the software development lifecycle, including requirements definition, software development, verification, validation, and release.
4. Software project tracking and reporting
5. Representing the software development function as either a Core Team Leader / Member or Element Team Leader / Member on one or more projects
6. Where required to act as a Software Product Core Team Leader, you will be responsible for the coordination of all aspects of the overall project (including for example: marketing, service/support, QA/RA, and supply chain), and will be required to interact directly with higher-level management in project status updates and reviews, ensuring that all aspects of the overall programme are marshaled to meet required commercial success criteria.
7. Ensuring the timely development of deliverables for all internal and external projects
8. Collaboration with key internal functions, external suppliers, and manufacturing groups involved in the product development cycle
9. Development and deployment of software project management processes and procedures, including:
10. Participation in the development of standard processes and tools to ensure uniformity of deliverables across projects
11. Identification of best practices in all phases of software project management
12. Uniform deployment of processes across all projects managed
13. Gathering metrics to measure department compliance and progress
14. Monitoring implementation of processes to ensure that developed products meet requirements

You Must Have…

1. 8+ years of significant project leadership/management experience
2. University degree in Computer Science or Engineering
3. Strong planning, organization, analytical, management, and leadership skills are required.
4. Design process understanding
5. Strong knowledge of software lifecycles SDLC

It’s not necessary, but it’s nice if you have…

1. Engineering background with instrument development experience and/or real-time and embedded software
2. Biomedical background
3. Experience in a regulated product environment
4. Familiarity with IEEE, ISO, FDA or other design control quality processes as applicable to software development lifecycle
5. PMP certification (in process) or PMBOK knowledge
6. Must possess clear and precise written and verbal communication skills