Principal Project Manager (Software)

ROSS; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization located near Toronto is seeking a Software Project Manager to oversee software development projects. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience in project management, a degree in Computer Science or Engineering, and strong leadership and planning skills. You will be responsible for managing project activities, ensuring timely deliverables, and collaborating with various teams to drive project success.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of significant project leadership/management experience.
• Strong knowledge of software lifecycles (SDLC).
• Design process understanding.

Responsibilities

• Organizing, planning and directing activities of software projects.
• Manage all phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Ensure timely development of deliverables for projects.

Skills

Project leadership

Planning

Organization

Analytical skills

Management

Leadership

Communication

Education

University degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

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…

• Organizing, planning and directing the activities of one or more Software Projects
• Management of all phases of the software development lifecycle, including
• Software project planning, including software development planning
• Responsibility for the output and deliverables of the corresponding software project team
• 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.
• Software project tracking and reporting
• Representing the software development function as either a Core Team Leader / Member or Element Team Leader / Member on one or more projects
• Where required to act as a Software Product Core Team Leader, you will be responsible for the co-ordination 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.
• Ensuring the timely development of deliverables for all internal and external projects
• Collaboration with key internal functions, external suppliers and manufacturing groups involved in the product development cycle
• Development and deployment of software project management processes and procedures, including
• Participation in the development of standard processes and tools to ensure uniformity of deliverables across projects
• Identification of best practices in all phases of software project management
• Uniform deployment of processes across all projects managed
• Gathering metrics to measure department compliance and progress
• Monitoring implementation of processes to ensure that developed products meet requirements

You Must Have…

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

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

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