NPI Project Manager

Siemens Healthineers; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in medical technology is seeking an NPI Project Manager to lead complex projects in a collaborative environment. You'll be responsible for strategic planning and stakeholder engagement while managing large cross-functional teams. This position offers high visibility and opportunities for career development. Ideal candidates possess a degree in engineering, project management certification, and experience in regulated environments.

Benefits

26 days' holiday

Up to 10% employer pension contribution

Flexible benefits including private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Proven professional experience leading R&D and/or engineering development projects.
• Experience in a highly regulated business environment preferred.
• Significant NPI Project management experience in complex medical equipment or regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Motivate and coach cross-functional project teams.
• Identify and mitigate technical and project risks.
• Ensure project management methodologies are applied throughout.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Communication

Agile/Scrum

Technical Complexity Management

Education

Degree in Engineering, Science or Technology

Project Management Certification

Tools

FMEA

DFM

DFA

Job description

Overview

Join us in pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. Our inspiring and caring environment forms a global community that celebrates diversity and individuality. We encourage you to step beyond your comfort zone, offering resources and flexibility to foster your professional and personal growth, all while valuing your unique contributions.

Siemens Healthineers MR Magnet Technology is the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of superconducting magnets for magnetic resonance imaging - over a third of MRI scanners installed worldwide have at their heart a magnet manufactured in our Eynsham factory. The business has been awarded several Queen’s Awards for export success, two Best Factory Awards and an IMechE Manufacturing Excellence Award and is justifiably proud of its engineering and manufacturing heritage.

Role

As an NPI Project Manager you will work with a global team of engineers and professionals to lead end-to-end high-impact, technically complex projects. You will be responsible for strategic planning, execution, stakeholder engagement, and operational improvements, driving projects to completion on time, within budget, and to quality standards with global partners in Germany and China. A key focus is bringing together and effectively managing large cross-functional project teams, defining processes and coaching others to ensure projects run smoothly. This role offers high visibility within Siemens Healthineers and opportunities to develop your career in the UK and overseas.

Job Responsibilities

• Motivate, guide, and coach a cross-functional project team fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate technical and project risks/issues using appropriate tools and methodologies to ensure project success.
• Act as a key interface between international departments, ensuring external and internal requirements are integrated throughout new product development and implementation. You will report regularly to the senior leadership team.
• Refine project governance and engineering team structures to improve efficiency and optimize project work.
• Ensure state-of-the-art project management methodologies and tools are applied at all stages of the project.

About You

• Proven professional experience leading R&D and/or engineering development projects with direct customer interaction.
• Thrives in a high pace, high demand environment, delivering results while managing technical complexity, shifting priorities, and stakeholder expectations.
• Comfortable setting directions in ambiguous conditions and managing complex technical details.
• Ability to balance and manage competing demands across functions.
• High emotional intelligence with the ability to motivate and engage.
• Proven record of driving projects from inception to product launch while improving product and production stability.
• Effective communication and influence across internal and external stakeholders at all levels, from shopfloor to board level.
• Demonstrated success in improving project management performance within an engineering or technical organization.
• Skilled at adapting and applying project management best practices as needed.
• Thrives in a diverse, multicultural environment, collaborating with teams across sites and regions.

Your Skills & Experience

• Degree in a relevant Engineering, Science or Technology subject.
• Project Management certification (PMP, PM@Siemens, PRINCE, etc.).
• Agile/Scrum methodology qualification.
• Proven experience in Manufacturing/Engineering related Project/Program Management.
• Experience in a highly regulated business environment is preferred but all manufacturing backgrounds will be considered.
• Experience in MRI-related competencies is preferred but not essential.
• Significant NPI Project management experience, utilizing both waterfall and agile methodologies (team size 30+) in complex medical equipment or regulated industries. Open to other industries if PM experience relates to NPI in manufacturing.
• Prior experience in production ramp-up and product continuous improvement within manufacturing – preferred.
• Proven expertise in engineering tools (FMEA, PFMEA, design review) and design optimisation techniques (DFM, DFA) for manufacturing – preferred.

Our Benefits

• 26 days' holiday with the option to buy or sell an additional 5 days.
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution.
• Share and bonus scheme.
• Flexible benefits including private medical insurance, EV cars, dental cover.
• Onsite gym access.
• Up to £250 reimbursement for a single course training cost, for professional or personal development.
• Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities including 2 paid volunteering days per year and access to a 24/7 employee assistance programme.
• Hybrid working model with a minimum of 3 days per week on site.

Who we are

We are a team of more than 71,000 Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients everywhere. Our portfolio supports clinical decision-making and treatment pathways.

How we work

When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become part of a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists who believe in each individual’s potential to contribute. We value diversity and work together to fight the world’s most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from individuals with disabilities. Siemens Healthineers is a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

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