Program & Project Management - Finance

-; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Scotland is seeking experienced Business Project Managers to lead critical programs in manufacturing and supply chain operations. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 12 years of project management experience, preferably in regulated industries. The role involves program leadership, collaborating with various teams, and ensuring compliance with medical device standards. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 12 years experience in project or program management within manufacturing, engineering, or supply chain.
• Demonstrated success managing technical projects and cross-functional teams.
• Experience working in regulated industries (FDA, ISO13485, EU MDR) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide program leadership for complex cross-functional operations projects.
• Drive commercial readiness for the Athenry facility.
• Lead production scale-up of products and processes.

Skills

Cross-functional team leadership

Project management

Regulated change control

Excellent communication skills

Stakeholder management

Knowledge of automation equipment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business or related discipline

Master's degree preferred

Tools

MS PowerPoint

MS Excel

Smartsheet

ERP systems (SAP, Oracle)

Job description

Role description

Client empowers people with diabetes through innovative continuous glucose monitoring CGM technology At the Ireland facility they are expanding manufacturing and supply chain capabilities to serve global markets

Client is seeking Business Project Managers to lead highimpact programs in manufacturing and supply chain operations driving operational excellence scaleup and commercial readiness

Overall this role requires project governance driving crossfunctional teams to help bring their Athenry facility to commercial readiness interacting with production planning and procurement to help define logistics of SKU changes and inventory planning and managing equipment design development and qualification to build product at internal and external manufacturing locations The Business Project Managers will lead crossfunctional ops teams and collaborate with stakeholders to drive business needs

JobRole Description

• Provide program leadership for complex crossfunctional operations projects from inception through commercialization
• Drive commercial readiness for the Athenry facility including new equipment moulds automation qualification implementation and technology transfers
• Lead production scaleup of products and processes including Change Order Plan COP closure and FDA filing support where required
• Partner across technical teams mechanical process electrical automation software and business functions manufacturing procurement logistics facilities EHS quality regulatory finance IT in a highly matrixed environment
• Collaborate with suppliers and external manufacturing partners to ensure successful project delivery
• Establish and execute project strategies schedules and resource plans anticipating risks and driving mitigation
• Ensure compliance with medical device regulatory standards FDA ISO EU MDR GMP
• Communicate project plans risks and progress clearly to leadership and stakeholders

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Supply Chain Business or related discipline Masters preferred
• 12 years experience in project or program management within manufacturing engineering or supply chain medical devices pharma or hightech strongly preferred
• Demonstrated success managing technical projects and crossfunctional teams
• Knowledge of automation equipment qualification and manufacturing transfer
• Strong grasp of regulated change control product development processes and design control
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes global supply chain operations and ERP systems SAP Oracle others
• Familiarity with ERPMESWMS systems and operational excellence initiatives
• Experience working in regulated industries FDA ISO13485 EU MDR is a plus
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills able to influence across functions and leadership levels
• Proficiency in MS PowerPoint Excel and project management tools Smartsheet
• PMP PRINCE2 or equivalent certification preferred