Remote Senior Technical PM - Medical Device NPD

Convatec; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Convatec is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager to drive new product development and lifecycle management for Ostomy Care. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and Commercial to deliver projects on time and within budget.

The role emphasizes planning, risk mitigation, and effective stakeholder communication, with remote work and monthly travel to the Global Development Center as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience successfully managing and delivering New Product Development projects for a medical device company.
• Prior experience working in Medical Device or similar highly regulated industry.
• Strong communicator; Speak, listen and write in a clear, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques in-line with an outstanding Project Manager.
• Leader and team-worker who actively looks to develop themself and others; proactively networks across a complex organizational hierarchy and works cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals and resolve problems.

Responsibilities

• Consistently project manage and deliver high priority projects to ensure completion on time and within the agreed scope and budget.
• Be proactive in his/her role within the Core Team. Working with Core Team members to scenario plan and mitigate the potential impact of risks to the project.
• With limited supervision, lead project teams to deliver low and medium complexity projects on-time and meeting the agreed target specifications associated with quality and cost.
• Support higher complexity projects and be willing to learn and embrace insights from more experienced team members.
• Be willing and able to set realistic yet challenging project milestones.
• Establish a high-performing team culture.
• Establish a core project team and work with across functions to provide a coordinated and collaborative approach to managing assigned New Product Development and Lifecycle Management projects.
• Create detailed project plans which clearly identify and sequence the activities needed to successfully complete each project and establish the resources (time, money, capital equipment, etc.) required to complete project activities.
• Work within a cross functional team to ensure workstreams are appropriately planned and integrated into master schedules.
• Establish effective communication plans ensure appropriate stakeholder management.
• Review project schedules and monitor overall progress with senior management and project team members; revise schedules/plan as required and providing timely escalation where appropriate to ensure successful completion.
• Manage compliance to both Design Control and Business processes, such as preparation for Gate reviews with core team and ensuring rigorous adherence to IDEAL, the Convatec new product development process.
• Set up files to ensure all project information is appropriately documented and archived.
• Support the PMO to develop and enhance project management tools, processes, and systems to ensure consistent and efficient ways of working

Skills

NPD project management

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Advanced degree in Engineering or Science

MS preferred

Tools

MS Word

MS Project

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Teams

SAP

Project Management Cloud Software

Job description

Convatec is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager to drive new product development and lifecycle management for Ostomy Care. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and Commercial to deliver projects on time and within budget.

The role emphasizes planning, risk mitigation, and effective stakeholder communication, with remote work and monthly travel to the Global Development Center as needed.