Senior Technical PM – Medical Device R&D & NPD Lead

Convatec

Manchester

Hybrid

GBP 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Convatec is relocating the majority of its UK R&D activities from Deeside to Manchester from late 2027/early 2028, expanding facilities and creating a new global testing hub. The Senior Technical Project Manager will drive cross-functional NPD and lifecycle projects in Advanced Wound Care, partnering with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Operations and Commercial teams.

The role emphasizes delivering on-time, on-budget projects, building high-performing teams, managing plans and budgets, and ensuring

Qualifications

Minimum of 5+ years of experience successfully managing and delivering New Product Development projects required.
Prior experience working in Medical Device or similar highly regulated industry required.
Good understanding of ISO 13485 and design controls preferred.
Prior experience developing wound care products preferred.
Strong proficiency in MS Word, MS Project, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Teams, database software, SAP, MS Outlook, Project Management Cloud Software.
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.
Work with the finance team to input into annual project budget planning, coordinate monthly spend predictions and accruals.
Work within a cross functional team to ensure workstreams are appropriately planned and integrated into master schedules
Establish effective communication plans to ensure appropriate stakeholder management
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