Technical Project Manager

Philips; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Philips in Pune, India seeks a Technical Project Manager to drive cross‑functional teams through product updates, cost optimization, and regulatory changes across the lifecycle. You will plan, coordinate, and deliver projects on time and within budget, ensuring PBS/PEPF standards and SAFe/PMBok practices are followed, while maintaining strong stakeholder communication and governance.

The role requires deep technical understanding, global collaboration, and risk management, with onsite presence 3

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (BE/BTech) in Electrical, Mechanical, or related technical field.
• 8–10 years PM experience in healthcare, medical devices, or consumer health.
• Experience with lifecycle management and supplier-driven projects.
• PMP certification or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end lifecycle management projects for personal health products.
• Collaborate with R&D, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and Regulatory Affairs.
• Define scope, timelines, deliverables, risks, and resources.
• Ensure regulatory and PBS/PEPF standards compliance.
• Report KPIs and governance to stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Project governance

Communication

Risk management

Cost optimization

Regulatory compliance

Global coordination

Education

BE/BTech in Electrical/Mechanical engineering

MBA or MTech a plus

Tools

MS Project

Jira

PMBok/SAFe

Job description

Job Title Technical Project Manager Job Description TPM role involves driving cross-functional teams to execute product updates, cost optimizations, compliance changes, and technology refreshes throughout the product lifecycle. The candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering projects on time, within budget, and in alignment with business and regulatory requirements. This position requires strong technical understanding, stakeholder management, and project governance skills to ensure product continuity and sustained customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage end-to-end lifecycle management projects for personal health products, including cost reduction, component changes, quality improvements, and regulatory updates.
• Collaborate with R&D, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Regulatory Affairs to ensure smooth execution of LCM initiatives.
• Drive project planning, including defining scope, timelines, deliverables, risk assessment, and resource allocation.
• Ensure compliance with medical device/healthcare product regulatory standards and internal quality management systems.
• Act as the primary point of contact for project stakeholders, ensuring clear communication, progress tracking, and timely decision-making.
• Monitor and report project performance through established KPIs and governance frameworks.
• Identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, and escalation issues proactively.
• Support business continuity by ensuring supply stability and seamless product transitions across geographies.
• Contribute to process improvements in project execution and lifecycle management frameworks.
• Monitors project activities closely, balancing risk-taking with issue escalation, and preparing detailed progress and escalation reports for the project steering team to ensure informed decision-making.
• Ensures that Philips standards (Process/Systems/Way-of-Working) are adopted and adhered to, as outlined in the Philips Business System (PBS) and the local Management System based on the Philips Excellence Process Framework (PEPF).
• Applies Philips PM Standards (PMBok and SAFe) with a basic understanding and practical application, ensuring that project management practices are aligned with organizational expectations and industry best practices.

Minimum Requirements

• Education Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (BE/BTech) in Electrical, Mechanical, or related technical field.
• Experience 8–10 years of professional experience in project management within healthcare, medical devices, or consumer health products.
• Proven experience in lifecycle management, product engineering changes, or supplier-driven projects.
• Certification PMP (Project Management Professional) or equivalent certification is highly preferable.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (BE/BTech).
• Advanced degree (M.Tech/MBA) is a plus.
• Skills Strong knowledge of product lifecycle management (PLM) processes.
• Familiarity with medical device regulations (ISO 13485, FDA, MDR, etc.) and compliance frameworks.
• Hands‑on experience with project planning tools (MS Project, Jira, or similar).
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities, with experience in risk management and cost optimization projects.
• Ability to manage global, cross‑functional teams in a matrix organization.
• Knowledge of supply chain processes and supplier quality management is an advantage.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office‑based teams, this means working in‑person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full‑time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others. At Philips, we believe that every human matters. As a global health‑tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people's lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image‑Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health. Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters. That's why we're taking steps to create an environment where we acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other's views. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success.

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