Project Manager I

Ambu; Penang; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambu is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join the Respiratory & ENT Solutions team within Global R&D at our innovation site in Penang, Malaysia. You will drive complex product development projects from idea to implementation, coordinating across functions and external partners while ensuring regulatory and quality standards.

The role requires strong leadership, technical and business understanding, and the ability to manage timelines, budgets and risks.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or relevant technical discipline; ability to support decision-making and challenge technical solutions when needed.
• Solid project management experience within the medical device industry, preferably involving New Product Development, industrialization or manufacturing.
• Broad project management toolbox; capable of managing scope, timelines, resources, risks and budgets.
• Experience working with global project teams and international suppliers.
• Curious, open-minded and able to build strong relationships across functions and cultures.
• Structured, committed and ownership mindset for both projects and team.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and stakeholder-management skills.
• Preferably hold a recognized Project Management certification.
• Experience with development of Class II medical devices is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate and execute project plans for new product and product line development in accordance with New Product Development projects.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables and success criteria in collaboration with project management, sponsors and key stakeholders.
• Plan and manage project timelines, milestones, resources, risks and dependencies using appropriate project management tools.
• Ensure the right competencies and resources are available throughout the different phases of the project.
• Prepare investment applications and ensure projects are managed within the approved budget.
• Monitor project progress and proactively address issues, risks and changes.
• Lead and coordinate project meetings and ensure effective collaboration across global project teams and third-party suppliers.
• Ensure project status, risks and issues are clearly communicated and escalated when needed.
• Apply project management best practices and continuously improve ways of working based on learnings from projects.
• Ensure project activities and documentation comply with Ambu’s Quality Management System and applicable regulatory requirements.

Skills

Project management

Medical device industry experience

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Budget management

Technical background

Education

Engineering degree or relevant technical discipline

Job description

Ambu is looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our Respiratory & ENT Solutions team within Global R&D at our innovation site in Penang, Malaysia.

Do you have solid project management experience within the medical device industry and a technical background that enables you to drive complex product development projects? Are you motivated by bringing new medical devices and manufacturing solutions from idea to successful implementation while collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders across a global organization?

At our innovation site in Penang, Malaysia, we develop and industrialize many of our medical devices. Our focus is on bringing products to market based on a strong understanding of customer needs while developing innovative products and production processes.

As Project Manager, you will play a key role in planning, coordinating and implementing new and existing product lines. The role requires strong project leadership, technical and business understanding, and the ability to collaborate effectively across functions, locations and external partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate and execute project plans for new product and product line development in accordance with New Product Development projects.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables and success criteria in collaboration with project management, sponsors and key stakeholders.
• Plan and manage project timelines, milestones, resources, risks and dependencies using appropriate project management tools.
• Ensure the right competencies and resources are available throughout the different phases of the project.
• Prepare investment applications and ensure projects are managed within the approved budget.
• Monitor project progress and proactively address issues, risks and changes.
• Lead and coordinate project meetings and ensure effective collaboration across global project teams and third-party suppliers.
• Ensure project status, risks and issues are clearly communicated and escalated when needed.
• Apply project management best practices and continuously improve ways of working based on learnings from projects.
• Ensure project activities and documentation comply with Ambu’s Quality Management System and applicable regulatory requirements.

Suggested candidate profile

Skills

• Hold a degree in engineering or another relevant technical discipline and have technical experience that enables you to support decision-making and challenge technical solutions when needed.
• Have solid project management experience within the medical device industry, preferably involving New Product Development, industrialization or manufacturing.
• Bring a broad project management toolbox and are comfortable managing scope, timelines, resources, risks and budgets.
• Have experience working with global project teams and international suppliers.
• Are curious, open-minded and able to build strong relationships across functions and cultures.
• Are structured, committed and take a strong sense of ownership for both your projects and your team.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and stakeholder-management skills.
• Preferably hold a recognized Project Management certification.
• Experience with the development of Class II medical devices is considered an advantage.

Fluency in written and spoken English and strong communication skills are required for the position.

Ambu – a visionary and international workplace where your efforts matter

Ambu is a rapidly growing company with ambitious goals. We achieve them through interdisciplinary collaboration between motivated and highly skilled colleagues.

By joining us, you will become part of an international organization where your contribution matters and where you will have opportunities to develop both professionally and personally. We offer an informal working environment, exciting challenges and a wide range of professional, social and financial employee benefits.