Associate Project Manager

Bracco Medical Technologies; Eden Prairie (MN); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & Holidays

Paid Family Leave

Annual incentive plan

401k

Medical/dental/vision, HSA

Employee assistance program

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Bracco Medical Technologies is seeking an Associate Project Manager to lead and coordinate BMT medical device projects. You will work under a Program Manager to drive deliverables, manage budgets and resources, and mentor cross-functional teams to meet milestones.

The role involves collaboration across cardiovascular, diagnostic imaging, and sustaining engineering, with a focus on process improvements and PMO practices. Hybrid work is expected with travel up to 15%.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of project management processes and leadership dimensions.
• 3+ years in a research, product development or manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years in resource or budget management and/or business process management.

Responsibilities

• Support definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables with stakeholders.
• Develop key project documents (plans, schedules, etc.).
• Support core team development and cross-functional collaboration.
• Monitor project budget and resource allocations.
• Create high-level plans and schedules for prioritization.
• Document meetings, issues/decision logs, and deliverables.
• Develop milestones and budget performance metrics.
• Provide direction to project team and ensure accountability.
• Maintain technical files and design history files.

Skills

Project leadership

Budget management

Resource management

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Quality systems knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Time management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business

Job description

The Associate Project Manager is a leader of projects supporting the BMT medical devices portfolio. The Associate Project Manager will primarily work at the direction of a Program Manager to drive specific deliverables within a larger program and may also work independently on smaller-scale projects. These projects may include business process improvements, quality/regulation driven project work, technology development, or new product development. Assigned projects may include work in the Cardiovascular, Diagnostic Imaging divisions, and/or the Sustaining Engineering group.

The Associate Project Manager will work with cross-functional teams to develop budget and resource models and coordinate the completion of functional deliverables to ensure smooth project execution and adherence to project milestones and review gates. The Associate Project Manager will also work within the broader PMO group to support strategic change and process improvement in the practices used to define and manage projects.

The Associate Project Manager is a self-motivated individual with demonstrated leadership skills in budget and resource management, project management, or continuous improvement. The Associate Project Manager will support the overall strategic direction and goals defined by senior PMO team members and will work independently with limited supervision.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Provide project management support for BMT medical device projects:

• Partner and collaborate with Senior Program Managers to support definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with department management, senior management and stakeholders
• Partner and collaborate with Senior Program Managers to support the development of key project documents (plans, schedules, etc.)
• Support core team development, cross-functional collaboration and project execution
• Monitor the project budget and functional resource allocations
• Generate high-level plans, communications, and schedules to assist with task prioritization and workload adjustments
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team
• Document project meeting minutes, issues log, decision logs, and track project deliverables using appropriate tools
• Develop milestones, timelines and budget performance metrics to keep management informed of project progress
• Provide direction and support to project team and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work
• Ensure the technical files and design history files are properly maintained
• Provide input and analysis on BMT’s project management practices, tools and systems to identify gaps and improvement opportunities
• Identify and implement process and system improvement projects to drive greater project management consistency and improve the overall state of project management at BMT.
• Pursue continuing education and training to develop additional skills and increased confidence to manage projects independently.

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities):

Minimum

• Knowledge of project management processes and the dimensions of project leadership
• 3+ years direct work experience in a research, product development or manufacturing environment
• 3+ years direct work experience in resource/budget management and/or business process management and execution
• Knowledge and experience with quality systems regulations and guidelines, Medical Device Directive (MDD), Medical Device Regulations (MDR), General Safety and Performance requirements (GSPR), Design input and output verification and validation (IOVV), FDA Design Controls
• Demonstrated organizational and time management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills to effectively transfer ideas, concepts and information
• Ability to work with various internal and external customers in a professional manner with proven experience collaborating across functions/groups
• Strong focus on career development and a desire to pursue experience in project management in a technical environment
• Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business disciplines
• PMI Certification or equivalent
• Experience in programs for medical imaging products, specifically radiology
• Experience leading hardware, software and consumable projects
• Work experience in environments where Core Teams and resources matrixes are deployed.

Other:

• 15% travel time may be required
• This position is expected to Hybrid (at least 3 days or more per week in the office)

Compensation & Total Rewards:

*Estimated salary is intended to reflect the salary Bracco Medical Technologies reasonably expects to pay for the position. The provided range is based on salary and market data and may vary based on an employee's eligibility for geographic differential pay in high-cost-of-labor markets.

Total Rewards:

• Paid Time Off, Company Holidays & Paid Family Leave – We provide PTO and Company Holidays to help you recharge, relax and do what’s important to you, when it’s important to you. Our 100% paid family leave options for parents, grandparents and eligible family members provide support for growing families as well.
• Achieve – Beyond competitive compensation, we offer options to help you plan for a financially secure future, including an annual incentive plan and 401k savings plan contributions.
• Live well – We offer comprehensive benefit options to help protect you along the way, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, employer HSA contributions, employee assistance program, short-term disability, etc.
• Evolve – Through structured on-the-job learning, workshops, seminars, and our tuition reimbursement program, you’ll find many opportunities to grow, personally and professionally.

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