Associate Project Manager

Lancesoft; Warsaw (IN); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancesoft in Warsaw, Indiana, seeks an Associate Project Manager for a 12-month engagement in a hybrid role (3 days in office). Travel up to 25% to collaborate between teams across sites.

You will support the Engineer Services team on site integration projects, defining scope, developing schedules, and managing risks while communicating with leadership. Proficiency with Microsoft Project and Portfolio Navigator is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field; master's preferred.
• 3–5 years of full-time engineering experience in regulated medical device industry.
• PMI PMP certification preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management support for the Engineer Services team on a site integration project.
• Coordinate day-to-day activities across Packaging, Labeling, Design Controls, and Biocompatibility.
• Develop work breakdown structures, master schedules, and resource plans for assigned projects.
• Monitor master project plans and communicate progress, risks, constraints, and decisions to stakeholders.
• Develop and deliver project presentations and status updates for senior management as required.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Presentation skills

MS Project

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Master's degree preferred

PMP certification preferred

Tools

Portfolio Navigator

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

Title: Associate Project Manager

Location: Warsaw, IN 46580

Duration: 12 Months

Hybrid: 3 days in office

Duties

Expected Job Duties Key overarching responsibility is to provide project management support for a subset of the Engineer Services team at Client involved in a site integration project, including coordination of day-to-day activities across functional teams. These teams including Packaging, Labeling, Design Controls, and Biocompatibility. Supports the definition of technical projects, including scope, objectives, key activities, required resources, and deliverables. Facilitates development of work breakdown structures, master schedules, and resource plans for assigned projects. Monitors master project plans and communicates progress, risks, constraints, resource needs, and key decisions to functional leaders and business stakeholders. Identifies project risks and supports development of mitigation strategies and contingency plans to protect project timelines, scope, and objectives. Provides guidance to teams onboarding new projects into the project-management framework. Develops and delivers project presentations and status updates for senior management, as required. Communicates project-management principles, plans, expectations, and decisions clearly to technical and business stakeholders. Supports education, use, and application-level assistance for project-management tools, including Microsoft Project and Portfolio Navigator, for globally managed projects. This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and might not necessarily comprise all of the essential functions for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

1 Travel Expectations Up to 25% to the new site to collaborate between the teams.

Skills

What Makes You Stand Out Broad knowledge of project-management methodologies, tools, and practices. Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly communicate project-management concepts, plans, risks, and status to cross-functional teams and leadership. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with business leaders, functional project leaders, and project teams. Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with sound judgment and a practical understanding of project issues and constraints. Demonstrated presentation skills, including the ability to influence and persuade stakeholders through clear, confident communication. Collaborative working style with the ability to establish relationships quickly across a broad range of stakeholders, build team commitment, and support achievement of project objectives. Proficiency with Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office applications.

Education: Education Requirements Minimum Requirements: Bachelor s degree in an engineering discipline or related scientific, project management, or business discipline. The following are not required, but will be preferred among candidates: Degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science, or related engineering disciplines. A Master s degree is highly preferred. 3-5 years of full-time engineering experience in regulated medical device industry Experience working with with orthopedic implants, medical software, biomaterials, antimicrobial technologies, wound management, coatings, or local drug delivery is strongly preferred. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred, but not required.