Associate Project Manager - Bracco Medical Technologies

Acist Medical Systems Inc.; Eden Prairie (MN); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

401(k) savings plan

Health, dental, vision insurance

Job summary

Bracco Medical Technologies is seeking an Associate Project Manager to lead and support medical device projects within Cardiovascular, Diagnostic Imaging, and Sustaining Engineering groups. You will work with cross-functional teams to define scope, schedules and budgets, while driving process improvements and ensuring milestone delivery.

The role requires a minimum Bachelor's degree, 3+ years of project management in a technical setting, and familiarity with medical device regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; engineering or business background preferred.
• 3+ years direct work experience in research, product development or manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years direct work experience in resource/budget management and/or business process management and execution.
• Knowledge of quality systems regulations and guidelines (MDD, MDR, GSPR, IOVV, FDA Design Controls).
• Demonstrated organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to collaborate across functions.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management support for BMT medical device projects; collaborate with Senior Program Managers on scope, goals and deliverables.
• Develop key project documents (plans, schedules) in partnership with Senior Program Managers.
• Support core team development and cross-functional collaboration.
• Monitor project budget and resource allocations.
• Create milestones, timelines and budget performance metrics for management review.
• Document meeting minutes, issues logs and decision logs; track deliverables.
• Identify gaps and opportunities to improve project management practices; drive process improvements.
• Travel up to 15% as needed; hybrid work arrangement is required.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Engineering or business background preferred

PMI Certification or equivalent preferred

Strong organizational and communication skills

Job description

Why Join Bracco Medical Technologies? We care as much about our employees as we do our patients. Our culture fosters a work environment where employees can thrive, be passionate and have fun along the way. Each member of the Bracco Medical Technologies team has the power to make a difference...every day!

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
• Track project deliverables using appropriate tools
• 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 Bachelor's degree
• 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
• Preferred: PMI Certification or equivalent
• Preferred: Experience in programs for medical imaging products, specifically radiology
• Preferred: Experience leading hardware, software and consumable projects
• Preferred: Work experience in environments where Core Teams and resources matrixes are deployed.

Other

15% travel time may be required

This position is expected to be Hybrid (at least 3 days or more per week in the office)

Compensation & Total Rewards

Estimated Beginning Salary: $105,000.00 - 120,000.00

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.

• 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.

Bracco Medical Technologies is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

Bracco Medical Technologies desires priority referrals of protected veterans for all openings.

Improve people's lives by shaping the future of prevention and precision imaging. This is our purpose. Our work impacts millions of people all over the world. Not least the more than 4,000 Bracco colleagues who work to improve lives every single day. That is quite a responsibility and something we proudly embrace. We are the Bracco Group!