Healthcare Project Manager

Cambridge Design Partnership; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design and innovation firm in North Carolina is seeking a Healthcare Project Manager to join their team. This position involves managing multiple projects within the healthcare sector, engaging with a range of clients from pharmaceuticals to medical devices. Key responsibilities include project management, stakeholder engagement, and risk mitigation. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, coupled with a good degree in a relevant field. This full-time position offers a collaborative environment and the opportunity for professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading medical product development, specifically in late stages.
• Ability to identify and mitigate project risks effectively.
• Experience in managing complex stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage accountability for project management of single or multiple projects.
• Agree and manage project plans including resources and costs.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and track scope changes.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams effectively.
• Ensure accurate project reporting internally and externally.

Skills

Project leadership skills

Highly collaborative

Organised and forward thinking

Excellent communication skills

Ability to problem solve

Presentation skills

Ambition to learn

Knowledge in software & digital space

Education

Good degree in a relevant field

Job description

Healthcare Project Manager - Cambridge Design Partnership

This is a new opportunity to join our growing team of technology consultants in our healthcare division. You will be working with multi‑disciplinary teams leading single or multiple projects across our pharmaceutical, drug delivery and medical device clients.

Responsibilities

• Accountability for project management of single or multiple projects dependent on size and complexity
• Agree and manage project plans including activities, resources, costs, roles, responsibilities, quality assurance, deadlines and dependencies
• Identify and mitigate project risks
• Tracking, communication and commercial management of scope change
• Authorship of proposals in line with CDP processes including planning, costing, collaboration with relevant technical experts and senior management review
• Relationship and stakeholder management engaging effectively with the client and managing complex needs
• Review and negotiation of Master Services Agreement ensuring that agreed activities are implemented on projects
• Accurate and clear project reporting both externally and internally
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Project leadership skills to empower the team and drive development efficiently and effectively towards well‑defined goals
• Highly collaborative bringing both the CDP team together and facilitating close working with the client team and other third‑party organisations
• Extremely organised and forward thinking, identifying project risks and mitigating them effectively during the development
• Have excellent communication skills and the ability to problem solve pragmatically
• Highly confident to present ideas and results in a compelling way to the client
• Ambition to learn and develop further technical, quality, project leadership, and business development skills
• Thirst for new knowledge and skills in the software & digital space
• Good degree and relevant technical or quality background
• Experienced in leading medical product development, specifically late stages

About Us

Cambridge Design Partnership (CDP) is an end‑to‑end innovation partner, propelling global brands and ambitious start‑ups to success. We build breakthrough products and services – from insight to ideas, prototypes to production – bringing innovation to life. Our teams are multi‑disciplinary, uniting scientific rigor, design ingenuity, and engineering excellence for consumer and healthcare clients. People‑centred, deeply collaborative, and – above all – expert, we’re uniquely positioned to shape the future for consumers, patients, and industry. Even our ownership model is innovative: We’re 100% owned by our employees, ensuring an open culture and a total commitment to our projects’ success.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Project Management