Product Lifecycle Management Consultant

VOLTO Consulting; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Volto Consulting seeks a Windchill PLM Product Analyst to lead the MedTech R&D PLM platform updates. You will translate business challenges into precise requirements, drive a global team, and ensure alignment with architecture and data strategies across Windchill modules.

The role demands strong communication with non-technical partners, a track record of ERP integrations, and hands-on experience with Windchill PDMLink/MPMLink within regulated medical device contexts.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in PLM domain experience.
• 5+ years delivering technical solutions between business and technical partners.
• 5+ years PLM experience in Medical Devices industry.
• 3+ years Windchill MPMLink experience.
• 2+ Windchill-ERP integration implementations.
• Strong SDLC and Agile (Scrum/SAFe) experience.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead a globally distributed team as Product Analyst (PA) IT Lead for MedTech R&D PLM initiatives.
• Translate user challenges into detailed user stories, requirements, and bugs with supporting docs.
• Evaluate feasibility and alignment with solution architecture.
• Set priorities and roadmaps for developers, testers, and stakeholders across regions.
• Educate partners on PLM capabilities and data architecture.
• Drive production system issue resolution with root-cause analysis.
• Align backlog with product priorities and cross-functional needs.

Skills

Windchill PLM

Product Analyst

SDLC

Agile (Scrum/SAFe)

Communication

Tools

Windchill MPMLink

Windchill PDMLink

Job description

Role Title: Windchill PLM Product Analyst

Location:- Remote

Contract

Role Descriptions: "At least 10 years of PLM domain experienceAt least 5 years of experience delivering technical solutions for business problems by driving decisions and alignment between business and technical partnersAt least 5 years of experience with PLM in the Medical Devices industryAt least 5 years of experience with PTC Windchill PDMLink| ProjectLinkAt least 3 years of experience with PTC Windchill MPMLinkAt least 2 separate instances of implementations of a Windchill-ERP integrationAt least 1 year experience: Basic| practical knowledge of relational database architectures and can query Oracle databases using SQL statementsLed a team that was globally distributed and remoteStrong understanding and experience in software development lifecycle process (SDLC)| and agile (i.e. Scrum| SAFe) methodologiesAbility to communicate technical concepts to non-technical partners and to lead and empower teams to deliverEffective interpersonal| verbal| and written communication skills with cross-functional and global teammates| partners| and stakeholdersIndependent working style where results can be delivered independently with minimal supervisionAbility to shift between multiple initiatives/projects the team is working to deliverThe Product Analyst (PA) IT Lead for MedTech R&D Product Lifecycle Management at Johnson & Johnson is responsible for leading the delivery of sustaining system updates for the enterprise-wide PLM platform| PTC Windchill. This role requires a deep functional understanding of the PLM system solution and data architecture to enable the digital thread of product data to external systems and data consumers.Assist in the following 1. Understand user challenges and system opportunities; translate them into detailed user stories| requirements| and bugs. Supporting documentation such as process flows| mockups| and system-specific functional design guidance2.Evaluate requests for technical feasibility and alignment with existing solution architecture3.Generate fit/gap analysis based on current state of system and business process against proposed requirements or business use cases4.Lead a squad as the Product Analyst (PA) by setting priorities| defining scope| and communicating the future roadmap/vision to developers| testers| and stakeholders that are globally distributed5.Educate partners on PLM capabilities and data architecture to develop a clear understanding across parties during requirement and solution definition6.Drive production system issues result in actionable next steps that resolve and/or mitigate the problem to business operations. Partner with technical and business partners to comprehensively analyze the root-cause and impact and generate a holistic solution7.In partnership with Product and Platform Product Manager(s) to maintain deep understanding of processes and priorities to align squad delivery with value and needs; reconcile the backlog priority with competing| disparate stakehol

Essential Skills: Windchill Product Analyst

Keyword:

Skills: EIS PLM - Windchill Functional~EIS PLM - Windchnical