Project Manager

Chemence Medical, Inc.; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Chemence Medical, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to own the Portfolio Management Process and PM capabilities.

This role acts as a Center of Excellence for portfolio, program, and project initiatives, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and regulatory requirements. The candidate will lead portfolio reviews, drive data-driven decisions, and champion PMO best practices across global functions including R&D, manufacturing, and quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering degree (or equivalent) from a four-year college.
• Ten+ years of related experience and/or training.
• Medical device development experience required.
• Experience managing programs/projects (R&D, Operations, etc.).
• PM certification such as PMP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own portfolio governance; lead portfolio reviews and data-driven recommendations.
• Plan, design, implement and manage projects across Medical and Performance Materials.
• Develop and improve PMO methodologies, tools and processes.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, quality and risk for multiple projects.
• Collaborate with R&D, engineering, quality, regulatory, sales, marketing, operations.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk management

Education

Bachelor of Engineering degree or equivalent

PMP certification

Job description

The position of Project Manager serves as the owner of the Portfolio Management Process and Project Management capability, functioning as a Center of Excellence for portfolio, program, and project level initiatives as best practices.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Manages Projects for both divisions– Medical and Performance Materials
• Planning, designing, implementing and managing projects
• Manages Portfolio Governance & Strategy Alignment
• Own the global product portfolio governance, ensuring all projects align with corporate strategy and regulatory requirements
• Lead Portfolio reviews, updates, and data-driven recommendations to senior leadership.
• Develop, implement, and improve standard PMO methodologies, tools, and processes for project execution and portfolio management
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk for multiple projects across manufacturing, R&D, supply chain, engineering, and logistics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (R&D, engineering, quality, regulatory, sales, marketing, operations) to deliver projects on time and within constraints
• Escalate issues that threaten portfolio and project success
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks; implement mitigation strategies
• Foster a data-driven, inclusive PM culture and drive continuous improvement in project delivery
• Provide global leadership and influence at all organizational levels
• Communicate project status, risks, and opportunities to stakeholders; facilitate decision-making forums
• Build and develop PM talent within the organization
• Manage CAR Process and facilitate Governance.
• Lead acquisition request reviews, updates, for senior leadership.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for capital acquisition proposals, ensuring they meet strategic, financial, and regulatory criteria at submission.
• Own and oversee the acquisition process from request to close.
• Working closely with CAR leads to ensure purchase orders and work orders are tracked from issuance through completion, and that any delays, gaps, or non-conformances are identified early and escalated appropriately.
• Provide guidance and support to CAR leaders new to the process.
• Manage KPI process in conjunction with HR
• Lead KPI reviews, updates, and data-driven recommendations to senior leadership.
• Collect and track KPI reports from departments. Track KPI trends, compare against targets, and highlight deviations.
• Facilitate annual KPI planning in conjunction with Leadership goals and needs.
• Ensure accountability: Make KPIs transparent and linked to team performance to foster ownership and alignment.
• Demonstrate and generated Global Project Management Office (PMO) project management best practices
• Works in partnership with other Departments to broaden Project Management best practices via internal and external training and sharing across Chemence.
• Support optimization of policy, SOPs and tools to support the company’s Project Management Methodology
• Stay current on the Project Management industry’s best practices, techniques and standards, and encourage team members to use them for effective project execution.

Essential Functions:

• Project Portfolio Management – Leads and oversee projects across the Medical and Performance Materials divisions, ensuring successful execution from planning through completion.
• Capital Acquisition Request (CAR) Process Management– Manages and govern the capital acquisition process, ensuring proposals meet strategic, financial, and timeline goal from initiation to closure.
• KPI Program Management - Leads tracking, analysis, and reporting of organizational KPIs to measure performance and support business goals.
• Project Management – Demonstrates and completes training to build on all knowledge areas of project management (scope, timeline, cost, etc.) to drive a project team through the project management phases (IPECC).
• Data Elicitation – Challenges project data related to risk, value, cost, and time to ensure clarity and consistency for execution and decision making.
• Communication – Enables decision-making by communicating analysis in a manner that both fulfills and challenges strategic and financial objectives.
• Stakeholder Management – Effectively communicates with, negotiates with, and influences key project stakeholders.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Education and/or Experience Required:

• Bachelor of Engineering degree or equivalent from four-year college.
• Ten or more years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have Medical device development experience.
• Experience running various types of programs and projects (R&D, Operations, Capability improvements, Process, M&A, IT, RA, QA, Marketing, etc.).
• Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Medical Device experience a must.
• Coach and mentor colleagues to foster an environment of learning and growth.

Language Skills:

• English required; Spanish is a plus.
• Reasonable accommodations can be made, up to and including translation services.

Physical Demands:

• Position requires walking, standing for prolonged periods, occasionally required to sit, climb, or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. May frequently lift and/or move up to 5 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.
• Non-temperature-controlled warehouse, non-temperature-controlled production floor, temperature-controlled office.

Other Duties:

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

AAP/EEO Statement:

• CHEMENCE® provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.