Research And Development Manager

Infotree Global Solutions; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Infotree Global Solutions is seeking a Project Management Specialist to support R&D efforts in Peripheral Vascular Health on a contract basis. The role focuses on developing and maintaining cross-functional project schedules, monitoring execution against plan, and leading project meetings with sponsors and teams.

The position requires 7–10 years of PMO experience, strong Microsoft Project skills, and excellent communication across functional areas.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of related PMO and project management experience in R&D or medical device environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project and scheduling practices.
• Strong cross-functional communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and actively manage detailed cross-functional project schedules in Microsoft Project, including milestones, dependencies, critical path, and schedule changes.
• Monitor and control project execution, including schedule performance, scope changes, risks/issues, and mitigation or recovery actions.
• Lead cross-functional project meetings and communicate project status, risks, issues, and decisions to project teams and sponsors

Skills

Cross-functional communication

Schedule management

Stakeholder management

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

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Job Duration: Contract 12 + Months

Job Description:

Top 3 skills sets required

1- Strong hands-on experience building, maintaining, and managing complex cross-functional project schedules using Microsoft Project. 2- Experience monitoring and controlling projects, including schedule, scope, risks/issues, dependencies, and changes. 3-- Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to work across cross-functional teams and communicate effectively with project sponsors

the 3 main responsibilities/day to day activities required for this role

1- Develop and actively manage detailed cross-functional project schedules in Microsoft Project, including milestones, dependencies, critical path, and schedule changes. 2- Monitor and control project execution, including schedule performance, scope changes, risks/issues, and mitigation or recovery actions. 3- Lead cross-functional project meetings and communicate project status, risks, issues, and decisions to project teams and sponsors

target years of experience 7-10 years

Within our Research & Development organization in Peripheral Vascular Health, we focus on deploying project management methodologies and practices to ensure robust planning, project monitoring and control, and execution of new product development activities, continuous improvement initiatives and released product management. This includes developing and actively managing cross-functional project schedules, monitoring schedule performance, managing project scope and changes, and proactively identifying and managing project risks. Our Project Management Specialists are directly involved in all stages of the project life cycle for our innovative devices and therapies.

In this role, the individual will work on projects that are in various phases of product development. They will be working with internal project team members as well as suppliers and business partners to develop and sustain our product portfolio. As a core team member, this individual will be responsible for defining the scope, budget, and timeline of the project,developing and actively managing detailed project schedules in Microsoft Project, and monitoring and controlling project execution against the established schedule and scope. The individual will proactively identify and manage project risks, dependencies, and changes, and work with the cross-functional team to develop mitigation or recovery plans when needed. This position requires broad cross-functional knowledge and comprehensive business management skills, working closely with team members with expertise from the following disciplines: product development, clinical, regulatory affairs, quality, operations, supplier quality and product marketing.

A Day in the Life

• Represent the Research & Development Portfolio Operations group on cross-functional project teams as the PMO representative.
• Build, baseline, maintain, and actively manage detailed cross-functional project schedules in Microsoft Project, including dependencies, milestones, critical path, and schedule impacts.
• Monitor and control project execution against approved schedule, scope, and key milestones, identifying variances and driving recovery or mitigation actions as needed.
• Analyze project schedules to identify critical path, dependencies, schedule risks, and potential impacts to project milestones.
• Facilitate proactive risk and issue management, including identification, assessment, mitigation planning, ownership, tracking, and escalation.
• Manage project scope and changes, assessing the impact of proposed changes on schedule, resources, milestones, and project commitments.
• Lead project planning and execution activities across cross-functional teams and maintain clear project communications.
• Track and communicate project performance, schedule status, risks, issues, and key decisions to project leaders, sponsors, and stakeholders.
• Manage changing project priorities through effective schedule management and application of project management methodologies.
• Keep project leadership, sponsors, and key stakeholders informed of capacity constraints, dependencies, and portfolio risks.
• Implement project management best practices, tools, and techniques within projects and PVH R&D.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within the PMO.

Thanks a lot for your time. Look forward to talking to you soon.