Senior Project Manager

Actalent; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Medical insurance

Dental & vision

401(k) match

Education reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Saint Paul, MN to lead cross-functional teams through complex medical device projects, including NPI and contract design initiatives. You will drive scope, budget, and schedule, collaborate with customers and executives, and own governance and reporting across the project lifecycle.

The role requires 8+ years in project management within regulated environments; PMP preferred.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of project management experience in regulated environments such as medical devices.
• PMP certification strongly preferred.
• Experience leading NPI and device design projects.
• Ability to manage scope, budget, and timelines.
• Excellent communication with customers, executives, and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional leadership and customers to create aligned project plans and schedules.
• Direct project activities to meet objectives, ensuring proper resources and timing.
• Anticipate, mitigate risks and provide clear visibility of status to stakeholders.
• Complete resource planning and reporting to meet milestones.
• Develop and improve PM tools, systems, and governance with teams.
• Conduct portfolio analysis to inform prioritization and decisions.
• Support business case development and ROI assessments with Finance.
• Own the full project life cycle from initiation through deployment.
• Communicate complex information effectively to various collaborators.
• Assist with project costing inputs for proposals with Commercial, Portfolio, and R&D.
• Coach and mentor junior PMs to grow organizational capability.

Skills

Project management

NPI

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder communication

Costing & ROI analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business

Master's degree in Engineering or Business

Job description

Senior Project Manager Job Description

The Senior Project Manager leads cross-functional development teams to effectively initiate, plan, execute, control, and complete complex projects within a medical device contract manufacturing and contract design environment. This role builds strong teams, prioritizes activities, manages risks, and communicates clearly with stakeholders to meet project objectives for scope, budget, and timeline. The Senior Project Manager supports a variety of projects, including new product introduction (NPI), contract manufacturing of assemblies and part families, contract design, original device design, 510(k) initiatives, continuous improvement efforts, and site improvement, expansion, or transfer projects.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional leadership and customers to create aligned, comprehensive project plans and schedules for complex initiatives such as contract manufacturing, contract design, original device design, 510(k) submissions, continuous improvement, and site improvement, expansion, or transfer projects.


• Manage and direct project activities to achieve defined objectives, ensuring appropriate allocation of resources, skills, and timing to meet competing project schedules.


• Anticipate, assess, and mitigate project risks, providing clear and concise visibility of issues and risk status to cross-functional leadership and customers.


• Complete resource planning and reporting to ensure teams can meet project deliverables and milestones.


• Develop and enhance project management tools, systems, and processes in partnership with other project managers and cross-functional teams to drive consistency and efficiency.


• Conduct project portfolio scenario analysis to inform tradeoffs, prioritization, and decision-making across multiple projects.


• Partner with Finance and Portfolio Management to support business case development and return-on-investment assessments for projects and capital expenditures.


• Take strong ownership of all project reporting, communication, and governance requirements, both internally and externally, at peer and executive levels, including project governance, resource planning, and key performance indicators (KPIs).


• Own and lead the full project life cycle from initiation through deployment, driving successful outcomes through effective leadership and oversight.


• Communicate complex information effectively to a variety of collaborators, including customers, executives, peers, managers, and subject matter experts.


• Support project costing initiatives and partner with Commercial, Portfolio, and R&D personnel to develop accurate inputs for project proposals.


• Coach and mentor less experienced project managers, formally or informally, to build project management capability across the organization.

Essential Skills

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.


• Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience in project management, preferably within highly regulated environments such as medical devices.


• Expert-level knowledge and application of project management tools, processes, and best practices, with experience using multiple project management methodologies.


• Demonstrated success in leading new product development and new product introduction (NPI) projects.


• Proven ability to deliver projects according to established scope, budget, and timelines.


• Extensive experience guiding teams through risk assessment and mitigation activities.


• Strong knowledge and application of finance fundamentals as they relate to project planning, costing, and ROI analysis.


• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with customers, executives, peers, managers, and subject matter experts.


• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification strongly preferred.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Masters degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline is helpful and considered an advantage.


• Experience working on medical device contract manufacturing and contract design projects.


• Background in original device design, 510(k) submissions, and continuous improvement initiatives.


• Experience with site improvement, expansion, or transfer projects in a regulated environment.


• Demonstrated ability to develop and improve project management tools, systems, and governance frameworks.


• Experience partnering with finance and portfolio management teams on business case development and capital project evaluations.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Saint Paul, MN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $115000.00 - $140000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Base salaries are determined by taking a variety of factors in account, including, but not limited to, candidate qualifications, geographic locations, market conditions and internal equity. This position is bonus eligible, with a target bonus of 10% of base salary depending upon company and individual performance. Our total compensation package also includes eligibility for comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan with company match, education reimbursement, paid parental leave and paid time off.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 5, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Saint Paul,MN.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

Equal Opportunity

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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