R&D Program Manager
Role Overview
The R&D Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and closing Software and Hardware projects on time, within budget, and within scope.
This role involves coordinating cross-functional teams, managing resources, mitigating risks, and ensuring stakeholders are informed and aligned throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Skills for This Role
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Position Summary
The R&D Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and closing Software and Hardware projects on time, within budget, and within scope. This role involves coordinating cross-functional teams, managing resources, mitigating risks, and ensuring stakeholders are informed and aligned throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders
- Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets
- Lead cross-functional teams to successfully deliver project outcomes
- Monitor progress, track milestones, and adjust plans as needed
- Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies
- Manage project resources effectively, including personnel and budget
- Communicate project status, updates, and risks to stakeholders and leadership
- Ensure alignment with organizational goals, quality standards, and best practices
- Facilitate meetings, maintain documentation, and ensure project governance
- Drive continuous improvement through lessons learned and process optimization
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in SW Engineering/Electrical Engineering or a related field
- Minimum 4+ years of project management experience (varies by level) with SW or HW project management
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Strong organizational, leadership, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Asana, Smartsheet)
- Familiarity with project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid)
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile certification
- Experience in Medical Device industry, with SW project management experience
- Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills
- Experience with budgeting and financial tracking
- Key Competencies
- Communication
- Attention to detail
- Adaptability and resilience
- Self Starter
- Leadership and team collaboration
- Strategic thinking and decision-making
- Time management and prioritization
- Risk management
- Work Environment
- Typically operates in an office setting
- May require occasional travel depending on project needs
- Fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Success Metrics
- On-time and on-budget project delivery
- Stakeholder satisfaction
- Quality of deliverables
- Effective risk mitigation
- Team performance and engagement
- The base pay for this position is
- In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
Preferred Qualifications
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile certification
- Experience in Medical Device industry, with SW project management experience
- Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills
- Experience with budgeting and financial tracking
- Key Competencies
- Communication
- Attention to detail
- Adaptability and resilience
- Self Starter
- Leadership and team collaboration
- Strategic thinking and decision-making
- Time management and prioritization
- Risk management
- Work Environment
- Typically operates in an office setting
- May require occasional travel depending on project needs
- Fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Success Metrics
- On-time and on-budget project delivery
- Stakeholder satisfaction
- Quality of deliverables
- Effective risk mitigation
- Team performance and engagement
- The base pay for this position is
- In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
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