R&D Software Project Manager

Philips Magyarország; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A global health technology company is seeking an R&D Software Project Manager to lead the development of medical device interfaces. This role requires managing a multidisciplinary team across several countries and ensuring timely delivery of project milestones. The ideal candidate should have strong project management skills, a BS degree, and over 3 years of experience in a similar role. Competence in tools like Microsoft Project and knowledge of agile methodologies will be a plus.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English; French is a plus.
• 3+ years’ experience in a similar role.
• Experience with project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Drive teams to execute project roadmaps.
• Build and maintain project plans and indicators.
• Provide status reports to stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Team leadership

Organizational skills

Education

BS degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

VBA

C#

Job description

Job Title

R&D Software Project Manager

Job Description

As the R&D Software Project Manager, you will be responsible for driving the development of medical device interfaces for our connectivity solution. Your responsibilities will include managing a multidisciplinary team (Biomedical Engineers, Developers, Testers) and a multicultural team (USA, France, Bulgaria, India) to plan and execute the connectivity software roadmap.

You will also be able to lead discussions on project scope definitions with partners and medical device manufacturers to facilitate the execution of the roadmap.

Primary Responsibilities

• Drive teams to execute the projects roadmap and ensure that projects are delivered within schedule
• Build and maintain projects plan, indicators and dashboards
• Initiate and drive meetings with task groups as required on running projects
• Identify risk areas and determine mitigation actions
• Provide synthetic status reports of project progress, achievements and issues to all stakeholders
• Articulates decisions to be taken to keep projects moving forward
• Gather technical information (communication protocols) from partners
• Drive discussions to define projects scopes, providing project inputs to development teams

Knowledge, Experience & Skills

• Ability to present accurate information succinctly in a compelling manner for a specific project
• Excellent interpersonal skills to successfully establish and maintain strong working relationships and consensus with all stakeholders, not limited to the Device Connectivity team
• Excellent facilitation, team leadership, problem-solving skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Strong communications, presentation and negotiation skills
• Autonomous, team player, have strong organizational skills, with a track record of managing multiple projects effectively
• Endorse the sharing of information, cultivate cooperation and understanding for differing views and perspectives
• Ability to follow and provide improvement to the Design Control processes from the Quality Management System in place
• Good relationship capabilities for relationships with customers, suppliers and partners

Minimum education and experience

• Fluent in English, French is a plus
• BS degree required (Computer Science/Engineering preferred)
• 3+ years’ business experience in a similar role, preferably in the healthcare, automotive, or aeronautics industry
• Proven experience with project management tools
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Project and VBA (or C#) for Microsoft Office is preferred
• Experience in agile methodologies is a plus
• PMP certification through a PMI certification board center or Prince 2 Certification is a plus

This is an office-based job, where you will work from our Paris office.

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