Program Manager

Title : Project / Program Manager

Location : Irvine, CA

Note : This is a W2 contract role – C2C, 1099, & 3 rd party candidates WILL NOT be considered

The NPD (New Product Development) Program Manager on the BD Advanced Patient Monitoring (APM) PMO Team will be responsible for successfully leading NPD teams through the various stages of product and algorithm development, clinical evaluations, operational readiness, and commercialization for new and improved Hemodynamic Monitoring products, and related accessories and disposables. This person will be responsible for initiating, planning, budgeting, executing, documenting, controlling, and managing all aspects of program(s), to ensure on-time commercialization of new products and technologies that uphold Edwards’ best in-class quality standards and business objectives.

Position Responsibilities :

• Manage one or more large scale to enterprise-wide projects within program, assuring strict adherence to BD APM’s Quality Systems and Change Control Processes
• Facilitate the creation and approval of business cases within the program, and coordinate the sharing and prioritization of resources among projects
• Develop detailed plans for the program and manage program change accordingly
• Execute program plans (quality, risk, communication, staffing, etc.) and communicate program status and data to maintain accurate and current program information for the use of stakeholders
• Lead core team meetings and other necessary meetings to drive best in class program execution; continually improve quality and effectiveness of how meetings are run, decisions are made, and how work gets done
• Serve as a project and program management subject matter expert, including guiding and mentoring peers
• Demonstrate high emotional intelligence; build trust, rapport and respect with project team members and stakeholders; Engage in honest and transparent conversations
• Create a culture where teams can act with a high sense of urgency and accountability to meeting / exceeding individual and project goals
• Understand complex problems and drives the team to effective resolution
• Display perseverance and continue appropriate forward momentum by keeping core team engaged, even when faced with crisis, and / or changes
• Demonstrate strong ability to influence downward, horizontally, and upward

Position Qualifications :

needs of several functional departments; ability to make timely decisions in the face of risk and uncertainty

Note : This is a W2 contract role – C2C, 1099, & 3 rd party candidates WILL NOT be considered