Engineering Program Manager Medical Devices & NPD

Arthrex, Inc. is a global medical device company and a leader in new product development and medical education in orthopedics. Arthrex is actively searching for a Program Manager – Engineering to support the Imaging and Resection team. This individual will be responsible for managing and resolving issues related to the time, budget, and resource allocation for a given program or project.

Join our talented team at a global medical device company focused on Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™.

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Program Manager - Engineering - I&R

• Manages subsidiary-based and global projects/programs within the scope of the new product development.
• Develops project objectives by reviewing project proposals and business plans, conferring with senior management and key stakeholders.
• Determines project schedule by studying project plan and specifications, calculating time requirements, identifying and sequencing project elements and discrete tasks.
• Maintains project schedule by monitoring project progress, coordinating activities, and resolving risks or obstacles.
• Determines project responsibilities by identifying project phases and elements, requesting and allocating resources as necessary.
• Ensure design history file facilitation for assigned projects, adhering to Arthrex design control procedures.
• Ensure project progresses within the boundaries of the approved scope. Manage the scope of the project and guarantee scope changes are properly documented and implemented.
• Identify opportunities for improvement within the Project Management Governance and Design Control Process to improve speed to market.
• Monitor resource capacity within the New Product Development groups and cross‑functional resources and communicate constraints or needs to senior management.
• Help facilitate, with interdepartmental managers, the availability, assignment, and accountability of downstream resources and technology.
• Help facilitate project, program and portfolio status to management and key stakeholders with applicable metrics and project constraints.

• Complete understanding and application of principles, concepts, practices, and standards. Full knowledge of industry practices.

• Ability to effectively communicate project planning requirements, including task elucidation, duration, and resource requirements.
• Strong strategic thinker, excellent collaboration and communication skills, careful attention to detail.
• Ability to balance business and technical risks while remaining compliant with internal systems.
• Working knowledge of medical device life cycle and regulations and associated quality systems, particularly design controls and risk management.
• Manufacturing process knowledge preferred.
• Awareness of orthopedic surgery principles, theories, and products preferred.
• Knowledgeable of FDA and ISO guidelines for the development of medical devices required.
• Strong communication skills and accountability to project deliverable timing and budgets required.
• Ability to confidently lead complex, cross functional teams independently.
• Demonstrable bias for action.
• Strong desire and proven ability to learn quickly.
• Leads efforts to improve complex systems of people and process, while eliminating waste.
• Ability to lead project managers from all different levels. Establish career development goals and individual development plans. Steer team to accomplish business goals, and level resources to balance workload to meet business requirements.
• Ability to translate business roadmap into a strategic project plan and report progress to senior management.
• In coordination with engineering management and in partnership with finance, track project budgets and communicate constraints or challenges to senior management.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required. Bio Medical, Electrical, or Mechanical preferred.
• 8 years relevant work experience.
• Project Management certification highly desired.

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company-Provided Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans (Accident, Cancer, Hospital, Critical Illness)
• Matching 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Annual Bonus

  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.