Global Program Manager
The Global Program Manager will be responsible for managing overall program cost and schedule performance, including risk and opportunity management, and all other customer and internal commitments and requirements for new product development. The Global Program Manager will oversee global sites' progress and serve as the main POC for customer interactions during the development process. Effective and early communication, both internally and externally, is essential in this role to manage challenges and capture opportunities for cost and schedule improvement. This role will require the Global Program Manager to work with and engage cross-functional teams globally to develop an effective program cadence for program reviews and customer meetings. This role requires the Global Program Manager to guide the team through the development lifecycle from prototype development to full qualification on one or more concurrent projects
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsible for program cost and schedule for engineering development programs from prototype to full qualification. This will include defining the high-level strategy with the Business Unit Leaders (BUL)
· Develop, manage and maintain a detailed deliverable based project schedule in conjunction with the site-level project managers to ensure work products are delivered as planned and that cross-site dependencies are flagged and monitored within a specific program. Will define work product expectations for each site within a program, and any resource needs and inter-site dependencies
· Participate in program reviews with internal leadership, customers (as needed), and be able to communicate program status, needs and dependencies concisely and effectively
· Establish communication and reporting mechanisms for efficient global communications and accountability
· Participate in proposal preparation, developing estimates and soliciting and reviewing inputs from cross-functional teams
· Develop, manage and maintain a risk and opportunity register in conjunction; responsible for soliciting, understanding, validating and reviewing risks with cross-functional teams
· Travel up to 25% of time (Both domestic and international).
· Able to work a flexible schedule as global programs, at times, will require early morning or evening meetings with international project teams
· Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Skills and Requirements:
·A Bachelor's degree with at least ten (10) years of prior relevant experience OR an Advanced degree with seven (7) years of relevant experience.
· Strong level of knowledge in program management or operations management in medical device manufacturing
· Experience with ISO 13485 and FDA QSR 820 and the impacts to product design, project schedules and documentation requirements.
· Experience leading cross-functional teams on large, complex programs with concurrent design and production build activities.
· Experience collaborating with international project teams on global projects
· Ability to effectively influence and lead others in a matrix organization by proactively reviewing program progress and course-correcting teams, driving issues to closure
· Excellent communication skills
· PMP certification preferred
What's in it for you:
What you should know about us:
We believe there is a better way to bring medical devices to market. We use an engineer-to-engineer approach to develop custom interconnect solutions for medical devices that improve the quality of one's life'. Join us in our mission to be the leading provider of custom engineered solutions for top medical device manufacturers. ATL has operations in China, Costa Rica, Taiwan, USA, and the United Kingdom, plus remote staff in strategic global locations ... and we are growing!
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