About The Company
SHL Medical is a world-leading provider in the design, development, and manufacturing of advanced self-injection devices. With a global team of 6,000 employees, we partner with leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies to deliver innovative autoinjectors, pen injectors, and other drug delivery systems that ensure effective treatment for patients. Headquartered in Switzerland since 2018, with key operations in Sweden, Taiwan, and the US, we are united by a commitment to innovation, impact, and growth. Together, we empower our people to develop solutions that make a meaningful difference in the lives of millions of patients while fostering a supportive, inclusive, and dynamic workplace for our colleagues.
Job Overview
The Senior Project Manager is in charge for the successful project execution in time, cost and quality of technical projects (e.g. product development, manufacturing capacity development) within SHL Medical. He/ she will hold end-to-end responsibility for an assigned project from project intake/project planning to end of validation/handover to production. He/she will manage teams from cross-functional disciplines to ensure that project requirements, deadlines, schedules and budget are managed within the set project goals, consistently with SHL QMS, with Global Project & Program Management processes, and with the product management strategy. Overall responsibilities are planning, budget management, project resources management as well as risk management and project team leadership.
Main Responsibilities
1. Define project scope, objectives and major milestones in alignment with sponsor and internal program and product managers.
2. Manage tasks and resources of a complex project with multiple sub-projects with interdependent tasks, and forecast resources needed to reach objectives.
3. Manage multiple projects and delegate responsibilities to sub-project leads.
4. Define and manage work packages, project phases and sub-projects to coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless project execution in time, cost and quality.
5. Track and manage the project schedule and ensure the availability of deliverables on time. Track and manage the project budget according to the approved project order.
6. Create a meeting structure, communication process and regular reporting on budget, milestones, risks; establish an active communication channel to team members, stakeholders and customers.
7. Provide monthly reports to PMO and other stakeholders about milestones, budget status, deliverables, risks, required adjustments, and overall progress.
8. Manage communication with the customer, in coordination with Account Management/Business Development, and matrix reporting to the program manager in projects that are part of a wider program.
9. Analyse and manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs and address claims that resulted from a change. Perform risk management and define mitigations to minimize project risks and escalate identified risks at an early stage.
10. Organize and lead regular project team meetings to discuss project status, technical progress and coordinate tasks and resources to discuss and resolve project issues.
11. Organize project steering meetings with the defined steering team to oversee project status, provide guidance and advice.
12. Organize design review meetings and gate review meetings with local and global stakeholders.
13. Follow the global PM process with respect to harmonized global PM practices, methods and tools.
Minimum Requirements
1. 5+ years’ experience in project management of development projects.
2. Profound knowledge of project management processes, methodologies and tools & techniques.
3. Ability to create comprehensive reports on timeline, budget and quality status.
4. Advanced problem-solving and risk management skills.
5. Ability to lead people to work together as a team to reach common goals.
6. Fluent in written and spoken English.
Preferred Requirements
1. PMP Certification preferred.
2. Engineering degree or similar.
3. Experience with digital Project Management tools like MS Project, PLM.
4. Relatively high seniority to ensure collaboration with Managing Director and other senior staff on eye level.
5. Other languages are considered an advantage, preferably German.
We Offer
1. A company culture focusing on our Customers, Operating with Ethics and Integrity, Driving Simplicity, Learning, Improving & Delivering Together.
2. A multicultural team and modern working environment with state-of-the-art facilities and technologies.
3. Challenging assignments in a fast-growing and innovative industry.
4. Various opportunities for personal and professional development within a global organization.
5. Flexible hours and hybrid working policy.
6. Centrally located office in Zug, very close to the train station.
Interested in joining SHL Medical and in supporting us with your expertise and personality? Then we look forward to receiving your application including your CV, motivation letter, and all other relevant documents.
For more information on SHL Medical, please visit: shl-medical.com
Please note: We do not accept applications from recruitment agencies for this role.
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