Initiates, plans, executes, controls and manages all aspects of project(s) to ensure ultimate project success.
**Key Responsibilities**:
- Determines and discerns detailed requirements on larger scale projects to establish the project deliverables, and manages changes to the project scope, schedule, and costs to keep the project management plan updated and reflective of authorized project changes
- Facilitates the creation and approval of business cases, and utilizes historical data and expert judgment in order to understand project limitations
- Establishes and maintains team members and project stakeholder relationships, expectations, and communications
- Execute Projects using the given PLM methodology.
- Close collaboration with BU Principal PM who will coordinate and provide coaching, support and clear vision of BU roadmap and portfolio.
- Maintain and Develop a mutual collaboration environment with Regional and Global Stakeholders based in USA
- Lead/Attend the BU EMEACLA Product Lifecycle Committees to align global and Regional New Product Introduction.
- Lead as Project Manager key tasks during the whole lifecycle where level of complexity, Importance and experience required is very high.
- Measures project performance using appropriate tools and techniques in order to monitor the progress of the project, identify and quantify variances, perform required corrective actions, and communicate to all stakeholders
- Executes and leads the execution of tasks as defined in the project management plan in order to achieve the project goals, and actively manages project risk
- Manages project closure activities, including gathering lessons learned
- Actively leads one or more Project Management Office (PMO) continuous improvement activities
- Other incidental duties
**Education and Experience**:
Bachelor's Degree in in related field, 8 years of hands on experience managing projects of increasing complexity
**Additional Skills**:
- Proven expertise in usage of MS Office Suite and related project management systems
- Experienced Leader Managing projects launching product to the market
- Excellent project management skills and related software tools such as Ms
- Project, Ms Visio and PPM tools such as Clarizen, Monday, Smarthsheet, etc.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills
- Excellent business acumen (Stakeholders, Processes and Tools)
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt
- Experience in waterfall and Agile Methodologies and processes.
- Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
- Extensive understanding and knowledge of principles, theories, and concepts relevant to managing large scale project plans
- Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills
- Excellent understanding and work experience with project budgets and financial management
- Strong leadership skills and ability to influence change
- Experience in facilitating change, including collaboration with management and executive stakeholders
- Experience within a regulated environment
- Strict attention to detail
- Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
- Must be able to work in a team environment, including serving as consultant to management
- Ability to interact with suppliers, vendors and/or customers
- Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control
**Preferred (Plus)**:
Project Management Professional (PMP).
Six Sigma Green belt or Black belt.
Scrum Master Certification.
Experience in MedTech or Pharma Industry.
What is it like to work at Edwards Lifesciences in Spain?
As a general leader in patient-focused medical innovations, we offer rewarding opportunities and exciting challenges in a truly international, dynamic and friendly work environment.
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where all employees can grow, personally and professionally. To achieve this, we offer on-the-job development, training opportunities and the support and guidance provided by dedicated employee groups (the Edwards Network of Women, Edwards Foundation charity team, sustainability activities, and others).
Edwards Lifesciences in Spain also offers the following benefits:
Competitive Compensation and Benefits package
Flexible working hours, remote working
Pension plan
Life Insurance
Medical plan
Meal Vouchers
Service Awards
Enhanced Leave benefits
Employee Stock