Technical Project Manager

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence care, and infusion care. With around 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in almost 100 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Group revenues in 2022 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more about Convatec, please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com
Change is everywhere at Convatec. It’s transforming our business, and helping us improve millions of lives. And we’re nowhere near finished. Across every part of our business, we’re pushing for better. Join us on our journey to #ForeverCaring as a Technical Project Manager, and you’ll do the same.

Job Summary

Our successful Digital technical Project Manager will oversee the project management, planning, execution, vendor management, tracking, and reporting of product development projects e.g. software and connected device, in accordance with agreed upon scope, schedule, and budgets. Driving cross functional project execution through collaboration with various functions such as R&D, Operations & Commercial teams.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

With oversight from the T&I Digital PMO:

• Work with cross-functional project teams to develop time schedules and resource requirements, providing a coordinated and collaborative approach to New Product Development.

• Execute integration plans while closely monitoring progress and adjusting as needed.

• Collaborate with external vendors, establishing clear communication channels and ensuring delivery according to agreed-upon specifications and service levels.

• Provide research and support to the project team in developing new projects, including creating plans, and budgets, and performing risk assessments.

• Work closely with PMs, PMOs, and other team members to ensure project scope, budget, and schedules are adhered to.

• Possess a basic working knowledge of software and electromechanics technologies, enabling you to ask challenging and probing questions during project development.

• Review schedules and provide updates on the progress of all projects to PMO line management, and with T&I senior management where appropriate; revise schedules/plans as required to ensure successful completion.

• Support the collection and presentation of project information to PMO line management and /or T&I senior management where appropriate, and report on projects at defined project/portfolio reporting forums.

• Create agendas, chair meetings and maintain accurate records of actions, decisions, and risks.

• Identification of roadblocks within projects, support and escalate to ensure resolution with cross-functional collaboration.

• Manage compliance to both Design Control and Business processes, such as preparation for Gate reviews with the core team and ensuring rigorous adherence to our IDEAL process with support from PMO line management.

• Establish a communication schedule to update stakeholders.

• Set up shared folders or workspaces to ensure all project information is appropriately documented and secured.

• Contribute to the PMO group by sharing relevant knowledge and supporting organization development.

• Create and manage budget, utilizing project management tools or software to track and control project expenditures effectively.

• There are no direct reports, managerial duties, or responsibilities for this role.

Qualification

• Demonstrate understanding of software engineering, software development, or project management fundamentals that affect code implementation and customer experience including security, privacy, operations, support, and maintenance.

• Knowledge of different software services such as SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, Microservices, Steaming services, and Cloud Technologies such as IAM, Containers, Databases and File Storage, Kubernetes, Serverless Functions, etc. that are provided by Azure, AWS or Google Cloud.

• Knowledge of Technology used in Android/iOS Apps such as Content Management systems, de-identification of personal information, data analytics, machine learning, etc. Develop comprehensive project plans, including integration strategies, timelines, resource allocation, and milestones.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or related field.

• 1-3 years of hands-on product development project management experience specifically within highly regulated Industries.

• Strong organizational skills including attention to detail and highly self-motivated.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and a results-oriented mindset.

• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and preferred experience working in Scaled Agile Framework.

Travel Requirement

Dependent on location position may involve travel up to approximately 20% of the time. International travel will be expected.

Working Conditions

Significant home-based work, travel to our Deeside or London sites when required.

Our progress will give you countless opportunities to move forward too. Seek out new challenges, and you’ll find them. Stretch your thinking, and you’ll find new ways to make an impact. And if you embrace the opportunity to drive your own growth, you could go further, and achieve more, than ever before.

This is a big step forward.

This is work that’ll move you.

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