bioMerieux Inc.
Overview
Project Management requires the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements and deliverables, including: defining project scope and identifying deliverables, managing effective cross-team communication, organizing project teams, assigning individual responsibilities, developing project schedules, planning and determining resource requirements, managing risks, and monitoring and reporting on the status of projects including cost, timing, and staffing. This role serves as a senior project leader within the BIOFIRE SPOTFIRE PMO team, providing strategic oversight of high-impact initiatives that drive new product development, product enhancements, and lifecycle management. These efforts are aimed at strengthening SPOTFIRE's market position and addressing the evolving needs of our customers. The role also contributes to continuous improvement of the PMO framework and acts as a key mentor to team members, fostering growth and excellence across the organization.
Primary Duties Include
Directs strategic project planning, change control and execution
Aligns project goals with organizational strategy
Resolves high impact issues and removes roadblocks
Ensures portfolio-level resource and risk management
Shapes business cases, charters, and benefit tracking
Manages high-stakes stakeholder negotiations
Leads cross-site, multi-country team coordination
Contributes to efficiencies and innovations in PMO process
Trains and coaches junior PMs
Performs all work in compliance with company quality procedures and standards
Performs other duties as assigned
Supervise project teams managing multiple initiatives, ensuring projects meet scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements
Support the development of project plans, estimates, and resource allocations; facilitate team meetings and stakeholder updates
Conduct or assist with feasibility studies, vendor evaluations, and proposal reviews, ensuring compliance with project standards
Maintain regular communication with stakeholders, clarifying expectations, and providing status updates on project milestones, risks, and issues
Promote adherence to project management best practices, support team development, and ensure quality control throughout project execution
Additional Information about this position and duties
Scope and Resources Accountability Leads high-complexity projects, cross-functional, involving multi-regional coordination.
Financial Indicators (revenue, budget, etc.) Budget compliance: adherence to approved project budgets and maintains financial disciplines.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Team Leadership: Provides leadership to project teams, fostering collaboration and accountability to achieve project goals.
On-Time Delivery: Drives on-time delivery of key milestones and deliverables.
Strategic Alignment: Aligns project objectives with broader organizational strategy to deliver measurable business impact.
Key Contacts (internal/external) and Interfaces Communicates project status, risks, and insights to senior leadership and stakeholders. Prepares and delivers clear, concise technical presentations to internal and external audiences. Collaborates effectively with Engineering, Regulatory, Quality, and Commercial teams to ensure project success.
Education and Experience Qualifications
Bachelor's degree required
PMP Certification preferred
7+ years experience in program/project management within a PMO or similar environment, including leading cross-functional teams, managing multiple projects, driving governance, and working with senior stakeholders.
Proven experience in a regulated environment, ideally within IVD, medical device, or life sciences, with strong knowledge of design control, quality systems (ISO13485), and regulatory requirements (FDA, IVDR, CE).
Proven track record managing new product development (NPD) or product lifecycle projects from concept through launch, with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, and compliance.
Skilled in presenting project updates and recommendations to senior leadership, using data-driven insights to support decision-making
Hands-on experience with project and resource management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, MS Project, Planisware, or equivalent) to support planning, tracking, and reporting. Experience supporting tool implementation or optimization is a plus.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate across functions and influence without authority. Experience with mentoring junior project managers or team members is required.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Flexibility, being highly adaptable and resilient to thrive in a dynamic work environment.
Manage and meet competing deadlines, requiring careful prioritization and time management to ensure all tasks are completed on time.
Effectively deal with ambiguity requiring adaptability, critical thinking, and proactive communication to navigate situations with limited details
Make timely decisions by quickly choosing effective solutions in high-pressure situations for optimal outcomes
Practicing time management to allocate tasks, balance priorities, and meet deadlines efficiently
Informing others by sharing clear, timely information to ensure alignment.
Driving continuous improvement by evaluating processes and implementing necessary changes
Demonstrates assertiveness and confidence in the face of a challenge
Solution oriented in the face of conflict
Drive for Results: Drive for Results while successfully removing barriers
Ability to cooperate with others at all levels including leadership
Effective Presentation Skills - including the ability to present technical data
Build and maintain positive, productive interactions with colleagues
Create and nurture a group of individuals who work well together to achieve common goals
Consistently uphold and reflects the core ethical principles and values that bioMerieux promotes
Requires ~ 10% travel (domestic and international combined)
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Please be aware that recruitment related scams are on the rise. Fraudulent job postings are being placed on other websites, and individuals posing as bioMerieux Talent Acquisition team members are reaching out via email or text message in an attempt to collect your personal and confidential information. In some cases, these scammers are also conducting bogus interviews prior to extending fraudulent offers of employment. Beware of individuals reaching out using general phone numbers and non-bioMerieux email domains (i.e. Hotmail.com, Gmail.com, Yahoo.com, etc.). If you are concerned that an interview experience or offer of employment might be a scam, please make sure you are searching for the posting on our careers site https://careers.biomerieux.com/ or contact us at [emailprotected].
BioMerieux Inc. and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Please be advised that the receipt of satisfactory responses to reference requests and the provision of satisfactory proof of an applicant's identity and legal authorization to work in the United States are required of all new hires. Any misrepresentation, falsification, or material omission may result in the failure to receive an offer, the retraction of an offer, or if already hired, dismissal. If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation in BioMerieux's or its affiliates' application process by contacting us via telephone at (385) 770-1132, by email at [emailprotected], or by dialing 711 for access to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS).
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Primary Duties Include
Directs strategic project planning, change control and execution
Aligns project goals with organizational strategy
Resolves high impact issues and removes roadblocks
Ensures portfolio-level resource and risk management
Shapes business cases, charters, and benefit tracking
Manages high-stakes stakeholder negotiations
Leads cross-site, multi-country team coordination
Contributes to efficiencies and innovations in PMO process
Trains and coaches junior PMs
Performs all work in compliance with company quality procedures and standards
Performs other duties as assigned
Supervise project teams managing multiple initiatives, ensuring projects meet scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements
Support the development of project plans, estimates, and resource allocations; facilitate team meetings and stakeholder updates
Conduct or assist with feasibility studies, vendor evaluations, and proposal reviews, ensuring compliance with project standards
Maintain regular communication with stakeholders, clarifying expectations, and providing status updates on project milestones, risks, and issues
Promote adherence to project management best practices, support team development, and ensure quality control throughout project execution
Additional Information about this position and duties
Scope and Resources Accountability Leads high-complexity projects, cross-functional, involving multi-regional coordination.
Financial Indicators (revenue, budget, etc.) Budget compliance: adherence to approved project budgets and maintains financial disciplines.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Team Leadership: Provides leadership to project teams, fostering collaboration and accountability to achieve project goals.
On-Time Delivery: Drives on-time delivery of key milestones and deliverables.
Strategic Alignment: Aligns project objectives with broader organizational strategy to deliver measurable business impact.
Key Contacts (internal/external) and Interfaces Communicates project status, risks, and insights to senior leadership and stakeholders. Prepares and delivers clear, concise technical presentations to internal and external audiences. Collaborates effectively with Engineering, Regulatory, Quality, and Commercial teams to ensure project success.
Education and Experience Qualifications
Bachelor's degree required
PMP Certification preferred
7+ years experience in program/project management within a PMO or similar environment, including leading cross-functional teams, managing multiple projects, driving governance, and working with senior stakeholders.
Proven experience in a regulated environment, ideally within IVD, medical device, or life sciences, with strong knowledge of design control, quality systems (ISO13485), and regulatory requirements (FDA, IVDR, CE).
Proven track record managing new product development (NPD) or product lifecycle projects from concept through launch, with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, and compliance.
Skilled in presenting project updates and recommendations to senior leadership, using data-driven insights to support decision-making
Hands-on experience with project and resource management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, MS Project, Planisware, or equivalent) to support planning, tracking, and reporting. Experience supporting tool implementation or optimization is a plus.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate across functions and influence without authority. Experience with mentoring junior project managers or team members is required.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Flexibility, being highly adaptable and resilient to thrive in a dynamic work environment.
Manage and meet competing deadlines, requiring careful prioritization and time management to ensure all tasks are completed on time.
Effectively deal with ambiguity requiring adaptability, critical thinking, and proactive communication to navigate situations with limited details
Make timely decisions by quickly choosing effective solutions in high-pressure situations for optimal outcomes
Practicing time management to allocate tasks, balance priorities, and meet deadlines efficiently
Informing others by sharing clear, timely information to ensure alignment.
Driving continuous improvement by evaluating processes and implementing necessary changes
Demonstrates assertiveness and confidence in the face of a challenge
Solution oriented in the face of conflict
Drive for Results: Drive for Results while successfully removing barriers
Ability to cooperate with others at all levels including leadership
Effective Presentation Skills - including the ability to present technical data
Build and maintain positive, productive interactions with colleagues
Create and nurture a group of individuals who work well together to achieve common goals
Consistently uphold and reflects the core ethical principles and values that bioMerieux promotes
Requires ~ 10% travel (domestic and international combined)
#LI-US
Please be aware that recruitment related scams are on the rise. Fraudulent job postings are being placed on other websites, and individuals posing as bioMerieux Talent Acquisition team members are reaching out via email or text message in an attempt to collect your personal and confidential information. In some cases, these scammers are also conducting bogus interviews prior to extending fraudulent offers of employment. Beware of individuals reaching out using general phone numbers and non-bioMerieux email domains (i.e. Hotmail.com, Gmail.com, Yahoo.com, etc.). If you are concerned that an interview experience or offer of employment might be a scam, please make sure you are searching for the posting on our careers site https://careers.biomerieux.com/ or contact us at [emailprotected].
BioMerieux Inc. and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Please be advised that the receipt of satisfactory responses to reference requests and the provision of satisfactory proof of an applicant's identity and legal authorization to work in the United States are required of all new hires. Any misrepresentation, falsification, or material omission may result in the failure to receive an offer, the retraction of an offer, or if already hired, dismissal. If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation in BioMerieux's or its affiliates' application process by contacting us via telephone at (385) 770-1132, by email at [emailprotected], or by dialing 711 for access to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS).
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