Alphatec Spine
Program Manager (Medical Device R&D)
Alphatec Spine, Carlsbad, California, United States, 92011
Program Manager
We are looking for an experienced Program Manager to lead challenging multi-disciplinary development projects and integration efforts. You will be a core team leader coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure that our programs are delivered on time and produce the desired results. You will plan, execute, and manage the program's overall organization and timeline. Specific responsibilities include developing detailed project plans, accounting for resource availability and allocation, communicating regular program updates, and delivering each program iteration on time within budget and scope. The candidate should have a background in program management, core team leadership, and technical R&D / development. Experience should include successful project planning, execution, and delivery of programs/products on time and on schedule. You should be an excellent communicator and comfortable managing multiple tasks. You are collaborative, build consensus, but can lead and make key decisions when necessary. You are curious and creative in addressing obstacles. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Support and advocate basic PMO principles and processes such as driving strict schedule management, using proper change control to manage scope, ensuring proper requirements, and actively managing risks throughout the program. Execute the duties as Program Manager for the development of capital medical devices used in spinal fusion procedures. Ensure the preparation of program timelines and regularly communicate deliverables, dependencies, changes, decisions, and rationales at core team meetings. Challenge the core team to meet aggressive but reasonable schedules. Maintain continuous grasp of your program's changing schedule and scope Perform continuous, active risk management to minimize and anticipate risks Quickly and thoroughly communicate any issues and escalate to management as needed Manage the relationship between all cross functional stakeholders including Engineering, Verification and Validation, Marketing, Regulatory, Quality, etc Work with Marketing to clearly define and communicate the product roadmap so the core team can prioritize and plan future resources. Coordinate with System Engineering and Regulatory on the creation of controlled documents required for 510k Other duties as assigned.
We are looking for an experienced Program Manager to lead challenging multi-disciplinary development projects and integration efforts. You will be a core team leader coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure that our programs are delivered on time and produce the desired results. You will plan, execute, and manage the program's overall organization and timeline. Specific responsibilities include developing detailed project plans, accounting for resource availability and allocation, communicating regular program updates, and delivering each program iteration on time within budget and scope. The candidate should have a background in program management, core team leadership, and technical R&D / development. Experience should include successful project planning, execution, and delivery of programs/products on time and on schedule. You should be an excellent communicator and comfortable managing multiple tasks. You are collaborative, build consensus, but can lead and make key decisions when necessary. You are curious and creative in addressing obstacles. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Support and advocate basic PMO principles and processes such as driving strict schedule management, using proper change control to manage scope, ensuring proper requirements, and actively managing risks throughout the program. Execute the duties as Program Manager for the development of capital medical devices used in spinal fusion procedures. Ensure the preparation of program timelines and regularly communicate deliverables, dependencies, changes, decisions, and rationales at core team meetings. Challenge the core team to meet aggressive but reasonable schedules. Maintain continuous grasp of your program's changing schedule and scope Perform continuous, active risk management to minimize and anticipate risks Quickly and thoroughly communicate any issues and escalate to management as needed Manage the relationship between all cross functional stakeholders including Engineering, Verification and Validation, Marketing, Regulatory, Quality, etc Work with Marketing to clearly define and communicate the product roadmap so the core team can prioritize and plan future resources. Coordinate with System Engineering and Regulatory on the creation of controlled documents required for 510k Other duties as assigned.