Mgr PMO

Role Summary

Manager, PMO, based in Irvine, CA. Responsible for enabling successful execution of strategic projects and component/sub-assembly qualifications to support innovative healthcare products. Requires excellence in project management and end-to-end leadership to ensure projects meet quality, regulatory, and performance standards. Collaborates with Supply Chain, R&D, Quality, and Regulatory to ensure timely project transfers and effective risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes project schedules and delivers key milestones and deliverables
• Develop scenario schedules with confidence levels using risk-based approaches and best practices
• Lead cross-functional core teams to facilitate seamless product transfer from project teams to manufacturing
• Manage complex projects related to process development, component qualification, and technology transfer
• Ensure thorough documentation in accordance with FpX methodologies
• Communicate project status and technical issues to the Director of Program Management, leadership, and stakeholders
• Engage with external suppliers and partners to ensure supply chain robustness

Qualifications

• Required: Minimum five (5) years of relevant professional work experience
• Required: Project management experience in regulated industries such as medical devices, healthcare, or pharmaceuticals
• Required: A minimum of two (2) years of experience managing complex projects and/or teams within a cross-functional, matrix organization
• Required: Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and complex projects
• Required: Demonstrated ability to partner, build consensus, to lead teams through influence rather than authority, and build collaborative relationships
• Required: Demonstrated success in product transfer and project execution
• Required: Strong communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Required: Strong problem-solving, root cause analysis, and troubleshooting skills
• Required: Excellent written and oral communication skills. Demonstrated ability in data analytics and executive presentations
• Required: Microsoft Project (and/or other project management software)

Education

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent University degree required

Skills

• Required: Agile Decision Making
• Required: Agility Jumps
• Required: Analytics Insights
• Required: Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Required: Expectation Management
• Required: Leadership
• Required: Organizational Project Management
• Required: Organizing
• Required: Process Improvements
• Required: Program Management
• Required: Project Management Methodology (PMM)
• Required: Project Management Office (PMO)
• Required: Project Management Tools
• Required: Project Reporting
• Required: Quality Assurance (QA)
• Required: Statement of Work (SOW)
• Required: Technical Credibility
• Preferred: Lean/Six Sigma process improvement methodologies and supply chain strategies
• Preferred: Knowledge of manufacturing processes, automation, process optimization, and complexity reduction
• Preferred: Project management certifications (PMP, FpX)

Additional Requirements

• May require up to 20% domestic and/or international travel to other locations and sites