Senior Project Manager

Description

You plan, manage, and execute complex, agile development projects—taking innovative, competitive products (including accessories) from conception through to market launch.
You ensure projects remain within schedule and budget while meeting the agreed scope and fulfilling all quality and regulatory requirements.
You lead the interdisciplinary project team through all phases—from requirements gathering, concept development, and budgeting to the handover to production—providing technical leadership and team motivation.
You collaborate closely with internal and external partners, specialist departments, stakeholders, and international teams, ensuring clear, transparent communication regarding project status and results.
You provide regular reports to management on project progress, milestones, risks, and next steps.
You identify project risks early, develop appropriate countermeasures, and escalate issues to senior management in a structured manner when necessary.
You take responsibility for achieving your individual goals and foster a performance-oriented team culture.
You actively shape strategic initiatives and improvement projects in innovation and program management, leveraging your experience working with cross-site project teams.
You independently lead end-to-end projects in the bioprocess consumables sector and represent the project both internally and externally.
You create and maintain detailed project plans, as well as resource and cost schedules (including CAPEX), while monitoring milestones, budgets, and delivery targets.
You define project phases and prototypes, ensure necessary documentation, and establish tools and best practices for efficient project tracking.
You plan and facilitate agile processes (e.g., regular meetings, reviews, retrospectives), engage relevant stakeholders, and actively support your team in removing obstacles. You foster a culture of urgency and solution-oriented discussion within the team without losing sight of the big picture and long-term goals.
You facilitate workshops and team meetings effectively, employing appropriate methods to achieve constructive outcomes.
You build a high-performing project team, motivate your colleagues, and support the development of innovative solutions.
You ensure that the project team operates according to Lean development principles and corporate standards, and that project documentation is continuously maintained.
You collaborate closely with internal departments, other specialist units, external partners, and corporate headquarters to ensure project success and to further develop internal processes, tools, and Kaizen principles.

Qualifications

You hold a Master’s degree in a technical field (e.g., engineering, natural sciences).
You have at least 5 years of professional experience in project management, ideally involving plastic consumables or similar products.
You have a proven track record of successfully leading at least two new product development projects from definition to market launch.
You possess extensive experience leading interdisciplinary teams, are adept at managing obstacles, and consistently bring projects to a successful, on-time conclusion.
Ideally, you have prior experience in the life sciences industry and are familiar with its specific requirements.
You have experience working within a quality management system, preferably ISO 13485.
You work in a process-oriented manner and use project management tools efficiently.
You possess strong leadership skills and are capable of effectively guiding teams in a matrix organization through lateral leadership.
You are fluent in written and spoken English and communicate confidently in an international environment.
A Class 3 (or B) driver's license rounds out your profile.