Technical Project Manager (Andover, MA)

Life Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.

Smith & Nephew’s Advanced Wound Management (AWM) division is on a journey to design and develop new innovative digital products that shape and redefine what is possible in wound care.

We are looking for a passionate and experienced New Product Development Project Manager to join our Digital team and help us expand our Agile Product Development capabilities.

The Technical Project Manager will manage scope, planning and execution for all technical elements of complex new digital product development for AWM’s R&D Digital Development team.

The successful candidate will bring a demonstrated track record and experience delivering digital solutions to the market, and will work with a globally distributed, product development teams to deliver new product solutions, leveraging wearable sensor technology and Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) cloud applications, to prevent Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries (HAPI).

The Project Manager Leader facilitates teamwork and mobilizes people to deliver on agreed-upon targets. This leader is further expected to play an active role in Agile Transformation efforts and help build a high-performance product development team.

The role will report to the AWM R&D Director of Software Development and Digitally Enabled Products.

What will you be doing?

• Lead internal and external teams to deliver results per customer requirements

• Guide teams in decomposing complex work and organize around cadence-based delivery

• Help build and maintain Agile Product Backlogs

• Prioritize backlogs in collaboration with R&D and Product Management

• Deploy metric based progress tracking, on an iteration- and quarterly basis

• Establish solid communication to global stakeholders with a maximum of transparency and clarity

• Ensure identification and delivery of all activities necessary, via implementation and management of the technical project plan and inputs, to drive design and development through to production

• Define and manage the overall technical plan, schedule and budget for: designing and developing products while ensuring the plan and strategy are reviewed and agreed within the NPD team

• Develop and own the technical project risk register, identifying opportunities to accelerate the project while highlighting potential risks and their control mitigations.  Where needed, working with PMO to escalate and remove impediments.

• Responsible for forecasting and control of project spend

• Provide co-ordination between the project and design control activities, ensuring that technical work streams maintain compliance and that the design history file contains the relevant information

• Supports the relevant SME in coordinating technical design reviews, ensuring the correct attendees attend and documenting key decisions

• Work effectively cross-functionally with Clinical, Design & Usability, Marketing, R&D, Quality, and Regulatory and others to ensure technical inputs and outputs are considered and accounted for in project plans

• Report progress regularly to management and project core team

What will you need to be successful?

• Education:

  • BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or Computer Science

  • MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or Computer Science, or Masters in Business Administration preferred

• Experience:

  • Minimum of 6 years of experience in product development with a BS degree (3 years with an MS degree)

  • 6+ years of experience in delivering SaMD solutions to production with a BS degree (3+ years with a MS degree) Authoritative knowledge in SAFe, SCRUM or related Agile frameworks and methodologies

• Outstanding communication, facilitation, and coaching skills

• Understanding of the application of ISO 13485, IEC62304 and FDA QS Regulation 21 CFR Part 820

• Experience with product development involving both hardware and software elements

• Experience delivering medical device software complying with IEC62304

• Experience developing processes in compliance with IEC62304

• Experience presenting to executive level management on project status

• Travel Requirements: Domestic / International – up to 15%

You. Unlimited

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Other reasons why you will love it here!

• Your Future:  401k Matching Program, 401k Plus Program, Discounted Stock Options, Tuition Reimbursement  
  Work/Life Balance: PTO, Paid Holidays, Flex Holidays, Paid Community Service Day  

• Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account (Employer Contribution of $500+ annually), Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave, Fertility and Adoption Assistance Program

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model (For most professional roles)

• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, Mentorship

• Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more

Smith+Nephew provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.