Project Manager

Description:

CXC are delighted to be partnering with a global leader in medical technology, services, and solutions to assist in their search of an experienced Project Manager for an 18 month contract! This role
This is a remote based role with requirements to travel to various company sites when needed (eligible to travel up to 20%).
Careers That Change Lives
Are you experienced in bringing to life an execution plan and a document repository that is easy to follow-up and act on for all stakeholders? Do you have experience in creating and developing project plans and managing the end to end project, whilst collaborating with cross functional teams? If so, this could be the ideal role for you.
A Day In The Life
The Project Manager will be responsible for:
* Developing a product and packaging transition detailed end to end execution plan for the EMEA region, but also by market and by channel, whilst working very closely with cross-functional teams
* Bringing to life an execution plan and a document repository which is easy to follow-up and act on, for all stakeholders
* Working on a day-to-day basis with cross functional teams and local markets to ensure that the project is on track
* Being an instrumental person for the EMEA product brand transition, working alongside the Brand Transition Manager and EMEA HQ Marketing Leader
Some of the key responsibilities and tasks include:
Effective project management of the product brand transition executional plan:
* Define best set of approaches, practices, and methodologies to ensure effective project management, implementation, and monitoring
* Identify the right platform and develop an integrated end-to-end product brand and packaging transition execution plan for EMEA and for other markets which includes identification of each task required by functions (sales, marketing, supply chain, regulatory, market access, R&D, commercial operations, and graphic teams – global/region/cluster/local), defining interdependencies between the tasks/timelines and build a format easy to understand, follow and act on
Work closely with local markets:
* Work closely with local markets to ensure that all requirements are captured and tracked. This includes communicating the transition plan, providing training and support if needed and follow-up on the project status and raise timely if any concern knowledge/resource gap or delay is identified.
* Standardise best practices across the countries and region and apply it broadly when there is a fit
Collaborate with cross-functional teams:
* Work with cross-functional team to determine key requirements and timelines
* Translate these requirements into local requirements and plan to secure country readiness. This includes demand planning, inventory management, SKU transition, Regulatory and market access requirements
* Work with other Regional and Global Project Management resources to ensure initiatives are in line with and support regional requirements.
Monitor the progress:
* Be accountable for the successful and on time execution of country plans
* Organise periodic follow-ups with each stakeholder - cross-functional and cross regional, share progress periodically with the broader project team, raise any concern/delay or gap and involve right stakeholder in time
Experience and Qualifications:
* PMP certification or equivalent
* Minimum 5 years project management experience with demonstrated success preferably on product pre- launch activities
* Experienced in change management
* Degree required - MBA, medical or scientific graduate degree preferred
* Business acumen and analytical thinking
* Strong presentation and communication skills.
* Cross-functional leadership experience
* Fluent in English (Additional languages are considered as an advantage)
* Ability to work with all levels including executives/leadership level
* Ability to work cross functionally and across multiple functions
* Results-oriented, with proven ability to multi-task and the capability to manage and drive the completion of specific project goals and objectives
* Ability to influence without authority and use negotiation skills to create a win-win strategy
* Proactive in surfacing risks/issues and engages project team and stakeholder community to resolve issues and define risk mitigations as well as develop resolution options for escalation to project sponsors and management.
* Hungry mindset and learning agility
* Consulting experience within in the pharmaceutical, medical device or life science industry is a plus
* Degree required - MBA, medical or scientific graduate degree preferred
* Pharmaceutical, medical device marketing experience preferred