Senior Project Manager Manufacturing & Operations Programs

Our brand promise

We deliver a collaborative experience by working directly with the surgical community to ensure you get the exact surgical tools you need at the right time and the right price.

• Remarkable service A seamless, personal process designed around you and your needs.
• Trusted performance Our product family is the result of years of experience championing surgeons and listening to their expertise.
• Outstanding value No matter the surgical specialty, we deliver quality products for all markets.

Our people promise

Excellence is our Specialty and what makes us successful is our people. We are committed to fostering a positive, empowering and growth-oriented environment where all team members are encouraged to share their opinions and ideas. That means you will work alongside an accomplished and highly collaborative team that inspires commitment to our goal in attaining excellence in everything they do.

Job Purpose Summary

As part of Corza Medical Corporate Engineering Team, the Senior Project Manager – Manufacturing & Operation projects is responsible for the clear definition, scoping and time calculations of business unit programs established by Corza regarding Manufacturing Engineering Project, Supplier Change, transfer Manufacturing and Automation initiatives. This position, for leading corporate programs through stage gate guidelines throughout the full system deployment, ensures resources are managed accordingly for the purpose of delivering project within budget, their time constraints, and with the personnel necessary. This position will interact with all levels in the organization and needs to be a strong Individual adept in leading indirectly, communicating assertively with executive members of the organization, and managing resources to reach established goals.

What You Will Do

• Manage a portfolio of complex initiatives that span a Corza Business Unit.
• Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for major and minor initiatives simultaneously.
• Create detailed and accurate project schedules; implement project reporting tools to support management tracking, reporting and stage-gate decision making.
• Set goals and objectives for project deliverables and assist in the evaluation of the team against these metrics. Identify opportunities for improvement proactively. Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence.
• Provide leadership for project teams by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones. Procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes.
• Gains consensus for the optimal solution by effectively organizing and presenting information to stakeholders and Executive Leadership.
• Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across executive level and teams.
• Identify and resolve issues that may jeopardize project schedules or improve project time. Keep management fully informed in a timely manner with regard to any and all potential problems on a project.
• Drive cross-functional accountability and project management.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, preferably Engineering.
• 8 + years of experience in Medical Device with at least 4 years involving Project Management, working within business stakeholders within a cross-functional matrix environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills are required. Meeting organization and presentation skills required.
• Must be bilingual in Spanish and English.
• Effective at developing Gantt charts, managing time and prioritizing activities in order to meet established deadlines.
• Effective collaboration and communication skills; ability to lead cross functionally without direct reporting lines and able also to coordinate direct reports: Leadership Skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools including Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project) is required.
• Proven ability to maintain full regulatory compliance with EHS, FDA, ISO 13485, OSHA and other legal requirements.
• Proven ability to work in an ambiguous environment and collaborate across multiple areas in order to achieve a common business objective.