Life Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew, we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living!
We are looking for an NPD (New Product Development) Program Manager for our Advanced Wound Management Business.
You will be operating NPD Programs and help us shape what is possible in Wound Care. The goal of the role is to innovate Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT), delivering enhanced outcomes of acute and chronic wounds. Simplifying the experience for clinicians and improving patient outcomes is what the role will help us achieve.
You will partner closely with both internal peers (R&D, Marketing, Quality and Regulatory Affairs) as well as external partners as required by the programs.
The successful candidate will have predominant execution skills demonstrated by a track record of delivering innovative new technologies to the global marketplaces.
You will direct, create, and maintain the overall master plan across the program, own the program governance, provide tracking and reporting of development initiatives.

• Lead execution excellence from program inception through product delivery.
• Collaborate with R&D Leadership to overcome technical challenges and operational hurdles.
• Work with Product and Portfolio Management on stage-gating and strategic program aspects.
• Establish and maintain effective communication to global stakeholders with a maximum of transparency.
• Mobilise people and resources, to deliver on business targets and strategic goals.
• Develop program budget and monitor spend cross-functionally.
• Embrace and lead a culture of inclusiveness and multi-cultural engagement through coaching and feedback to peers and the broader community in the Global PMO, in alignment with the Smith + Nephew Leadership Imperatives.