Program Manager III (New Product Development)

at  Verathon

Company Overview:
Verathon is a global medical device company focused on supporting customers by being their trusted partner, delivering high-quality products that endure over time and ensure clinical and economic utility. Two areas where Verathon has significantly impacted patient care, and become the market leader in each, are bladder volume measurement and airway management. The company’s BladderScan portable ultrasound and GlideScope video laryngoscopy & bronchoscopy systems effectively address unmet needs for healthcare providers and meaningfully raise the standard of care for patients. Verathon, a subsidiary of Roper Technologies, is headquartered in Bothell, Washington, USA and has international subsidiaries in Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.verathon.com.
Overview:
Verathon® is looking for a Program Manager III to become the newest member of our Visualization R&D team located in Burnaby, British Columbia.
The Program Manager is responsible for leading and managing new product development (NPD) programs. This includes planning and managing program budget and spend, schedule, and requesting resources from cross-functional managers. Utilizing Verathon’s NPD process and Quality Management System, the Program Manager will successfully take programs from concept through commercialization. This person will function as the program leader, owner, and single point of contact for organizational stakeholders involved with the program.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage program execution and deliverables - scope, schedule, and costs
• Core team leader for assigned NPD programs
• Partner with functional managers to ensure sufficient resources are identified and allocated to the program
• Collaborate with Core team to define program scope, development budget, and determine timelines
• Establish master program schedule and milestones
• Coordinate OpEx, capital, and prototyping expenses
• Identify and create plan to mitigate program risks
• Implement new technologies to advance medical device designs using appropriate materials and processes that can be transferred to production and manufacturing
• Participate in business development activities such as supplier agreements, cost reduction requests, and NPD roadmap planning. Maintain team member accountability for achieving expectations and completing assignments
• Apply knowledge of program management tools and methodologies: Agile, Visual and Daily management, Core teams; Risk management and V&V model.
• Continuously improve product development for NPD programs
• Regularly interact with Executive Leadership Team, vendors, and contract manufacturers regarding program status, issues, and coordination.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or technical field of study; Masters or advanced engineering degree preferred; PMP certification preferred
• 5+ years of leading technical product development using an NPD process
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to negotiate and influence multi-disciplinary teams and personnel
• Strong technical aptitude and problem-solving skills
• Technical expertise in imaging, handheld or mobile devices, or electro-mechanical products preferred
• Product development experience with medical devices specific to diagnostic imaging preferred
• Travel up to 15% of the time is required

Salary range - $88,697 - $138,119 (Compensation will vary based on skills, experience and location; it is not typical to be hired at or above the top of the salary range)

• Lead and manage program execution and deliverables - scope, schedule, and costs
• Core team leader for assigned NPD programs
• Partner with functional managers to ensure sufficient resources are identified and allocated to the program
• Collaborate with Core team to define program scope, development budget, and determine timelines
• Establish master program schedule and milestones
• Coordinate OpEx, capital, and prototyping expenses
• Identify and create plan to mitigate program risks
• Implement new technologies to advance medical device designs using appropriate materials and processes that can be transferred to production and manufacturing
• Participate in business development activities such as supplier agreements, cost reduction requests, and NPD roadmap planning. Maintain team member accountability for achieving expectations and completing assignments
• Apply knowledge of program management tools and methodologies: Agile, Visual and Daily management, Core teams; Risk management and V&V model.
• Continuously improve product development for NPD programs
• Regularly interact with Executive Leadership Team, vendors, and contract manufacturers regarding program status, issues, and coordination