Mgr PMO Operations

PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

The Project Management Office is responsible for the cross-functional management of selected critical product development programs and projects. This group of program and project management professionals ensures the successful definition, development and delivery of projects, adhering to critical processes, standards, and best practices, to provide on time delivery and significant value to our partners and clients.

Working with team members from many different locations across the globe, the PMO is part of a Product Division that fosters a dynamic, innovative and entrepreneurial environment focused on leveraging cutting-edge technology to develop industry-leading products.

Supports FMCNA’s mission, core values and philosophy. Adheres to the FMCNA Compliance Program and company policy requirements.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Organization portfolio management
  • Maintain a portfolio of projects as it relates to a specific area of the business you are supporting. 
  • Keeping the data relevant, ensuring each project manager has provided an adequate status update, adjusting priorities as the leads require.
  • Ensuring the portfolio is kept up to date and clean real time.
• PMO Metrics and Reporting for the organizations you are supporting
• Monthly Management Review Prep and Facilitation
  • Communicating requirements to project teams
  • Collecting and Consolidation materials for your organizations
  • Follow up on overdue items with project teams
  • Delivery of materials for overall consolidation into the management deliverable
• PMO check ins
  • Check in with matrixed project manages regarding adherence to PMO methodology and practices
  • Report findings in consolidated format
  • Recommend areas of opportunity for additional education
• PMO Cross Functional / Special Projects
  • Leads, manages, coordinates, and reports on multiple projects.
  • Assembles and drives cross-functional project teams, identifies resources needed, and develops detailed project plans and schedules to ensure on-time completion of projects.
  • Communicates frequently with team members and senior business stakeholders regarding project status and identifies and resolves project problems, issues and risks.
  • Initiates action to identify and resolve project problems/issues and reports on mitigating steps and actions taken to ensure timely deliverables, project success and quality.
  • Provides weekly status reports highlighting accomplishments, plans and issues to project team members and senior management.
  • Develops and promotes best practice process and/or methodology improvements and efficiencies across the organization.
  • Cultivates inter-departmental relationships with all stakeholders.
  • Assemble and drive large cross-functional project teams, identify resources required, and develop detailed cross-functional project plans to ensure the on-time completion and launch of projects, which not only focus on delivering the technical components of the project but also the business readiness activities required to prepare our internal business groups and external customers for the project deliverables.
  • Work collaboratively with your peers and managers within the Global Project Management Office to develop methods for continuously improving productivity and efficiency within the organization.
  • Facilitate decision making between project team members.
  • Escalation involvement around technical and non-technical issues that related to the project.

Additional responsibilities may include focus on one or more departments or locations.  See applicable addendum for department or location specific functions.  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SUPERVISION:

• May be responsible for the direct supervision of various levels of Project Management staff.

EDUCATION:

• See Addendum

EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Demonstrated ability to work across multiple job levels to achieve results
• Demonstrated experience managing a project team of 3 or more people with a preference of managing across multiple locations.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline driven process.
• Consistent success in driving teams to meet aggressive deadlines.
• Experience in New Product Introduction lifecycles that include physical hardware as well as embedded or application software.
• Demonstrated use of sound and proven project management practices and tools, including excellent MS Office skills.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements to deliver projects more efficiently.
• Proven experience managing expectations and managing cross-functional teams.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills with all levels of the organization.
• Outstanding time management and organization skills.
• Confident team leader and consensus builder with strong motivational skills.
• Adept in problem solving and resolving conflict.
• Able to manage internal customer relationships and expectations, through negotiation and partnering.
• Able to cultivate strong inter-and intra-departmental relationships that promote a positive, execution-focused work environment.
• Ability to understand technical vision and communicate it to both technical and non-technical partners.
• Experience in an ISO environment and an FDA regulated environment is a plus.
• Strong Power Point, Excel, and Project Portfolio Tools such as Clarity, Workfront, SmartSheet, etc. skills are desired for PMO Operations aspect of this role.
• PMI certification is a plus but not required.
• PMP certification is a plus but not required.
• Medical Device development and manufacturing is a plus.
• Basic understanding of Design Controls and Operations (GMP, Process Validation etc.) is a plus.

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Fresenius Medical Care North America maintains a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

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