Make a meaningful difference to patients around the world. At Edwards Lifesciences facilities around the world, our Manufacturing teams create the tools, technologies, and devices that transform patients’ lives. As part of our sewing, assembly, delivery, and distribution teams, your attention to detail and commitment to continuous improvement will help us turn innovative ideas into reality. Your purpose-driven work will help leave lasting and positive impacts on patient lives.

The Role

Initiates, plans, executes, controls and manages all aspects of project(s) and PMO Guidelines/Strategies to ensure ultimate project success.

How Will You Make An Impact?

Executes and leads the execution of tasks as defined in the project management plan in order to achieve the project goals, and actively manages project risk
Determines and discerns detailed requirements on larger scale projects to establish the project deliverables, and manages changes to the project scope, schedule, and costs to keep the project management plan updated and reflective of authorized project changes
Facilitates the creation and approval of business cases, and utilizes historical data and expert judgment in order to understand project limitations
Establishes and maintains team members and project stakeholder relationships, expectations, and communications
Measures project performance using appropriate tools and techniques in order to monitor the progress of the project, identify and quantify variances, perform required corrective actions, and communicate to all stakeholders
Actively leads one or more Project Management Office (PMO) continuous improvement activities
Manages project closure activities, including gathering lessons learned
Serves as a project management subject matter expert, including guiding and mentoring other project managers; demonstrates expertise in a business process, professional discipline, market, or product
Other incidental duties

What You Will Need?

Bachelor's Degree in related field
8 years hands on experience managing projects of increasing complexity Required

What Else We Require?

Demonstrated experience in Project Management methodology required
Proven expertise in usage of MS Office Suite and related project management systems
Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
Extensive understanding and knowledge of principles, theories, and concepts relevant to managing large scale project plans
Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills
Excellent understanding and work experience with project budgets and financial management
Strong leadership skills and ability to influence change
Experience in facilitating change, including collaboration with management and executive stakeholders
Experience within a regulated environment
Strict attention to detail
Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
Ability to work and excel within a fast paced, dynamic, and constantly changing work environment
Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control

Manager - Project Management

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