COMPANY
AgaMatrix is a fast-paced life-sciences technology company that develops, manufactures, and sells next generation blood glucose monitoring (BGM) products to serve the needs of the diabetes community. Our proprietary WaveSense biosensor technologies are the foundation of our platform of products. Our technology expertise spans across biology, chemistry, digital signal processing, engineering and manufacturing. You can find more information about us here: www.wavesense.info
DESCRIPTION
We are rapidly expanding our technology team and are seeking a talented Senior Program Manager who can successfully manage the product design and development process for all new and existing products. You will work directly with the Director of Engineering to ensure that all products meet the highest standards of technical excellence and quality, and that products are designed and updated, or new product lines are introduced, to meet the Companys strategic goals.
As a part of your role so, you will facilitate all cross-functional team communication and coordination and serve as the overall project manager overseeing the activities of individual project during all phases of the development process. This will involve working closely with the Marketing, Applied Research, Engineering, Product Management, Product Design, Manufacturing, Legal, Regulatory and Executive teams to bring each product to a successful launch on time and on budget. You will also help set priorities for products based on available resources.
You will be expected to be an expert at communicating across all levels of the organization. You must be able to rapidly learn new technologies, be a self-starter, and take initiative to apply your skills to overcome potential technical, operational, marketing, and financial barriers. An intense passion for learning and expanding your skills and knowledge is essential for you to be part of our team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Facilitate all cross-functional team communication and coordination. Serve as the project manager for all phases of the development process, including working closely with manufacturing, Marketing, Technology, Legal, Compliance, and the executive team to bring a product to successful launch on time and on budget.
Provide leadership and a centralized point of contact for product feature requests, troubleshooting, and change management;
Closely collaborates with Marketing and Product Design, Product Management, technical team, Operations, Regulatory and Clinical team in order to prioritize, develop, and release new capabilities and features for AgaMatrix products;
Driving release plans and processes to ensure that new products and changes to existing products are fully tested and Product performance meets original design intent;
Collaborate with commercial, product management, and technical teams to ensure that the products are fully tested and Product performance meets original design intts and specifications for new products and new generations of existing products
Chair regular product meetings and facilitate communication across departments to ensure smooth development of new products and continual support of existing products
Assist department heads and project managers to manage budgets, schedules and resource allocations across all product development initiatives.
Work with project teams to develop and implement unified standard processes and leverage IT solutions to streamline product development
Assist in the preparation of documents pertaining to Design History files/Technical files/regulatory submissions of commercial products
Assist in planning, organizing, and directing project team activities. Evaluates and reports progress and results obtained, recommends major changes to achieve objectives.
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates should have at least 5 years experience in Program Management, and direct experience with medical device product life cycle;
Candidates will be expected to demonstrate they have experience in project management , managing internal and external dependencies, understanding complex technologies, and creating and managing consumer medical device development processes;
Candidates must have excellent verbal and written communication skill and solid organization and people skills as well as a passion for medical device development;
Proven ability to analyze, organize, and integrate large amounts of complex, disparate information into clear, concise specs and plans is a must; Candidates must have a strong technical background and be able to contribute usefully to participate in product architectural and product design discussions;
Proven ability to create, develop and maintain project schedule; Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Visio and Project is required;
A BA/BS degree in engineering, science or related technical discipline is required; MBA is preferred;
Candidates must have managed at least a medical device development projects from start to completion, including requirements gathering, scheduling, spec writing, bug tracking, regulatory filing and working with operation and marketing for successful product launch;.
Experience with issues related to internationalization of product preferred.
COMPENSATION
As a pre-IPO, growing company, we offer a competitive compensation package with benefits including health insurance, dental plan, long term disability, life insurance, and 401k.
CONTACT
If you are interested in joining this intense and passionate team, send resumes in e-format to: mailto: hr@agamatrix.com with "Response to job posting Senior Program Manager" in the subject field. Please include a cover letter with:
One paragraph explaining what experience and technical management expertise you would bring to the AgaMatrix team
One paragraph highlighting a recent development project that you managed that illustrates your ability to innovate at the organizational process level.
One paragraph discussing your ambitions for career development at AgaMatrix
Thank you for considering AgaMatrix.
- Location: Salem, NH
- Compensation: DOE
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