» Programme Manager

Main purpose of the job
To manage and deliver large, complex, multidisciplinary drug delivery device development projects. The position will require you to apply your programme management abilities and technical skills to the development of world-leading medical products for our clients around the globe.


Specific responsibilities

- Management of projects from the proposal stage through to the delivery stage of the project
- Liaising directly with clients to understand their programme needs for drug delivery device development programmes
- Estimating timeline, resource, budget and key technical risks for proposal preparation
- Building and managing the project team with the appropriate level of expertise for the proposed work
- Reporting technical and financial progress both to the client and internally
- Leading meetings with clients, give presentations and communicate ideas and concepts to all disciplines
- Take the lead in ensuring that projects are run to relevant quality standards including the EU and FDA standards for medical devices
- Take the lead in ensuring that projects meet appropriate safety standards
- You will also support the drug delivery business development function, exhibiting and presenting at key conferences and representing the Drug Delivery Products Group at sales meetings.
- You will use your strong technical expertise and knowledge to develop relationships with current and future clients.


Minimum requirements

- To meet the demanding requirements of this role you will have an excellent degree within an engineering or scientific discipline
- A proven track record in the delivery of large and complex development projects to time and budget within a regulated environment
- Experience of managing risk and timeline on development projects with considerable novel content
- Experience of managing multidisciplinary teams, often across different client sites and worldwide
- You should have excellent oral & written communication skills
- You should be a self-motivated team player who is highly enthusiastic about the drug delivery product development area
- An excellent understanding of medical device development processes compliant with ISO 13485, QSR or experience of a similar quality system such as ISO9001


In addition, experience of the following will also be beneficial:

- Experience in drug delivery or pharmaceuticals either within a product company or consultancy with direct experience of device development
- Experience in taking a medical or other product from concept through to launch including scale up and transfer to manufacture

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