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Veranex, Inc.

Vice President, Program Management

Veranex, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55400


Veranex is the only truly comprehensive, global, tech-enabled service provider dedicated to the medical technology industry. Offering expert guidance from concept-through-commercialization, including product design and engineering, preclinical and clinical development, data management, market access, regulatory affairs and quality assurance, Veranex enables accelerated speed to market, controlled development costs, development risk mitigation, and accelerated market viability assessment. At every stage, Veranex clients realize efficiencies in cost and time, while our comprehensive solutions unify the entire development process. Veranex partners with the world's most influential life science and medical device companies to research, design, develop and commercialize new healthcare technologies and treatments to advance patient care.

About This Role:The Vice President of Program Management provides organizational leadership and is responsible for leading the Product Design and Engineering Program Management organization. This role is responsible for ensuring that client programs are led to success, achieving technical, financial and team leadership objectives. This role will report to the General Manager of the Product Design and Engineering (PD&E) business unit and be part of the business unit senior management team. Directly reporting to this role is the Directors of Program Management team.

What You Will Do:

Responsible for setting vision, and developing, owning and delivering on the mission of the Program Management organization.

Responsible for deploying a Program Management team to achieve program goals and effectively balance the competing priorities of: Client Success, Technical Success, Team success

Build and maintain the teams/talent and capabilities to fulfill the Program Management mission

Own and continually improve Program Management and product design and development processes and best practices

Identify, develop and hire high potential talent in the development of current and future business unit and organizational leaders

Develop executive level client relationships and serve as point of escalation for program resolutions

Support business development activities in collaboration with the corporate business development team and business unit operations leaderships – including owning/supporting proposal developments and client win strategies

Support the achievement of corporate goals via the strategic implementation of aligned objectives within the Program Management function.

Work collaboratively with other business unit leaders and across organization.

Encourages innovation within the team and explores how novel solutions can drive competitive advantage.

Maintains leading edge awareness of emerging technologies, trends, and best practices in medical device industry.

Qualifications:

Required Skills:

Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering related discipline plus 15 years of experience in product development, technical leadership and program management or directly related experience, including 5 years of medical device experience

Experience in business development strategy and methodology

Experience in engineering/development services industry

Experience in leading teams and business within a product design & development services function/business

Extensive knowledge of design controls and applicable regulatory requirements

Excellent interpersonal skills

Excellent written and oral communication

Exceptional presentation and client-facing skills

Excellent strategic thinking capabilities and change management expertise

Excellent problem-solving skills reflecting creative and analytical thinking

Excellent attention to detail

Advanced leadership skills including change management, people management, strategic thinking and influencing

Advanced ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and projects

Ability to communicate complex business concepts to a multidisciplinary audience

Ability to manage team resources to ensure attainment of departmental objectives

Veranex is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination of any kind. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, religion or belief, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or gender expression), sexual orientation, parental or marital status, disability, age, status as a protected veteran, national, social, or ethnic origin, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.#J-18808-Ljbffr