Program Manager

Vantage MedTech - Lenexa, KS

Full-time - Mid Level

Onsite - Lenexa, KS

About the position

The Program Manager at Vantage MedTech is responsible for managing and executing medical device design and manufacturing projects, ensuring timely delivery and client satisfaction. This role involves leading multidisciplinary teams, managing project budgets, and maintaining strong client relationships while contributing to process improvements within the project management department.

Responsibilities

• Manage medical device design and manufacturing projects with budgets of $1M to $15M and durations of 6-24 months.
• Successfully lead multidisciplinary project teams ranging in size from 5-25 engineers and support staff.
• Own end-to-end planning, management, status reporting, and tactical execution of assigned projects to ensure timely delivery.
• Establish project priorities and lead cross-functional teams during project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, controlling, and closure.
• Perform risk assessment and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client satisfaction objectives.
• Manage daily activity of assigned project team members to ensure engagement, collaboration, and adherence to deliverables, budget estimates, and schedule.
• Clearly communicate expectations and performance feedback with team members.
• Regularly engage and communicate with clients to ensure an alignment of project status, scope, and expectations.
• Manage contract scope changes with rigor, ensuring profitability.
• Build strong client relationships that enable project success.
• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of processes, principles, and concepts utilized in the project management department.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 4 years' experience as a project team lead working with a diverse range of skill sets.
• Experience in technical writing for system requirements, design documents, and test reports.
• Microsoft Project experience or related platform(s) required.
• Previous experience managing design and/or manufacturing projects for medical devices or other highly regulated industry is a plus.
• Expertise in design of electro-mechanical systems controlled by software is a plus.
• Understanding of trade-offs (i.e. budget versus technical requirements) is also a plus!

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in technical writing for system requirements, design documents, and test reports.
• Previous experience managing design and/or manufacturing projects for medical devices or other highly regulated industry.
• Expertise in design of electro-mechanical systems controlled by software.
• Understanding of trade-offs (i.e. budget versus technical requirements).

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance