R&D project Manager at Minnetonka

COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Vital, a Toshiba Medical Systems Group Company, is a market leader in advanced visualization software solutions for physicians and healthcare specialists. The companys sophisticated technology gives radiologists, cardiologists, oncologists and other medical specialists productivity and communications tools that can be accessed throughout the enterprise and via the Web at anytime and anywhere for patient care and treatment planning. Vitrea® software has been installed at more than 5,000 hospitals in over 80 countries. Established in 1988 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Vital Images also has offices in Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.vitalimages.com

BASIC PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES:
The Research and Development (R&D) Project Manager is responsible for all aspects of product development projects. The R&D Project Manager will lead cross-functional teams through the entire project lifecycle process (Project Initiation, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling and Closing) in order to achieve R&D software development objectives. The R&D Project Manager serves as the single point of contact for all matters related to the project and is expected to interface with all areas of the business that are impacted by the project and its deliverables. The R&D Project Manager works closely with product management, development, verification and validation teams to ensure project deliverables are completed on time, within budget while adhering to strict quality guidelines.

OVERALL OUTPUTS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Develop and execute comprehensive project plans that ensure projects meet established quality, schedule and budget targets
• Drive project tasks and activities against established baseline plans in order to provide accurate and timely project status reports and forecasts relative to project schedule and budget
• Effectively manage multiple projects and their associated teams
• Develop and manage effective project communications plans intended to keep key business stakeholders abreast of project status, risks and opportunities. Key stakeholders include but are not limited to:
o Executive Team
o Professional Services
o Sales and Product Support
• Ensure new development projects adhere to all published quality and regulatory processes
• Manage the production and delivery of all required quality and regulatory deliverables, ensure project team is ready to respond to FDA audits with little or no advance warning
• Actively manage and control project scope utilizing company change control procedures
• As a function of project status reporting, continually assess identified project risks, identify new potential risks and recommend and implement corrective actions to mitigate those risks
• Lead project retrospectives, capture key lessons learned, make recommendations to R&D Management relative to process improvement, and implement accepted process improvement initiatives
• Capture and analyze key project performance indicators specifically Duration Estimates, Effort estimates vs. Actual Effort, Actual Project Budget and Costs vs. Forecasts
• Administer and maintain effective project team sites utilizing MS SharePoint Server including:
o Building and maintaining Project Status and Reporting Dashboards utilizing Web Parts
o Building and maintaining Project Document Libraries and Lists
o Building and maintaining Project Collaboration Tools
• As required, provide project management training, relative to the implementation of newly developed products, to Professional Services Project Managers

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
The ideal candidate must have the ability to manage multiple tasks with flexible priorities. Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential for succeeding in this position. The individual will be expected to work in both independent and team settings. A demonstrated ability to respond quickly and appropriately in high stress situations is sought for this position.
Experience in the software development lifecycle applied in medical software and device development in a regulated industry (particularly the FDA) is considered very beneficial for this position

Key Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in either a Technology or Business focused discipline
• Minimum of 4 years of project management experience in either software development or implementation projects
• Proven ability to lead and motivate teams and diverse groups of individuals
• Strong understanding of Project Management,methodologies
• Proficient with MS SharePoint Server, MS Project and MS Visio
• Proficient utilizing MS Excel for data analysis and reporting
• Ability to travel up to 40% of the time
Preferred:
• PMP Certification
• Experience managing software verification and validation in a regulated industry
• Experience with the development and/or implementation of enterprise software solution

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. No unusual physical requirements

WORKING CONDITIONS:
Regular business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hours can vary and expand as dictated by project demands.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/D/V
Country: USA, State: Minnesota, City: Minnetonka, Company: Vital Images Inc..