Medical Device Program Manager

Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc. is the worldwide leader in ophthalmic instrumentation. Our products are designed to advance the standard of eye-care worldwide.

By protecting one of our most precious senses -- sight, our employees contribute to the quality of life. We pride ourselves in fostering creative thinking and innovative ideas in a team-building environment. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others and are interested in cultivating your talents in a challenging and rewarding environment, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. may offer you the ideal career opportunity.

We currently have an exciting position in Dublin, CA for a Medical Device Program Manager

JOB SUMMARY:

The Program Manager is responsible for leading and managing one or more projects in Research & Development (R&D). This position is responsible for planning and driving each fast paced project to its successful conclusion by ensuring that its scope is well defined, and resource estimates and project schedules are specified and appropriate to the project. Organizes and leads core team, extended team, and interdepartmental activities ensuring completion of the program on schedule, within budget constraints, and with high quality. This position oversees and directly manages the work of other program managers or associate program managers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:Leads and/or manages programs in R&D.Plans projects, directs and coordinates the efforts of engineers and non-technical project team members.Generate and maintain development schedules.Contributes to the development of system requirements, through expertise in medical device development.Interacts with management in R&D, Clinical/Regulatory Affairs, Customer Care, Marketing, Operations, Quality Assurance, and Supply Chain to ensure successful product development and introductions. Drives to keep resources on task and on schedule, manage change, understand technical issues and ensure that they get prioritized, highlighted, addressed and resolved in a timely manner.Identifies and manages technical and schedule dependencies in the project and ensures that they are understood, planned for and executed against, appropriately. Provides regular updates to all Stakeholders on project status and progress being made.Contributes to improvements in product development process.Manages the overall risk of the project.Maintains currency of, and adhere to applicable GMP and ISO 9001 processes and procedures. Abide by state and federal employment laws.

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:The Program Manager will report to a Senior Program Manager or other senior managers.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Undergraduate degree in a technical field.12+ years of experience in product development.3+ years of experience in engineering management and technical lead.Excellent leadership skill and experience leading high-performance teams.Excellent written and oral communication skills.Outstanding track record driving projects to completion on time, within budget and in high quality.

PREFERABLE QUALIFICATIONS:Advanced degree in Business, or technical fields. MS/MBA degree is equivalent of two (2) years experience and PhD is equivalent of five (5) years experience.3+ years of experience in medical device development.1+ years of technical lead experience in medical device development.

Reference: CZMIR8115SME-mail your resume to d.jobs@meditec.zeiss.com Fax it to (925) 557 4273 Mail it to Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., 5160 Hacienda Drive, Dublin, CA 94568