Project Manager

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · Alajuela, Costa Rica

Project Manager role at Johnson & Johnson's Shockwave Medical in Costa Rica, focusing on managing operational projects, ensuring timely and budget-compliant delivery, and overseeing product transfers within the medical device industry. Requires experience with QSR, ISO 13485, and MDR, along with strong project management and cross-functional leadership skills.

What you'd actually do

  1. Responsible for managing operational projects providing cross-functional program leadership to ensure projects achieve desired outcomes.
  2. Responsible for gaining cross functional alignment on strategic vision and goals of projects, meeting project goals and ensuring that appropriate resources are identified and allocated.
  3. Responsible for ensuring the timely development and successful implementation of best practices throughout the project lifecycle
  4. Experienced at leading complex programs while delivering milestones on time and on budget with quality per customer expectations.
  5. Skilled in project planning, risk management, project execution and communication to all levels of the organization.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's in engineering and preferably with Project Management education.
  • Advanced English
  • Minimum 5 years of experience managing large transfer project with at least 3-years managing projects in the Medical Device Industry
  • Experience in Quality System Regulations (QSR) 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485, and MDR.
  • Experience with developing, implementing, and monitoring process improvement initiatives, project management frameworks and methodologies.
  • Demonstrated track record of establishing priorities and meeting deadlines.
  • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, adept at navigating organizational challenges and possess ability to work with others and accomplish objectives.
  • Capable of performing under the pressure of multiple competing deadlines while maintaining a cooperative and constructive working relationship with others.
  • Outstanding verbal & written communication skills.
  • High level of enthusiasm, motivation, and drive for results.

Nice to have

  • Agility Jumps
  • Analytics Insights
  • Business Alignment
  • Coaching
  • Communication
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)
  • Persistence and Tenacity
  • Problem Solving
  • Process Oriented
  • Project Management Methodology (PMM)
  • Project Management Office (PMO)
  • Project Management Tools
  • Project Reporting
  • Statement of Work (SOW)

What the JD emphasized

  • Minimum 5 years of experience managing large transfer project with at least 3-years managing projects in the Medical Device Industry
  • Experience in Quality System Regulations (QSR) 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485, and MDR.