Programme Director - MedTech

Programme Director with experience in the delivery of MedTech projects required by innovative medtech company in Galway to be responsible for leading the transfer of an electro–mechanical medical device from Research & Technology development into a drug/device combination product for market release. This is inclusive of overseeing the process development, equipment and infrastructure set up as well as the qualification of the supply chain. REQUIREMENTS:

• Primary Degree in Engineering/Technology/Science.
• 10+ years of Senior Project Leadership having successfully delivered medical projects.
• Experience delivering Drug/Device combination projects.
• Advanced expertise in Program Management project execution and associated tools.
• Strong detail-orientated technical person with experience in product development, process engineering & scale-up.
• Experience in supporting supply chain infrastructure including supplier management and logistics.
• Self-starter who is willing to work through ambiguity and drive complex projects.
• Ability to take initiative, work independently and also as part of a cross-functional team.
• Ability to quickly pick up new concepts and facts and process them to desired outcomes.
• Strategic thinker with outstanding influencing, persuasion and negotiating skills.
• Understanding of a broad range of business challenges.
• Outstanding communication (verbal & non-verbal) skills.
• Ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation from board level to junior employee.
• Being extremely comfortable in managing change with agility & adaptability.
• Detail-orientated, very well organized and able to deliver multiple projects to completion simultaneously.
• An understanding of the regulatory requirements for a drug-device combination product would be advantageous.

• Delivering the device elements of an ambitious, complex, multifaceted Drug/Device project to schedule, meeting cost and quality requirements, in a highly regulated environment.
• Understanding the status of the project and overseeing a program of work to transfer it to manufacturing and scaling in a highly regulated environment.
• Developing various levels of project plans and integrating them together and managing the schedule to project completion.
• Ability to manage on site and remote staff in different time zones.
• Keeping all stakeholders appropriately appraised of progress.
• Respond to change and uncertainty by proposing alternative risk-assessed solutions for progression and implementation.