Title: Senior Core Team Leader
Location: US-New Jersey-Franklin Lakes
Job Number: PRO1040X
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The cross functional core team leader is responsible for leading and motivating the cross functional team to define and develop a high volume, disposable medical device portfolio. This Leader will define program architecture and drive successful program execution globally. This includes planning, structuring and delivering progress reports to the senior leadership. The Leader will effectively develop, organize and motivate a highly skilled cross-functional team. In addition, the Leader will create and drive go-to-market strategy and ensure successful commercial launch. This high visibility leadership role will present frequently to both the MSS Portfolio Decision Team and Innovation Council.
IMPACT ON RESULTS
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Execution related to achieving program performance objectives for the global, multi-year Program
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Overall leadership for the Program activities and program launch success
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Estimated 10yr impact of growth on Pharmacy Solutions Platform of $300MM net revenues.
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Responsible for Program expense budgeting process including quarterly and annual expense forecasting
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Responsible for Program capital expenditure development and review
SCOPE OF RESPONSBILITY
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Lead the development and commercialization of a complex, high volume, disposable medical device
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Create and actively manage budget and resource allocation within the project team
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Develop objectives for each functional area, synthesize functional plans and identify critical interdependencies
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Conduct and encourage frequent formal and informal communication within the team to ensure full engagement and efficient operation
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Effectively organize and motivate a highly skilled, cross functional team
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Lead the cross functional development of the product architecture and drive successful execution.
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Create and drive go-to-market strategy
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Actively support the commercial launch of the final system to the market and marketing during post-launch surveillance
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Ensure compliance with BD quality policies, procedures, and practices.
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Ensure compliance with all local, state, federal, and BD safety regulations, policies, and procedures
LEADERSHIP
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Demonstrate strong and clear accountability for operational and program success
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Motivate the team to achieve individual and program objectives.
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Demonstrate leadership, learning agility and action orientation when facing uncertainty. Instill confidence through leadership and actions.
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Highly-motivated, execution-focused leader with the ability to self-define role and activities necessary for successful product commercialization
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Inspire and motivate team to achieve a common goal or purpose
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Demonstrates good judgment and timely decision-making.
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Fosters the development of core team members to excel in their performance, both functionally and cross-functionally.
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Possesses the skills, knowledge and aptitude to engage, influence, and direct all functions involved in the development of the assigned product.
Qualifications:
PRIMARY COMPETENCIES
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Advanced analytical and problem solving skills
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Ability to balance competing priorities and manage ambiguity
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Technical and business skills and judgment to significantly influence the technical and business direction of the project. Able to create and influence novel thinking of the team.
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Ability to lead and drive the identification, validation, and mitigation planning of all project risks, including technical, schedule, business, resource, based on thorough understanding of the technical and business content of the integrated project plan and the work breakdown.
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Holds a genuine intention to work cooperatively with others, to be part of a team, and to work towards a commonly understood goal.
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Ability to communicate complex technical and business issues completely, concisely, and effectively to enable high-quality decision making and drive cross-functional alignment.
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Has a thorough understanding of all functional workstreams in a phase gate process and a vision of an integrated project plan.
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Ability to integrate technical, business, and customer information to generate novel and differentiated solutions and concepts.
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Ability to architect every detail of a product based on thorough understanding of detailed customer needs and objectives.
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Ability to engage all appropriate functions to define and make technical and business tradeoffs within the concept and product.
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Finds and creates new avenues of excellence. Self-starting and will take action without prompting or direction from others to solve problems.
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Constantly looks for improvements in work processes and results by anticipating and dealing with problems and encouraging others to suggest innovations and improvements
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Must have ability to travel up to 20%.
EDUCATION, LICENSES OR CERTIFICATIONS
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BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or a closely related engineering degree is required.
An advanced degree in an engineering discipline or MBA is required. PhD is preferred.
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At least 8 years relevant experience in product development and design with at least 5 years product development and design experience in medical devices/products.
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Successful track record of commercializing new products.
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Successful track record of delivering results through leading high performing teams.
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Experience planning multiple work-streams, identifying risk and implementing action plans to optimize time lines and reduce execution risk
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Experience establishing customer requirements from defined needs specifications and translating to product requirements
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Experience utilizing combination of analytical, statistical, and empirical methods to gain deep understanding of design and minimize overall development timelines
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Demonstrated ability to act as a change protagonist
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Experience managing ambiguity
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Demonstrated learning agility of new subject matter
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Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation and influencing skills
KNOWLEDGE OF SPECIFIC PROCEDURES/PRACTICES
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Knowledge of Medical device industry regulations, standards and practices, including ISO13485
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Demonstrated hands on experience with Design Control procedures
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Robust knowledge of cross-functional, phase-gated product development
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Design for Six Sigma
SECONDARY COMPETENCIES
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Strong and effective written & oral communication skills
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High degree of self awareness and organization savvy
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Strong presentation and interpersonal skills are essential
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Deep understanding of each function’s requirements and ability to collaborate with other functions to facilitate activities from a systems and integration perspective.
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Ability to conduct thorough analysis of risks including technical, schedule, business, and resource, and thorough understanding of the technical and business content of the project critical path and associated risks.
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Demonstrated breadth and depth of technical skills with a sound understanding of first principles of engineering and science.
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Ability to see the project in the larger organizational picture and in light of strategic business objectives.
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Ability to conceptualize, deconstruct, and distill large complex problems into actionable constituent components.
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Demonstrates a deep understanding of customer needs, key objectives, processes, environment of use and its limitations, work flow, do’s and don’ts as they pertain to the product.
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Demonstrates deep expertise in all aspects of the product domain including pertinent technologies and processes, key technical challenges, intellectual property landscape, competitor capabilities and strategies, recent advancements in the field, publications, and scientific literature.
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Demonstrates responsible, honest and ethical behavior in words and deeds. Behaves consistently with commitments and BD values.
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Strives for the highest level of quality and accuracy in work products.
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Desire to set and work to high standards of excellence.
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Works tenaciously and tirelessly to meet or exceed goals by overcoming obstacles and difficulties.
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Seeks out facts and validated information to make informed decisions.
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