Sr. Project Manager, R&D New Product Development
Company: Anton Paar QuantaTec Inc
Location: Boynton Beach
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
Are you someone who thrives driving complex, multifaceted
projects? Are you ready to take on more responsibility within
project management? Do you have an interest in developing
innovative instruments that incorporate bleeding edge design and
technical innovation? If you answered yes, consider joining our
R&D team as a Sr. Project Manager. The Impact You'll MakeThe
Sr. Project Manager is responsible for coordinating research and
development projects, leading and managing project teams, and
adapting and integrating the project management systems of Anton
Paar QuantaTec to support the development of analytical lab
instrumentation. As a Project Manager you'll be responsible
for:
- Managing the project process and ensuring the team utilizes the
tools necessary to timely and efficiently advance projects of the
highest level of quality.
- Serving as the main point of contact for cross-functional teams
and stakeholders, representing the tactical aspects of project
development.
- Actively leading by setting priorities, communicating
expectations, and fully advancing the team through coordination,
motivation, and leadership.
- Developing proficiency in modern Project Management
methodologies, employing best practices, and actively assessing the
best strategy to ensure a successful project.What You'll DoThe Sr.
Project Manager is a self-starter who balances multiple initiatives
within defined timelines and manages inter-company teams to ensure
project completion. Here's a snapshot of what you'll do.
- Developing project plans using MS Project and SAP software to
establish tasks and monitor performance metrics towards project
goals.
- Providing tactical guidance, risk assessments and technical
support to Product Management.
- Assembling teams to include engineers, scientists, business
stakeholders, operations, etc., and delegating tasks to most
appropriate employees.
- Serving as main point of contact for team to ensure team
actions remain in synergy.
- Working closely with cross-disciplinary teams to identify
potential risks and mitigate them; ensuring the project aligns with
the intended outcome.
- Making effective decisions when presented with multiple options
on how to move the project forward including adjusting schedules
and targets on the project as needed.
- Motivating people involved in the project to complete tasks on
time.
- Providing critical feedback for team members.
- Presenting regular status updates and reviews to stakeholders
to ensure alignment and buy in
- Identifying project risks and elevating critical issues to the
attention of executive team or steering board to ensure visibility
and obtain resources necessary for the project to overcome the
issue and succeed at meeting the desired deliverables.
- Integrating "quality through design" into the product
throughout the development process to maintain the expected
standards.
- Aligning and driving improvements to required processes and
systems of the Anton Paar development process.
- Actively interfacing with Engineers and Product managers to
ensure that product is fully defined, robustly designed and
thoroughly tested to ensure that Anton Paar standards for quality
and compliance are achieved.
- Adhering to corporate product development standards and
processes to ensure consistency and control within the development
process.
- May be required to travel to other Anton Paar facilities
domestically or internationally (
- All other duties as assigned.Skills and Qualifications We Look
ForThe Sr. Project Manager will possess leadership skills in
addition to technical skills, soft skills, and industry knowledge
to lead a team of engineers, including:
- Accountability: Takes responsibility for all work activities
and personal actions, follows through on commitments, and
acknowledges and learns from mistakes
- Critical Thinking: Performs analysis to determine and assess
the needs of the project and then takes action in order to meet the
requirements
- Collaboration: Works well with others on internal and external
teams by using effective interpersonal skills
- Communication: Provides clear instruction to the project team,
clearly explains how the system works and being available to answer
any questions that may arise
- Integrity: Behaves honorably even when no one is watching and
follows moral and ethical principles in all areas of work including
decision making, interacting with colleagues, and servicing
customers
- Problem Solving: Ability to efficiently identify and resolve
issues that arise during the design, testing and maintenance
process
- Quality of Work: Works to the highest of quality standards by
anticipating problems, testing and checking their work, and pays
close attention to detail
- Self-Starter: Uses trusted and efficient work methods to launch
projects and balances multiple projects in a fast-paced
environment
- Technical Expertise: Demonstrates depth of knowledge and
skills, and develops solutions to highly complex problems by
applying technical acumen
- Time Management: Ability to deliver on time with optimal use of
resources, achieve desired results within given time frames and
decide between conflicting priorities
- Leadership: Demonstrates the ability to manage, lead and enable
others in order to navigate departmental or organizational
changeEducation and ExperienceThe Sr. Project Manager typically
requires a combination of supervisory experience, education,
training, certifications, and skills. This role requires the
following:
- BS in Engineering or related field, or equivalent years of
experience
- Minimum of 2-3 years' direct Project Management experience
managing technical projects
- Minimum of 3-5 years' experience managing a team
- Demonstrated efficient work methods and ability to handle
multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate
effectively with both internal business functions and external
suppliers
- Entrepreneurial mindset that embraces critical questioning,
innovation, service and continuous improvement
- Ability to demonstrate project and product cost management
- Good theoretical understanding of mechanical and chemical
interactions
- Innate emphasis on high quality delivery standards
- Natural self-starter with a "hands-on" mentality
- Shows confidence and possesses good facilitation and
negotiation skills
- Curious and motivated learnerPreferred skills include:
- MS in Engineering or related field
- Experience in Systems Engineering and Requirements
Management
- PMP certified
- Six Sigma Green Belt or higher Anton Paar Systems UsedOur team
utilizes various programs to develop our products, and we are
continuously enhancing our mixture of software to keep up with
modern software development methods. Currently we use:
- SAP, Concur, Polarion, Confluence, Jira, Minitab & Visio
- Lotus Notes Suite: Extranet, Internal Database, Master Data,
Team Calendar & Workflow International
- MS Suite: Project, Excel & PowerPoint Supervision ExercisedThis
role is an independent contributor who will lead multiple project
teams and does not have any direct supervision of staff. Physical
Requirements & Working ConditionsWhile performing the duties of
this position, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand,
walk, observe, communicate and handle items such as computers,
machinery and other equipment. The employee must occasionally lift
and/or move up to 20 pounds. Position requires the ability to
obtain a Passport for international travel. In regards to
organizational issues, the employee will comply with the
regulations set forward in the Anton Paar Employee Handbook, except
if otherwise stated. Anton Paar QuantaTec Inc. is an Equal
Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities at Anton Paar
QuantaTec Inc. are based upon one's qualifications and capabilities
to perform the essential functions of a particular job. All
employment opportunities are provided without regard to: age, race,
color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical
condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,
genetic information, sickle cell trait, marital status, disability,
veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Keywords: Anton Paar QuantaTec Inc, Boynton Beach , Sr. Project Manager, R&D New Product Development, Executive , Boynton Beach, Florida
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