R&D Program Manager

Job Title R&D Program Manager Job Description Effective Tuesday, January 4, 2022, all U.S.-based employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID as a condition of employment at Philips*.  Employees may request a reasonable accommodation. *Montana employees are currently excluded from this requirement at this time. If you are a Colorado resident and this role is a field-based or remote role, you may be eligible to receive additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role, which we will provide upon request.  You may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance. Philips is a global leader in health technology, committed to improving billions of lives worldwide and striving to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. Driven by the vision of a better tomorrow. But it’s not just what we do, it’s who we are. We are 80,000, wonderfully unique individuals, with two things in common: An unwavering sense of purpose and a relentless determination to deliver on our customers’ needs. It’s what inspires us to create meaningful solutions – the kind that make a real difference – when it matters most. The world and our customers’ needs are changing faster than ever before and while we are proud of what we do already, we know we can do more. That’s why we need you, to help us tackle increasingly complex challenges posed by ever evolving health and well-being needs. In this role, you have the opportunity to make life better Looking at the challenges the world is facing today Philips’ purpose has never been more relevant. So, whatever your role, if you share our passion for helping others, you’ll be working towards creating a better and fairer future for all. You are responsible for: Formulating and being accountable for the overall roadmap/program/project plan, in consultation with management and other parties. Building and maintaining the project organization, determining the ways of working, and defining key interfaces. Identifying and driving changes in ways of working from project management perspective both at R&D Project Office and NPIs Mentoring and coaching several Program Managers and project engineers Defining projects and their goals, organizes the resources to be used (time, budget and information) and specifies quality standards Defining the risk of the project/program and develops scenarios to mitigate these risks. Ensuring proper execution vs the project/program plan. Deploying Process Improvement and Quality Assurance and makes the project organization efficient and transparent, in line with departmental and project processes. Providing management and stakeholders with regular roadmap/project/program performance status, variances to plan and identification of corrective actions, reports on employees’ performance to the hierarchical superior of the employees for the purpose of appraisal and conducts evaluation at the end of the projects. Coordinating effective communication/change management strategies for projects/programs as appropriate. Ensuring effective transfer/archiving of the project/program results and the associated intellectual capital. Keeping up-to-date with technical basics and new technology, in order to optimize the goals of each project and maximize the synergy between the projects You are a part of: A dynamic and rewarding career opportunity for a Director – Program Management in new product development in the Ultrasound R&D organization! We have product development activities taking place across multiple locations in the United States and around the world. You will be working in our Ultrasound R&D group located in our Bothell, WA site as part of a global development team with engineers and managers collocated in Bothell, WA as well as Cambridge, MA and Bangalore, India. You will get to work with the best engineers in medical ultrasound and develop ultrasound products that are helping to save lives every day. To succeed in this role, you’ll need a customer-first attitude and the following skills and experience: BS or MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline. 10 years of relevant working experience, including experience of owning/leading software and hardware projects from idea through implementation with evidence of business impact Experience with Ultrasound/medical devices and/or working in a regulated environment Experience in strategic planning and road mapping exercises Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interface in a cross-disciplinary manner, including with engineers, project leaders, and functional managers. Self-motivated individual with good organizational and time management skills. Experience as a Scrum Master is a plus. Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) is a plus. Experience with working in a cross-site environment is a plus. US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa. Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you will reside in or within commuting distance to Bothell, WA or Cambridge, MA. How we work at Philips Our newly adopted hybrid work concept fuses flexibility with collaboration to deliver great outcomes for our people and our customers. We are embracing an approach wherein we spend more time together than apart – which for full-time employees translates to an average of at least 3 days working from the office and up to 2 days from home – for our hybrid roles. Hybrid work flexibility means people can meet the changing demands of work and home in the most balanced, productive, and healthy way. Our hybrid working model is defined in 3 ways: We believe in the importance of impactful collaboration: There's a certain energy when everyone’s in the same room that can heighten idea generation and creative friction needed for problem-solving. We embrace flexibility: Choosing where, when, and how to work can vary according to task and team schedules. Flexibility isn’t office or online, it means choosing the space that works best for you, your teams, and our customers on a case-by-case basis. We want to be at our best: The way we work, and our workspaces are designed to support our well-being, offer career advancement opportunities, and enable us to be at our best. Why should you join Philips? Working at Philips is more than a job. It’s a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on innovative, customer-first health technology solutions. Help us improve the health and well-being of billions of people, every year. Ultimately creating a career that no one could have planned for. Even you. Visit our careers website to explore what it’s like working at Philips, read stories from our employee blog, find information about our recruitment process and answers to some frequently asked questions. #LI-PH1 Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veteran and maintains a drug-free workplace. Embrace the unexpected Over 125 years ago, Frederik and Gerard Philips started a small light bulb company in Eindhoven. Little did they realize that it would become a global force of innovation, committed to improving billions of lives worldwide. But it did. Today, Philips is a world leading health technology company with a vision to make life better for people worldwide through meaningful innovation. Making good on this promise depends on our passionate, inspirational, collaborative and diverse team. We have over 80,000 brilliant people around the world but are always looking for more. Like-minded, motivated, focused minds to join us in creating a healthier, more connected society while transforming themselves personally and professionally. Working at Philips is more than a job. It’s an experience filled with unexpected moments that will transform you in lasting and positive ways. Help us improve the world for the better while building a career that no one could have planned for. Even you. 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