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Bring more to life.
Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
At Leica Biosystems, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.
At Leica Biosystems, we’re not just shaping the future of cancer diagnostics — we’re transforming lives. Our mission of “Advancing Cancer Diagnostics, Improving Lives” is the driving force behind everything we do. As a global leader with the most comprehensive portfolio spanning from biopsy to diagnosis, we empower clinicians with innovative, reliable solutions so they can give patients timely, accurate answers when they need them most. When you join Leica Biosystems, you’re not just taking a job; you’re becoming part of a passionate team that knows every moment matters when it comes to cancer. You’ll help develop diagnostic solutions that turn anxiety into answers, and aid the acceleration of next-generation, life-changing therapies. Surrounded by a diverse and collaborative global community, you’ll be inspired each day to stretch, grow, and make an impact.
Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.
The Project Manager for Leica Biosystems is responsible the successful on time delivery of complex programmes and projects working with broad cross-functional and multi-site teams (including CDx/Pharma). This position is part of the Programme Management Office located in Newcastle and will be on site. At Leica Biosystems, our vision is to advance cancer diagnostics and improve lives.
You will be a part of the Programme Management Office and be responsible for working with key partners to drive project on time delivery, identify risks and issues, implement counter measures and ensure task completion by prioritising and reaching compromise with team members and functional managers to make critical decisions to ensure project success. If you thrive in an amazing patient focused business where you can make a difference role and want to work to build a world-class programme management organisation—read on.
This role shall be based onsite at Newcastle upon Tyne.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
+ Lead on-time delivery of projects within agreed scope for key site and R & D programmes/projects.
+ Identify and monitoring project activities to achieve required delivery and quality throughout
+ Determine project responsibilities by identifying project phases and elements and assigning personnel to phases and activities.
+ Responsible for clear and concise reporting and escalation to project sponsor of project progress, risks, countermeasures and issues.
+ Deploy standard work for site project management using Danaher Business System principles to provide reliable and consistent delivery of required results.
The essential requirements of the job include:
+ Educated to BSc level in a relevant discipline or equivalent.
+ Demonstrable and relevant experience of successful delivery of multifunctional programmes including new product delivery and manufacturing operations, or people management experience.
+ Experience of using Project management tools including MS project, excel, power point, SharePoint, team sites, SmartSheet, Jira or Trello.
+ Exceptional communication skills (verbal/written/presentation/relationship building).
+ High levels of integrity, confidence, independence and collaboration skills.
Preferred Requirements of the job include:
+ PMP/Prince2 certification is preferred.
+ Relevant experience of working within medical device (or equivalent) organisation with a regulatory framework is preferred.
+ Experience with Class II or III medical product development is preferred.
Travel expectations within this role are project specific and commonly <20% Leica Biosystems, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.
Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
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