Innovation Project Manager
– Use your skills to develop medical devices that help save lives and improve patient care
Are you able to manage medical device development projects in a global setup? Do you have experience working with international standards for medical devices? And do you have a strong business drive? Then we have an exciting job opportunity.
We are currently looking for an experienced project manager with a technical background to head our future product development projects. You will be a part of the Innovation Project Management team within Global Innovation where your primary focus will be to lead project teams that develops our future medical devices.
At our headquarters in Ballerup, where we develop many of our new medical devices, we have great innovation culture and a clear focus on short time from idea to product lanuch. We focus on developing new products and production processes that combine several technologies in new and innovative ways. This sets high demands to your project management skills, business and technical understanding, and broad medical device development experience.
Global, user-driven innovation – from idea to launch
As Innovation Project Manager, you will be a key player in the development of our new devices - from initial idea to implementation in one of production sites and product launch. We work according to an Ambu developed agile phase-gate model called the Product Innovation Process. This includes a high degree of user and customer involvement and a part of the job is therefore to meet the medical professionals at their locations in operating rooms, intensive care units or pre-hospital settings. Your job will be establish a motivating and collaborative working environment in the global project team. You will have close collaboration with many stakeholders globally and especially with the assigned Project Sponsor Team – a project specific team of 4 cross-functional managers that guides and supports you and the project.
Experience with global project management in the medical device industry
It is key that you are able to use your solid business understanding to discuss market issues in detail, that you are able to contribute in technical discussions, and that you are able to ensure compliance with international standards.
As a person you are self-motivated, committed, structured and have a strong sense of responsibility towards your work and your team members. You are open-minded and you use your great interpersonal skills in your daily work to drive the projects and motivating the project team members.
You probably hold a degree in engineering and have techical work experience that will support decision-making and challenges during the project and you have at least 3-5 years of solid experience within medical device project management.
It is a requirement that you are fluent in oral and written English and that you thrive in a position that gives you the opportunity to travel about 30 days per year.
Ambu – a visionary and international workplace where your efforts matter
Ambu is a company that expands rapidly and has ambitious growth targets. We meet these targets through interdisciplinary teamwork between motivated and highly skilled employees. By joining us you will get the opportunity to work in the headquarter of an international company with an informal working environment. Your contributions and efforts will make a real difference for patients and health care professionals around the world.
We offer a wide range of professional, social and financial employee benefits in addition to exciting job challenges and continuous professional and personal development.
How to apply
If you are interested in the position, then please apply as soon as possible and no later than 31 May 2020.
If you have any questions about the position, you can contact Jakob Bønnelykke Kristensen, Director, Innovation Project Management, Global Innovation, telephone +45 2080 7083.
Your application will be treated with confidentiality.
About Ambu
Since 1937, breakthrough ideas have fuelled our work on bringing efficient healthcare solutions to life. This is what we create within our fields of excellence – Anaesthesia, Patient Monitoring & Diagnostics, and Emergency Care. Millions of patients and healthcare professionals worldwide depend on the functionality and performance of our products. We are dedicated to improve patient safety and determined to advance single-use devices. The manifestations of our efforts range from early inventions like the Ambu Bag™ resuscitator and the legendary BlueSensor™ electrodes to our newest landmark solutions like the Ambu aScope™ – the world’s first single-use flexible endoscope. Our commitment to bringing new ideas and superior service to our customers has made Ambu one of the most recognized medical companies in the world. Headquartered near Copenhagen in Denmark, Ambu employs approximately 3,100 people in Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.ambu.com
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