Global Project Manager

Would you like to enable project teams to give their daily best through agile methologies?

At our clients coming from the diagnostic environment you can share your skills and help project teams developing new products or maintaining existing products on the market to achieve the set goal as effectively and efficiently as possible with the given resources.

start date:
Dec 2025 or Jan/Feb/Mar 2026

end date:
one-year-contract (with a high chance onto extension)

workload:
80-100%

location:
Rotkreuz (CH)

work model:
Contracting

info
: travel activities up to 5%

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Sets up & implements project/program/product structures for product development & product care activities including communication management, timelines, resource and budget plans, progress and cost control
• Creates, coordinates and maintains integrated project plans including dependencies, resources and budgets allowing the teams to work efficiently and effectively
• Accountable for quality implementation in projects in the following areas: Project risk management; Critical path analysis; Scenario creation and analysis; Budget; Robust planning.
• Consistently executes project management processes including guiding and managing preparation for milestone reviews, capacity reviews (cQCR, SCR & fQCR), etc., as applicable & may lead improvement initiatives.Follows best practices in project/product teams and fosters continuous improvement by sharing best practices and knowledge among peers
• Selects project methodology and applies agile methods as appropriate, including coaching and guiding teams in project methodology including agile practices (with Project/Program Leads or PMC management if appropriate)
• Manages meetings and may manage knowledge sharing between project/product teams and sub-chapters to enhance project effectiveness and optimized delivery
• Goal Setting: Establish, measure and report the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), standard metrics, Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) or Outcome Based Planning (OBPs) key results for projects enabling teams and functions to measure and improve quality, efficiency and effectiveness
• Acting as a trusted advisor with a 360° view on all levels to advise and support the project/product teams as well as the broader organization in the holistic planning; project risk management; scenario creation as well as critical path analysis with the aim to ensure an optimized value delivery.Single point of contact & control for project and program data collected from the functions
• Identifies project risks and describes potential implications for budget, timeline and scope
• Identifies gaps, potential bottlenecks or delays, challenges assumptions and proposes options to close gaps and get projects back on track while communicating issues proactively to stakeholders
• Manages project/product team information to support the teams themselves, the Life Cycle Teams (LCTs) and/or other governing body decision making
• Frequently provides high level/pre-defined and recent planning data for scenario analysis and decision making on a portfolio level
• Acts as Agile Program Manager as defined by Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) where applicable
• Work closely with Sub-Chapter Leads, Network Leads, Functional Partners, Finance, Portfolio Management, Analytics & Insights and other chapters to ensure an optimized project delivery
• Coach other members of the project/product team as well as peers, develop new skills and provide ongoing, constructive feedback on performance and progress toward goals and expectations
• Identifies and communicates areas for improvement and potential solutions in the Sub-Chapter or Project Management Chapter

Your Qualifications:

• Bachelor or similar degree
• At least 5 years relevant
  project / program management experience
  in Diagnostic, MedTech, Pharmaceutical or Food Industry
• English fluent, another language would be a plus
• Google suite
  ,
  Jira
  , Planisware or other
  Project Mgt. Planning tools
• Strong communication skills and customer focus (***)

Nice to have:

• German
  language skills
• PMP/SCRUM/Agile Certificate