Project Manager, New Product Development

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage end-to-end medical device development projects, from research through launch.
• Develop and maintain project timelines and budgets, ensuring delivery on scope, time, and cost.  Analyze critical path and major workstreams.
• Lead the team and participate in the development of project documentation as well as design control documentation.  Direct, manage, monitor, and control project.
• Select the right people to the right tasks. Estimate, acquire and assign project team resources. Define the role, responsibility, and deliverables for each team member.  Provide direct feedback to the functional manager on performance reviews.  
• Develop a risk management plan for the project. Identify, analyze and understand project risks, develop and monitor a risk response plan.
• Ensure compliance with design control and relevant regulatory and quality standards (e.g., ISO 13485, FDA, MDR).
• Prepare and deliver clear, concise technical and strategic presentations to senior management.
• Facilitate collaboration across international sites to leverage global expertise and resources.
• Drive issue resolution and proactive decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.
• Builds successful working relationships with external partners.

Qualifications:

• Fluent English is essential and Fluent Swedish is highly preferred.
• Proven experience managing complex product development projects in the medical device or related regulated industry.
• High personal drive, structured approach, and a collaborative mindset.
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams across geographies.
• Excellent organizational and time management abilities.
• Promote a positive team culture focused on accountability, transparency, and results.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills.
• Experience presenting to senior leadership and managing stakeholder expectations.
• High in emotional intelligence and stays calm under pressure. Adept in conflict resolution.
• Drives results in support of the business, even in the face of demanding timelines. Steps up to take on additional responsibility where appropriate.
• Can influence without direct authority in a way that makes others want to be on their team.
• Incorporates end-user feedback to refine scope through the project lifecycle and can communicate changes, updates and decisions to key stakeholders.
• Can understand and communicate how goals fit into broader organizational goals, and prioritize tasks/schedule accordingly.
• Keeping the customer at the heart of what we do.
• Exercises good judgment and can weigh benefits and risk in order to make solid decisions despite ambiguity.
• Growth mindset – ability to learn quickly and adapt to a changing environment.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or related field & 5+ years of experience working in relevant field e.g. project management, technical or quality role.

Preferred Skills / Engineering tools:

• PMP or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience with design control, clinical development, and regulatory submissions.
• Familiarity with project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira).

The Company

Jolife AB, a wholly owned company by Stryker Inc, develops and markets the LUCAS ™ Chest Compression System, with related accessories for the global market. LUCAS ™ is a Swedish breakthrough innovation for mechanical chest compressions used during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).