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Job TitleR&D Project ManagerLocation(s)Stockholm
Job Description
We are looking for experienced R&D Project Manager to join our team in Hägersten.
Hybrid working model (3 days on site)
Role Purpose:
The Project Lead is responsible for leading New Product Introduction (NPI) projects while driving large product updates and improvements across the company instrument portfolio. This role serves as the central cross‑functional coordination function between mechanical, hardware, software, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams, ensuring successful product development and launches and controlled product updates.
The ideal candidate has strong experience working across hardware and software development teams, excels in structured project execution, and is comfortable managing technical programs from concept through release.
Perten, a PerkinElmer company, provides analytical solutions for the food and agriculture industries. With decades of expertise, we support customers worldwide with advanced technologies for grain, dairy, feed, food, and process analysis.
Our portfolio includes Near-Infrared (NIR) instruments, grain quality testing solutions, rheology analyzers, dairy analyzers, and process monitoring technologies designed to help producers ensure quality, optimize yield, improve consistency, and reduce waste. Trusted by laboratories, grain handlers, millers, food manufacturers, and processors around the world, Perten combines reliable technology, application expertise, and dedicated customer support to help customers make smarter, data-driven decisions.
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Responsibilities
Lead NPI projects from concept, design, verification, validation, and release to production
Manage cross‑functional project teams including mechanical engineering, hardware, software, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, and supply chain
Plan and execute product revisions and updates across the existing instrument portfolio
Own project schedules, milestones, deliverables, and budgets using a Waterfall project management approach
Coordinate hardware and software development timelines to ensure system-level integration
Drive design reviews, risk assessments, and change management activities
Ensure project compliance with internal development processes, quality systems, and regulatory requirements
Identify and manage project risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans
Communicate project status clearly to stakeholders and leadership
Support transition from development to manufacturing, including NPI readiness and ramp-up
Basic Qualifications
5+ years of experience leading product development with R&D and cross-functional teams
Proven experience leading Mechanical NPI projects for complex products or instruments
Strong background working with cross‑functional hardware and software teams
Hands-on experience with hardware development and project management methodologies
Experience managing product revisions and sustaining engineering activities
Strong organizational, planning, and documentation skills
Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities
Preferred Characteristics
Experience with regulated products (e.g., medical, analytical, industrial instruments)
Familiarity with PLM systems, design change processes, and configuration management
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering or a related technical field
Experience working with global or distributed development teams
PMP or equivalent project management certification
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience leading product development with R&D and cross-functional teams
- Proven experience leading Mechanical NPI projects for complex products or instruments
- Strong background working with cross‑functional hardware and software teams
- Hands-on experience with hardware development and project management methodologies
- Experience managing product revisions and sustaining engineering activities
- Strong organizational, planning, and documentation skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities
- Experience with regulated products (e.g., medical, analytical, industrial instruments)
- Familiarity with PLM systems, design change processes, and configuration management
- Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering or a related technical field
- Experience working with global or distributed development teams
- PMP or equivalent project management certification
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For 85 years, PerkinElmer has pushed the boundaries of science from food to health to the environment. We’ve always pursued science with a clear purpose – to help our customers achieve theirs. Our expert team brings technology and intangibles, like creativity, empathy, diligence, and a spirit of collaboration, in equal measure, to fulfill our customers’ desire to work better, innovate better, and create better. PerkinElmer is a leading, global provider of technology and service solutions that help customers measure, quantify, detect, and report in ways that help ensure the quality, safety, and satisfaction of their products. Learn more at www.newperkinelmer.com.
