Senior Director, NM Project Head

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LivaNova is a global medical technology company built on nearly five decades of experience and a relentless commitment to improving the lives of patients around the world. Our advanced technologies and breakthrough treatments provide meaningful solutions for the benefit of patients, healthcare professionals, and healthcare systems. The company is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol “ LIVN .” LivaNova is headquartered in London (UK) with a presence in over 100 countries and a team of more than 3,000 employees worldwide.

The Senior Director, NM Project Head is responsible for managing key projects as it relates to the VNS Therapy or OSA portfolio. This role provides leadership to cross-functional teams and external partners and manages internal and external stakeholders. The Senior Director, NM Project Head is accountable that the appropriate resources are allocated to ensure that the project meets milestones and deliverables aligned with overall NM Strategy.   

This is an individual contributor role that will report directly to the VP, NM R&D.

PRIMARY ACTIVITIES

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Ownership and accountable to deliver product per the Target Product Profile (TPP) which is aligned to the overall NM portfolio strategy. 

• Accountable to drive end-to-end project execution. Project Head has overall execution decision making rights.

• Develops and maintains a detailed project development plan to track progress, manage risks and mitigation to ensure project completion

• Identifies potential project risks and work proactively with the core team member and functional leadership and/or external partners to mitigate

• Provides guidance and direction to core team as necessary to define clear goals and to evaluate progress

• Coordinates with SMEs and necessary approvers to ensure the functional teams deliverables meet the required standards and expectations for project completion

• Facilitates change management and communications to ensure a smooth transition to support new product launches. 

• Facilitates team meetings and tracks progress against the project plan

• Oversees external partner performance against SLAs (Service Level Agreements) and/or SOWs (Statements of Work) and key milestones.

• Identifies and assists in clearing barriers to ensure timelines are achieved.

BUDGET AND RESOURCE MANGEMENT

• Monitors the project budget, ensuring costs are kept within agreed limits and providing regular financial reports to LivaNova NM leadership.

• Optimizes the use of resources, ensuring that the external and internal teams are adequately supported and that project resources are utilized efficiently.

• Resolves project resource issues and facilitates reallocation of activities …