Overview

The Senior Technical Project Manager oversees the project management, planning, execution, tracking, and reporting of Ostomy Care new product development and lifecycle management projects in accordance with agreed upon scope, timing, and budget. This is a fixed-term position. The role requires driving cross functional project and/or program execution through collaboration with various functional groups, including R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Operations and Commercial teams.

Key Responsibilities

• •Consistently project manage and deliver high priority projects to ensure completion on time and within the agreed scope and budget.
• •Be proactive within the Core Team, working with Core Team members to scenario plan and mitigate the potential impact of risks to the project.
• •With limited supervision, lead project teams to deliver low and medium complexity projects on-time and meeting the agreed target specifications associated with quality and cost.
• •Support higher complexity projects and embrace insights from more experienced team members.
• •Set realistic yet challenging project milestones.
• •Establish a high-performing team culture.
• •Establish a core project team and work across functions to provide a coordinated and collaborative approach to managing assigned New Product Development and Lifecycle Management projects.
• •Create detailed project plans which clearly identify and sequence the activities needed to successfully complete each project and establish the resources required.
• •Work within a cross functional team to ensure workstreams are appropriately planned and integrated into master schedules.
• •Establish effective communication plans to ensure appropriate stakeholder management.
• •Review project schedules and monitor overall progress with senior management and project team members; revise schedules and plans as required and provide timely escalation where appropriate.
• •Manage compliance to both Design Control and Business processes, including preparation for Gate reviews and ensuring rigorous adherence to IDEAL, the Convatec new product development process.
• •Set up files to ensure all project information is appropriately documented and archived.
• •Support the PMO to develop and enhance project management tools, processes, and systems to ensure consistent and efficient ways of working.

Skills and Experience

• •5+ years of experience successfully managing and delivering New Product Development projects for a medical device company.
• •Prior experience working in a Medical Device or similar highly regulated industry.
• •Strong proficiency in MS Word, MS Project, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Teams, database software, SAP, MS Outlook, and Project Management Cloud Software.
• •Strong communicator; able to speak, listen, and write in a clear, thorough, and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques.
• •Leader and team-worker who actively looks to develop themselves and others; proactively networks across a complex organizational hierarchy and works cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals and resolve problems.

Qualifications and Education

• •Advanced degree or equivalent experience in Engineering or Science discipline; MS preferred.
• •Project management certification preferred (PMP, APM or equivalent).

Working Conditions

• •Primarily remote working with the expectation of travelling to the Global Development Center in Deeside as required (at least monthly) for project meetings and workshops.
• •Position may involve travel up to 15% of the time.

About Convatec

Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in Advanced Wound Care, Ostomy Care, Continence Care, and Infusion Care. With over 10,000 colleagues, they provide products and services in around 90 countries. Convatec's revenues in 2025 were over $2 billion and the company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.