Project Manager, New Product Development Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.

Description
A seasoned leader in project management methodologies, works with a cross functional team in the planning and execution of projects targeted at expanding the companys successful line of CoolSculpting technology products. Plans and manages one or more concurrent projects, and delivers products on time, within budget and at the targeted maturity to ensure high manufacturing yields and market leading quality and reliability. Provides mentoring to peers and other team members in project management leadership and core team assignments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following (other duties may be assigned):

Plans and manages complex cross functional projects that may include external resources and contracted companies.
Formulates and gains approval for overall project plan in consultation with management and other stakeholders. Monitors progress to plan and implements corrective actions or contingencies as needed to maintain commitments.
Works hand in hand with the functional leadership in the planning and deployment of resources.
Builds accountability and predictability around project activities for new product releases.
Builds and maintains the project organization, chooses the ways of working, and defines the interfaces with other disciplines.
Deploys Process Improvement and Quality Assurance and ensures the project organization is efficient and transparent.
Provides business management with regular project performance status, variances to plan and identification of corrective actions.
Co-ordinates between projects, maximizes synergies, and helps resolves resource conflicts.
Focuses on design excellence, adopts and promote best practices and solutions.
Provides input and ideas as part of product roadmap and technology planning processes.
Demonstrates strong business acumen with a customer centric perspective.
Grows the capabilities and expertise of the organization aligned to the business goals for growth and profitability.
Responsible for performing all duties in compliance with FDAs Quality System Regulation (QSR), ISO13485, the Canadian Medical Device Regulations, and all other international regulatory requirements with which ZELTIQ complies.


Qualifications:

BS degree, MS desirable. 3+ years in a project management role, plus prior technical experience in an engineering design or manufacturing position.
PMP certification desirable.
Proven excellence in the use of project management tools and methodologies.
Demonstrated experience in driving design for manufacturability and service.
Experienced in development of products within a structured design and project management methodology.
Proven ability to lead teams and achieve challenging objectives with indirect management of functional resources.
Experience in developing products for the medical devices industry, in an environment employing ISO and FDA quality system regulations.
Competent working knowledge of development and quality system processes for software, electronics design and mechanical packaging.
Proven record in process improvement.


Additional Requirements:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions and recommendations.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to read technical and clinical literature and documents and extract important concepts.
Excellent communication and organization skills.
Self starter and ability to motivate teams.
Ability to multi-task, and capable of executing multiple assignments on time.
Competent using MS Office including Word, Excel.
Occasional travel (typically

Location:	Pleasanton, CA United States