Senior Project Manager - R&D

As Project Manager you will be part of an enthusiastic multidisciplinary team and you will be responsible to manage projects from conception towards introduction in the factory. The disciplines involved are mechanical, electrical, software, thermal, mechatronics, service, operations, sourcing etc. which may reside inside or outside our team or at suppliers. Based on the type of project this can be across geographically dispersed locations including Europe and US based Engineering teams.

You will typically be responsible to run 2 to 3 projects or activities in parallel. You will be the spokesperson for your projects and will manage your projects from start to finish. The decisions made by you and your teams will have direct business impact. Your challenge will be to create technological complex products, meeting the needs of all your stakeholders, combining short term goals with long term needs. You will report directly to the Manager R&D.

Duties and responsibilities

• Manage the project scope within the agreed budget, timeline, product cost, quality
• Effectively manage the requirements with cross-functional teams including marketing, sourcing, manufacturing and service.
• Adherence to the development process and defined delivery schedules.
• Implement rigorous review processes and set clear expectations around the key deliverables of the project.
• Risk management
• Stakeholder management
• Contribute to the engineering budgeting process by providing financial/budgetary analysis and recommendations for projected systems development/design, enhancements/upgrades and manpower.

The company is the world leader in serving science. Their Mission is to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether the customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, growing efficiency in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, they are here to support them.

YER Technology offers you the possibility to join as Engineering Professional and to combine challenging assignments with extensive application and career guidance. The following conditions are applicable:

• Attractive salary according to the standards of our clients
• 25 holidays per year and the option to buy more holidays. Together with that it's possible to get ATV days if applicable
• A temporary or permanent contract with YER
• The possibility to join (y)our client directly after one year
• Travel expense reimbursement
• Good pension scheme
• Every hour of overtime will be compensated
• Open and transparent communication with your personal consultant
• Free Dutch classes
• Personal career coaching from our occupational psychologists
• Broad technical and softs skills training opportunities
• A Service Desk ready to answer all your practical questions

The successful candidate will possess the following combination of education and experience:

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree or higher in Physics, Engineering or related discipline.
• Typically requires 7-10 years of work experience in an R&D environment.
• 3+ years proven experience in systems or subsystems project management, with ambition to continue to grow in a role as project manager
• Experience with development of mechatronics modules, stages, loaders or automation cells is an absolute pre.
• Capable to manage outsourcing to suppliers, familiar with contracting, capable to stimulate suppliers development.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex engineering projects through a defined product management process.
• Ability to build consensus among key stakeholders that may not be under your management control.
• Strong communication ability is required due to the cross-functional nature of this role. An ability to communicate complex technical concepts to a variety of audiences is helpful in this role.
• Ability to manage and assign specific duties and create a constructive and cooperative working relationship.
• Able to travel between 25%-50% of your time.