Project Manager

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  Project Manager
  
  
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  Location : Oxford
  
  
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  August 2025 Start
  
  
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  Initially 12 months (with extension or Temp to perm opportunities)
  
  
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  Inside IR35
  
  
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  £(Apply online only) Per day
  
  
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  Hybrid- 3 days a week site based
  
  
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  Department - MR Magnet Technology
  
  Job Description
  
  As a R&D / Engineering Development Project Manager, you will lead high-impact, technically complex projects with a local focus, but in a global context, driving the successful development and introduction in production of new products and technologies in a fast-paced, international agile environment. You will be responsible for strategic planning, execution, stakeholder engagement, and operational improvements, driving projects to completion on time, within budget, and to the quality standards together with global partners in Germany and China
  
  Key responsibilities:
  
  
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    You will motivate, guide, and coach a cross functional project team fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
    
    
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    You will proactively identify, assess, and mitigate technical and project risks/issues applying appropriate tools and methodologies to ensure project success.
    
    
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    You will act as a key interface between international departments, ensuring external and internal requirements are effectively integrated throughout new product development and implementation. You will report on a regular basis to the senior leadership team.
    
    
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    You will refine project governance and engineering team structures to improve efficiency and optimize project work.
    
    
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    You will ensure state-of-the-art-project management methodologies and tools are applied at all stages of the project.
    
    
  
  
  Your background
  
  
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    You have professional experience leading R&D and/or engineering development projects with direct customer interaction.
    
    
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    You thrive in a high pace, high demand environments, consistently delivering results while managing technical complexity, shifting priorities, and stakeholder expectations.
    
    
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    You are comfortable in setting directions in ambiguous conditions, as well as managing complex technical details.
    
    
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    You can balance and manage competing demands and requirements across different functions.
    
    
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    You have proven record of driving projects from inception to product launch while improving product and production stability.
    
    
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    You effectively communicate and influence internal and external stakeholders at all levels, from shopfloor to board of director level.
    
    
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    You have demonstrated success in improving project management performance within engineering or technical organization.
    
    
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    You are skilled at adapting and applying project management best practices as needed.
    
    
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    You thrive in diverse, multicultural environment, collaborating with teams across different sites and regions.
    
    
  
  
  Your basic qualification:
  
  
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    Degree in a relevant Engineering, Science or Technology subject preffered but experience superceeds.
    
    
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    Project Management certification but experience superceeds.
    
    
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    Agile/Scrum methodology qualification
    
    
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    5+ years of experience in Project/Program Management
    
    
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    5+ years of experience in a highly regulated business environment
    
    
  
  
  Your preferred experience:
  
  
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    5+ years of experience in MRI related competencies
    
    
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    10+ years of NPI Project management experience in complex medical equipment or regulated industries, utilizing both waterfall and agile methodologies (team size 30+)
    
    
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    3+ years of experience in production ramp up and product continuous improvement within manufacturing environment
    
    
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    3+ years of expertise in engineering tools (FMEA, PFMEA, design review) and design optimisation technique (DFM, DFA) for manufacturing.
    
    
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    3+ years of broad understanding of MRI system, components and interactions
    
    
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    3+ years of engineering or science-based project or team leadership experience
    
    
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    3+ years of prototype management
    
    
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    3+ years of profitability management
    
    
  
  
  Your skills
  
  
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    Empowering and transparent leadership
    
    
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    Resilient and adaptable under pressure
    
    
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    Analytical and systematic thinker
    
    
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    Highly detail-oriented with strong problem-solving abilities
    
    
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    Expert in simplify complexity
    
    
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    Strategic thinker with decision making abilities
    
    
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    Cultural aware and experienced in global team collaboration.
    
    

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