Digital Project Manager

POSITION SUMMARY:

• The Project Manager (PM), Digital programs will be responsible for delivery and launch of digital products and services to the market via cross functional project team coordination while following DENTSPLY Global Innovation Process.  The scope and scale of projects will range from minor functional enhancements to breakthrough products and systems ranging from imaging software to web-based applications.  New innovations will be developed internally and in collaboration with external partners and suppliers across the globe.  The PM will lead project teams consisting of representatives from R&D, Software Engineering, Marketing, Dental Laboratory, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, Finance and Manufacturing.

• The PM will be responsible for organizing cross functional team activities which include project schedule creation, project meetings, publishing detailed minutes consisting of action items and deliverables, while monitoring progress against the schedule.  PM will monitor team progress, ensuring that required technical interfaces to support the project are included to support the completion of project tasks and meeting project goals.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partners with Marketing and Clinical Development functions to deeply understand the application and end use of family of digital products and services in dental industry

• Manages/leads next generation digital programs in a global environment

• Works closely with Marketing, R&D and Clinical groups to perform Voice-of-the-Customer (VoC) research, and translates VoC into functional specifications

• Reviews and approves project team deliverables to ensure quality (design walk-through, V&V test plan and reports, software architecture, design documents, test results, etc.) while adhering to standards/regulatory requirements

• Participates in the research, analysis, selection, and implementation of new tools, technologies and/or services

• Provides strategic input for digital solutions based on business and technical knowledge

• Aligns project(s) to the global product development strategy and ensures compliance to DENTSPLY Global Innovation Process and divisional level procedures

• Creates, implements and tracks detailed project schedule(s)

• Conducts project meetings, and design reviews, publishes project action items and meeting minutes which track deliverables and open items

• Creates and maintains Project File / (DHF)

• Prepares project budget and forecast

• Supports and participates with management during internal and external audits / inspections as needed