Technical Project Manager (Hybrid)
Kardium Inc.
Date: 4 hours ago
City: Burnaby, British Columbia
Contract type: Full time
Your opportunity
By joining the Kardium team, you can help make a difference in the lives of millions around the world. We have developed a ground-breaking medical device for the diagnosis and treatment of the most common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation – which can cause stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications.
Kardium’s mission is to deliver the best treatment for atrial fibrillation. To achieve this, we have developed The Globe Pulsed Field System – we have a fantastic technical team that has developed a product with strong, unique, and customer-valued differentiators versus other solutions on the market. We have built connections with key opinion leaders who are already using the Globe System and are helping to tell our story.
We have now completed our pivotal clinical study, and our focus is on regulatory approvals and commercial launch. This is an exciting and significant milestone in our journey to bring this ground-breaking technology to patients.
We are seeking a highly organized and technically proficient Configuration Project Manager to join our team. This role is crucial for accelerating our Configuration Management (CM) projects and programs, driving efficiency gains in Design and New Product Introduction (NPI) processes, reducing data model risks in commercial systems, and improving the day-to-day work experience for those involved in change control. You will play a key role in improving the stability and reliability of our information systems and product baselines.
Please note, this opportunity is a hybrid work arrangement, located in Burnaby, BC.
Meaningful work you will be a part of
Your Responsibilities Will Include
Project Leadership & Execution:
Our Kardium team is smart, creative, and passionate about creating cutting-edge medical devices to help improve people’s lives. We work within a collaborative environment based on trust and respect. And we understand that only by working together can we solve the unsolvable.
You will be successful in this role because you possess these attributes:
Experience
Kardium has listed the total cash compensation range (base salary + 5% RRSP contribution) that we expect to pay applicants for this role, as of the time of this posting. Pay offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, and business or organizational needs. For candidates with more or less experience than listed above, the pay range will be adjusted.
As a permanent employee, you will also participate in Kardium’s stock option plan.
The total cash we’ve listed for this position includes a base salary, plus a contribution to a Registered Retirement Savings plans (RRSP) to help support your financial goals.
Comprehensive medical & dental coverage for all permanent employees – effective as of Day 1, with no waiting period.
Work-day flexibility – additionally, we provide 3 personal days per year.
Support for you (and your dependents) overall well-being.
Family building – we provide top up for both maternity leave & adoptive leave. Employees can also enroll in benefit coverage for fertility drug treatment.
Career progression and learning support.
Professional membership support.
Life at Kardium
What makes us a great place to work?
We collaborate with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), as volunteer-led groups who share a common dimension of diversity and come together to provide support, education, and other opportunities across Kardium. Examples of our ERGs include Women ERG, Pride ERG, Race Ethnicity & Cultural Heritage (REACH) ERG, Truth & Reconciliation ERG, Persian Community ERG, Chinese ERG, Barangay Kardium (Filipino) ERG, Brazilian ERG and Irish ERG.
As part of your application, we encourage you to note if you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations). There will be an optional section in the application form where you can provide this information to the recruitment team.
And our employees think we are great too – check out Glassdoor to learn more!
By joining the Kardium team, you can help make a difference in the lives of millions around the world. We have developed a ground-breaking medical device for the diagnosis and treatment of the most common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation – which can cause stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications.
Kardium’s mission is to deliver the best treatment for atrial fibrillation. To achieve this, we have developed The Globe Pulsed Field System – we have a fantastic technical team that has developed a product with strong, unique, and customer-valued differentiators versus other solutions on the market. We have built connections with key opinion leaders who are already using the Globe System and are helping to tell our story.
We have now completed our pivotal clinical study, and our focus is on regulatory approvals and commercial launch. This is an exciting and significant milestone in our journey to bring this ground-breaking technology to patients.
We are seeking a highly organized and technically proficient Configuration Project Manager to join our team. This role is crucial for accelerating our Configuration Management (CM) projects and programs, driving efficiency gains in Design and New Product Introduction (NPI) processes, reducing data model risks in commercial systems, and improving the day-to-day work experience for those involved in change control. You will play a key role in improving the stability and reliability of our information systems and product baselines.
Please note, this opportunity is a hybrid work arrangement, located in Burnaby, BC.
Meaningful work you will be a part of
Your Responsibilities Will Include
Project Leadership & Execution:
- Driving the execution of technical projects focused on off-the-shelf (OTS) information system configurations and upgrades.
- Developing and managing detailed project plans, schedules, estimates, and resource plans, ensuring projects align with milestones and budgets.
- Conducting comprehensive risk analyses and proactively monitoring project progress.
- Helping to introduce, support, and continuously improve new change control workflows.
- Coordinating the administration of change requests and notices, ensuring smooth and efficient processes.
- Leading data model changes that impact business owners of critical systems such as PLM, PDM, MRP/ERP, and QMS, including performing complex impact analyses.
- Conducting configuration auditing, specifically focusing on software version control, integration construction, and release management.
- Contributing to the building and ongoing management of our Configuration Management Database (CMDB).
- Coordinating with and driving consensus among various departments affected by or involved in new CM practices and infrastructure.
- Analyzing and documenting requirements by liaising effectively with a range of users across the organization.
- Quality Assurance & Vendor Management:
- Ensuring adherence to established quality standards and thoroughly reviewing all project deliverables.
- Managing the integration of vendor tasks and tracking/reviewing vendor deliverables on applicable projects.
Our Kardium team is smart, creative, and passionate about creating cutting-edge medical devices to help improve people’s lives. We work within a collaborative environment based on trust and respect. And we understand that only by working together can we solve the unsolvable.
You will be successful in this role because you possess these attributes:
Experience
- Proven experience in technical project management, specifically with a focus on Configuration Management (CM), information systems, or software development lifecycles.
- Solid understanding of change control processes and best practices.
- Experience with PLM, PDM, MRP/ERP, and QMS systems is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with building and managing a CMDB (Configuration Management Database) is a strong asset.
- Strong technical acumen to plan, organize, and control resources, procedures, and timing for technical processes or projects.
- Ability to conduct thorough impact analyses, especially concerning data model changes across integrated systems.
- Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively consult, coordinate, and build consensus with diverse teams and stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, capable of identifying risks and developing mitigation strategies.
- Highly organized with meticulous attention to detail.
- A proactive and collaborative approach to work.
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification is a plus.
Kardium has listed the total cash compensation range (base salary + 5% RRSP contribution) that we expect to pay applicants for this role, as of the time of this posting. Pay offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, and business or organizational needs. For candidates with more or less experience than listed above, the pay range will be adjusted.
As a permanent employee, you will also participate in Kardium’s stock option plan.
- $107,000 – $120,000 (CAD Annually)
The total cash we’ve listed for this position includes a base salary, plus a contribution to a Registered Retirement Savings plans (RRSP) to help support your financial goals.
Comprehensive medical & dental coverage for all permanent employees – effective as of Day 1, with no waiting period.
Work-day flexibility – additionally, we provide 3 personal days per year.
Support for you (and your dependents) overall well-being.
Family building – we provide top up for both maternity leave & adoptive leave. Employees can also enroll in benefit coverage for fertility drug treatment.
Career progression and learning support.
Professional membership support.
Life at Kardium
What makes us a great place to work?
- Our Purpose
- Our People
- Our Culture
We collaborate with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), as volunteer-led groups who share a common dimension of diversity and come together to provide support, education, and other opportunities across Kardium. Examples of our ERGs include Women ERG, Pride ERG, Race Ethnicity & Cultural Heritage (REACH) ERG, Truth & Reconciliation ERG, Persian Community ERG, Chinese ERG, Barangay Kardium (Filipino) ERG, Brazilian ERG and Irish ERG.
As part of your application, we encourage you to note if you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations). There will be an optional section in the application form where you can provide this information to the recruitment team.
And our employees think we are great too – check out Glassdoor to learn more!
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