Job Description: Project Manager - Transformation Management Office
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Project Manager to join our Transformation Management Office (TMO) at Inogen. This role is responsible for managing the successful execution Inogen’s key projects and initiatives, as well as advancing the Transformation Management Office’s (TMO) project management practices. In a hands-on manner, the Project Manager combines project and program management responsibilities with cross-functional collaboration, core team management, executive sponsor and project lead engagement, and progressing through established phases to ensure successful project delivery and value realization.
This role will also contribute the TMO’s project portfolio continuous improvement initiatives. Reporting to the VP of the TMO, you will be instrumental in shaping the future of Inogen by delivering results that drive company success.
Responsibilities
- Serve as project manager TMO-managed projects, ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, and budget.
- Manage full project lifecycles, leading cross-functional teams and driving milestones to completion.
- Apply project management principles to balance technical development, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
- Ensure project planning, scheduling, and reporting are executed via standardized formats and cadences for assigned projects, proactively identifying and addressing risks and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
- Maintain detailed project dashboards, status reports, and risk logs to ensure transparency and alignment with stakeholders.
- Contribute to the refinement and implementation of project management frameworks, playbooks, and templates to improve efficiency and consistency.
- Organize and facilitate key project reviews and communicate progress, risks, and outcomes effectively to senior leadership and other stakeholders.
- Support and engage in business process design and improvement initiatives, managing action items and changes that ultimately result in achieving the desired future state.
- Act as a liaison between cross-functional teams, facilitating communication and resolving issues to ensure project success.
- Facilitate clear and consistent communication between teams, leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Serve as a liaison between project managers, engineering, quality, regulatory affairs, and other departments.
- Ensure that the projects that they manage are executed in accordance with our Quality Management System.
- Support the implementation of design controls and ensure alignment with global regulatory requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Expertise in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Excel) and reporting platforms to support efficient project tracking and communication.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders effectively
- System-oriented with strong stakeholder engagement skills, able to motivate team members to achieve project goals.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to problem-solve, work under pressure, and effectively manage stress.
- Understanding of process improvement methodologies like Lean and Six Sigma
- Fluent in MS Project, Excel and other MS Office applications
- Proven ability to handle confidential and sensitive information, work under pressure, and manage stress effectively.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment and manage multiple projects in an organized, timely manner.
- Effective conflict resolution skills.
Qualifications
- Bachelors’ degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or related technical field required.
- Experience in medical device equipment development, strongly preferred.
- 5 years’ experience in a regulated industry such as Medical Devices.
- 5 years’ project management experience in a regulated industry such as Medical Devices
- PMP Certification
- Six Sigma Green Belt and experience in process mapping and improvement initiatives using Lean Six Sigma and/or Kaizen methodologies preferred
- A combination of training, education and experience that is equivalent to the qualifications listed above and that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Disclaimer
- The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.