Life Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew, we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.

Smith + Nephew's Advanced Wound Management (AWM) division is on a journey to design and develop innovative digital products that shape and redefine what is possible in wound care.

We are seeking a passionate and experienced New Product Development Project Manager to join our Digital team and help expand our Agile Product Development capabilities.

The Technical Project Manager will oversee scope, planning, and execution of all technical aspects of complex new digital product development within AWM's R&D Digital Development team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of delivering digital solutions to market and will collaborate with globally distributed product development teams to deliver new solutions, leveraging wearable sensor technology and Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) cloud applications, aimed at preventing Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries (HAPI).

The Project Manager Leader facilitates teamwork and mobilizes personnel to meet targets. This role also actively contributes to Agile transformation efforts and helps build a high-performance product development team.

This position reports to the AWM R&D Director of Software Development and Digitally Enabled Products.

What will you be doing?

• Lead internal and external teams to meet customer requirements.
• Guide teams in decomposing complex work and organizing around cadence-based delivery.
• Help build and maintain Agile Product Backlogs.
• Prioritize backlogs collaboratively with R&D and Product Management.
• Implement metric-based progress tracking on an iterative and quarterly basis.
• Establish clear communication channels with global stakeholders for maximum transparency.
• Ensure all activities necessary for design and development are identified and delivered through the technical project plan.
• Define and manage the technical plan, schedule, and budget, ensuring alignment within the NPD team.
• Develop and maintain the technical project risk register, identifying opportunities and risks, and working with PMO to escalate and resolve impediments.
• Forecast and control project expenditure.
• Coordinate technical design reviews and ensure compliance and proper documentation in the design history file.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Clinical, Design & Usability, Marketing, R&D, Quality, and Regulatory teams.
• Report progress regularly to management and project core teams.

What will you need to be successful?

Ideally, you will have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering, or Computer Science. A Master's or PhD in these fields or an MBA is a plus.

You should have at least 6 years of product development experience, with a solid track record of delivering SaMD solutions into production.

Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies like SAFe or SCRUM is essential. Experience facilitating, coaching, and communicating across teams is important.

Familiarity with regulatory standards such as ISO 13485, IEC 62304, and FDA's 21 CFR Part 820 is required, especially if you've worked on products combining hardware and software that meet IEC 62304 compliance.

Experience in developing compliant processes and presenting project updates to executive leadership will be advantageous.

You. Unlimited

We believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our investments are in our people and patients.

• Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity: Committed to welcoming and thriving on diversity.
• Benefits include generous bonuses, pension schemes, share options, and a car allowance.
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible vacations, paid holidays, and volunteering hours.
• Wellbeing: Private health and dental plans, income protection, life assurance, and more.
• Flexibility: Hybrid working model.
• Training: Customized, hands-on mentorship programs.
• Perks: Discounts on gyms, bikes, cars, and other employee benefits.