R&D Project Manager

Company Description

Improving healthcare through innovative technology is at the core of Intelerad’s work. Our scalable medical imaging platform connects clinicians to a powerful imaging ecosystem that is fast, smart, and tapped into the data they need, no matter their location. We’re focused on delivering a best-in-class medical image management solution that improves provider efficiency, decreases the cost of healthcare, and improves the overall health of populations.

We pride ourselves in identifying talented, driven professionals who are ready to hit the ground running with creative problem-solving skills and an innovative mindset. Our culture demands Grit, Humility, Integrity, Results Orientation, a Winning Attitude, and a strong Drive to Excellence.

Headquartered in Raleigh, NC and Montreal, Intelerad has nearly 800 employees located in offices across six countries. The company empowers nearly 2,000 healthcare organizations around the world with the speed, scalability, and simplicity needed to increase business performance while, most importantly, improving patient outcomes. Intelerad’s modern enterprise solutions have been acknowledged by a Best in KLAS recognition, ranking #1 for PACS Asia/Oceania in the 2021 Best in KLAS: Global Software (Non-US) report.

Job Summary:

The R&D team is responsible for the design and development of Intelerad’s products. As a member of Research & Development, you are expected to be involved in a variety of different tasks. Project assignment is based upon the best fit between the business needs of the company, your skill set and your interests. For the near term, your focus will be driving the continuous improvements of our Agile Project Management process, coordinating our releases and managing strategic cross-functional projects.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Help on-board and train new team members
• On a day-to-day basis, help coordinate and organize the team to fulfill the operational responsibilities

Duties/Responsibilities:

Release Management and Operations

• Answer questions from Client-Facing teams
• Support the integration of newly acquired companies into our process
• Management of stop deploys
• Coordinate the early adopter phase of the major releases and a smooth transition to General Availability
• Monitor the preparation of release forms
• Coordinate planning process, monitoring and the closure of our release cycles

Agile Project Management

• Provide statistical information for management to assess project status
• Support the integration of newly acquired companies into our processes
• Provide training, best practices and drive continuous improvements for the assigned scrum teams
• Monitor and identify mitigations for project risks
• Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately
• Identify resources needed to complete a project
• Create and execute project plans based on Intelerad Project Development Procedures
• Drive complex and strategically-important cross- functional programs
• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope
• Effectively apply, provide guidance on and enforce project standards
• Responsible for all deliverables of the Intelerad Project Development Procedures

Leadership

• Provide feedback and recommend improvements to R&D project management tools and processes, and QMS procedures
• Lead release planning and annual roadmap activities to coordinate stakeholders and R&D leaders to form a plan
• Help resolve cross-functional dependencies by leading departmental scrum-of-scrum meetings
• Lead integration initiatives with newly acquired R&D teams to roll out standard Intelerad Agile methodology

Qualifications

Required Experience/Skills:

• Possess general understanding in the areas of software development, testing, and deployment
• Bachelors in Business Administration or a related field in an asset
• 5+ years of experience as a professional in a project management role
• Understand Agile software development methodologies
• Experience with medical devices or in the medical imaging industry is considered a plus

Desired Competencies:

• Possess good understanding of project management requirements imposed by regulatory bodies.
• Possess knowledge of issue tracking and project management tools such as Atlassian JIRA. Derive appropriate statistics from these tools.

Additional Information

You will be required to take an assessment upon applying

Intelerad is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state and local laws providing equal employment opportunities and all other employment laws and regulations. Applicants, employees and former employees are protected from employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability and genetic information (including family medical history). Intelerad is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay, and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.

Intelerad is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity for qualified individuals with disabilities. Intelerad uses the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”)as a standard for global recruiting and hiring purposes. This prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities. The ADA defines “disability” as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual, a record of such impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment.