Director, Neuromodulation Project Head

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The Director, Neuromodulation (NM) Project Head is responsible for managing key projects as it relates to the Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) portfolio. This role provides leadership to cross-functional teams and external partners and manages internal and external stakeholders. The Director, NM Project Head is accountable that the appropriate resources are allocated to ensure that the project meets milestones and deliverables aligned with overall OSA Strategy.   

Primary Responsibilities

1. Project Management

• Ownership and accountable to deliver product per the Target Product Profile (TPP) which is aligned to the overall OSA or NM portfolio strategy. 

• Accountable to drive end-to-end project execution. Project Head has overall execution decision making rights.

• Develops and maintains a detailed project development plan to track progress, manage risks and mitigation to ensure project completion

• Identifies potential project risks and work proactively with the core team member and functional leadership and/or external partners to mitigate

• Provides guidance and direction to core team as necessary to define clear goals and to evaluate progress

• Coordinates with SMEs and necessary approvers to ensure the functional teams deliverables meet the required standards and expectations for project completion

• Facilitates change management and communications to ensure a smooth transition to support new product launches. 

• Facilitates team meetings and tracks progress against the project plan while providing executive oversight of the program execution, ensuring timely escalation and resolution of risks and issues  

• Oversees external partner performance against SLAs (Service Level Agreements) and/or SOWs (Statements of Work) and key milestones.

• Identifies and assists in clearing barriers to ensure timelines are achieved.

2. Budget & Resource Management

• Monitors the project budget, ensuring costs are kept within agreed limits and providing regular financial reports to LivaNova OSA & NM leadership.

• Optimizes the use of resources, ensuring that the external and internal teams are adequately supported and that project resources are utilized efficiently.

• Resolves project resource issues and facilitates reallocation of activities and efforts to ensure successful project completion

• Provides financial insights and recommendations to executive leadership to support strategic decision‑making

3. Stakeholder Management

• Serves as primary connection for internal stakeholders, external partners and other key stakeholders across the OSA and NM organization.

• Facilitates clear communication to ensure all parties are aligned on project objectives, timelines, and deliverables.

• Conducts regular meetings with stakeholders to review progress, address concerns, and ensure continuous alignment.

• Maintains positive and cooperative communication and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors and vendors

4. Regulatory & Compliance

• Partners with Security, Privacy, Regulatory Affairs and Quality to ensure business systems and cloud platform adheres to all relevant regulations specific to the medical device industry, such as FDA guidelines, HIPAA, and GDPR.

• Based on feedback of Security, Privacy, Regulatory Affairs and Quality, prioritizes implementation and execution of work based on regulatory requirements for each product release to ensure on-time submission

5. Process & Continuous Improvement

• Drives operations and process improvement through expertise in process mapping, lean methodology, and the ability to operationalize processes in general

• Demonstrates design thinking and facilitate workshops for ideation of process improvement opportunities across the maturity curve

• Leads continuous improvement and provide functional areas with the necessary expertise to further improve process maturity after implementation

• Coordinates with product design teams in evaluating holistic solutions to internal and external customer needs

Minimum Qualifications

• BS degree in engineering or science discipline

• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience leading broad, multi-disciplinary teams, in the medical device industry

• Demonstrated experience in leading complex, cross-functional projects and programs

• Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex business and technical aspects of small to medium scale development programs

• Strong leadership skills, including the ability to set goals and provide positive and constructive feedback respectfully to build positive relationships and improve business results

• Strong organizational, planning and follow-up skills and ability to hold others accountable

• Ability to work effectively within a team in a fast-paced changing environment

• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment

• Advanced verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization, including presenting to senior management

• Multi-tasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in a timely manner

Pay Transparency

• A reasonable estimate of the annual base salary for this position is $190,000 - $215,000 plus discretionary annual bonus. Pay ranges may vary by location and are awarded based on experience.

Employee benefits include:

• Health benefits – Medical, Dental, Vision

• Personal and Vacation Time

• Retirement & Savings Plan (401K)

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Training & Education Assistance

• Bonus Referral Program

• Service Awards

• Employee Recognition Program

• Flexible Work Schedules