Senior Project Manager – Galway

Senior Project Manager NPD – Galway 

*Permanent role with full benefits*

The Senior Project Manager – Global NPD is responsible for delivering multiple complex, cross departmental product development programs across all product categories,
This includes those requiring vendor and contract management.
This role owns integrated project planning, cross-functional coordination, risk management, and
milestone delivery from concept through global launch and post-launch stabilization.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 
Strategic Planning & Leadership
• Defining project scope, goals, and comprehensive roadmaps, translating organisational
strategy into actionable project plans.
• Mentoring project staff, directing teams, and fostering a collaborative environment to
ensure project success.
• Managing budgets, forecasting costs, and allocating resources effectively across multiple
projects.
• Communicating with senior executives and stakeholders, managing expectations,
• Lead execution of assigned product development projects from concept through
commercialization
• Develop and maintain integrated master project plans covering technical, regulatory,
quality, supply chain, and commercial activities
• Ensure adherence to agreed scope, timeline, and stage-gate milestones
• Coordinate cross-functional inputs and drive alignment across Engineering, Regulatory,
Quality, Marketing, and Supply Chain
• Ensure programs remain aligned to business case and launch objectives
Cross-Functional Accountability
• Escalate risks, delays, or resource constraints proactively
• Maintain clear visibility of critical path dependencies
• Coordinate regulatory submission timelines in alignment with development plans
• Ensure documentation readiness for stage-gate reviews
• Align development timelines with multi-market regulatory requirements
Risk & Change Management
• Identify and mitigate program risks
• Manage scope changes, supplier-driven changes, and regulatory impacts
• Oversee post-launch design updates and sustaining projects as required
• Ensure structured change control coordination with Quality

Launch Readiness & Transition
• Coordinate go-to-market readiness activities with project owner/lead
• Ensure smooth transition from NPD to sustaining lifecycle management
• Capture and document lessons learned following program closure to inform future
development cycles.
Other
• Collaborate with global colleagues across multiple time zones, making reasonable
accommodation for meetings that may occasionally take place during evening hours to
support effective communication and teamwork.
April 2026
• Stay informed on industry best practices, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes
that impact NPD processes.

QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Business, or related field
• 8+ years’ experience managing multiple complex cross-functional product development
programs
• Strong experience in regulated industries (medical device, supplements, cosmetics, or
similar) a preference
• Expertise in Agile, Scrum, Waterfall methodologies 
• Strong understanding of design control processes
• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification preferred
• Highly proficient in MS Project, Jira, or Smartsheet 
• Strong critical path planning and risk management capability
• High level competence in conflict resolution
• Ability to operate across multiple product categories
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)..
• Fluent written and spoken English. 
• Strong?ability to communicate effectively at all levels. 
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple projects
simultaneously.
 

For more details please contact Gary Keane
[email protected]
086-1030418 

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