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Over 125 years ago, Frederik and Gerard Philips started a small light bulb company in Eindhoven. Little did they realize that it would become a global force of innovation, committed to improving billions of lives worldwide. But it did.
Today, Philips is a world leading health technology company with a vision to make life better for people worldwide through meaningful innovation. Making good on this promise depends on our passionate, inspirational, collaborative and diverse team.
We have over 80,000+ brilliant people around the world but are always looking for more. Like-minded, motivated, focused minds to join us in creating a healthier, more connected society while transforming themselves personally and professionally.
Working at Philips is more than a job It’s an experience filled with unexpected moments that will transform you in lasting and positive ways. Help us improve the world for the better while building a career that no one could have planned for. Even you.
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In this role, you have the opportunity to
bring our Services activities to the next level. You will lead high potential business projects within a highly technical and innovative environment that are critical to the future success of Philips. You meet partners all across the Philips organization and ensure a smooth transition of your projects to our Philips business. We are looking for somebody with an affinity to drive service-related projects in an equipment-focused world, and who takes an integral end-to-end view to innovation.
You are responsible for
• Gives direction and leads complex, integral projects or Solution Release Trains, from initial phase until introduction in the Market or until internal company delivery.
• Formulating the project plan in consultation with business partner and/or hospital customers, management and other parties involved.
• Define and manage the project organization professionally with knowledge of the necessary technological aspects.
• Control the project activities in terms of quality, time, money, communication, information and organization inclusive structural reporting to all levels in the organization. Having a clear eye on value creation and (business) risk management.
• Improvement of the structured project approach continuously.
• Representing the project team in the overall project, in- and outside the organization.
• Embed results to ensure a "learning" organization.
• Mentoring of junior project leaders.
You are a part of
Philips Research, based at the High-Tech Campus in Eindhoven, is a global organization that helps Philips introduce meaningful innovations that improve people’s lives. We provide technology options for innovations in the area of health and well-being, targeted at both developed and emerging markets. Positioned at the front-end of the innovation process, we work on everything from spotting trends and ideation to proof of concept and - where needed - first-of-a-kind product development.
The Senior Project Management department within Philips Research is a department where highly skilled project managers are clustered together and are allocated to high potential projects. Main target is to manage sophisticated projects and to have a smooth and efficient transfer to the Business.
The SPM’s get the full responsibility of the project budget and will report to the Philips Research Innovation Programs and often to the Philips Business and/or Ventures. All projects follow a strict way of working related to Budget and Milestone adherence, Risk Management, Change Control and Reporting, following PEPF processes in our QMS.
To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience
• University degree in technical or business Engineering with more than 10 years working experience in R&D or service-related domains of which at least 5 years as project manager, PMP and RTE or otherwise Agile certified.
• Experience in the Service conceptualization, implementation and scaling phase of projects and knowledge about CMMi, DFSS and Agile/Safe.
• Strong service and technical background and have experience in both technical and business issues.
• A proven track record in the Healthcare or Services market, knowledge of ISO9001 and ISO13485 is a definite plus.
• Able to gain trust and build positive relationships with customers and colleagues.
• Strong understanding of customer needs and concerns and able to translate these to the technical team.
• The ability to shape the project in such a way that it brings maximum added value to the customers as well as the business.
In return, we offer you
You will join an innovative and meaningful environment with great opportunities for you to explore.
• A competitive salary and variable bonus based on both Philips results and personal performance
• 25 Days of leave and the possibility to purchase up to 20 extra days off annually
• Extensive set of tools to drive your career, such as a personal development budget, free training and coaching
• Attractive company pension scheme & collective health insurance package
• Healthy work-life balance and exciting, international environment at the campus in the High Tech Campus.
Why should you join Philips?
Working at Philips is more than a job. It’s a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on improving 2.5 billion lives a year by delivering innovative solutions across the health continuum <