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Working Location: MINNESOTA, BROOKLYN PARK

Workplace Flexibility: Onsite

For more than 100 years, Olympus has focused on making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. ​ ​

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Every day, we live by our philosophy, True to Life, by advancing medical technologies and elevating the standard of patient care so people everywhere can fulfill their desires, dreams, and lives.

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Our five Core Values empower us to achieve Our Purpose:

Patient Focus, Integrity, Innovation, Impact and Empathy.

Learn more about Life at Olympus (https://www.olympusamerica.com/careers) .

**Please note: All correspondence will be sent from our Olympus domain (@Olympus.com). If you receive correspondence from an entity other than @Olympus.com, it is likely not legitimate.

Job Description

The position holder is responsible for the overall program leadership for the operations function for product development programs within the Single Use Endoscopes (SUE) segment of Olympus. Aligns with cross functional partners to develop, execute, adapt, and deliver plans that enable product launches to meet business, project, and operations needs with respect to operational deliverables and KPIs. Partners with subfunctions within operations including manufacturing engineering, equipment engineering, sourcing, supply chain, production, and others to deliver integrated solutions. Accountable for the project schedules, budgets, and resource coordination to delivery the program.

Job Duties

• Align and direct resources from the operations functions to develop, execute, adapt, and deliver projects to completion.

• Develop and manage project budgets and resource plans across the team, applying agile techniques to re-balance when necessary to meet the business objectives.

• Thoughtfully balance resolution of issues with escalation – ensuring the right problems are solved at the right level of the organization.

• Manage project budgets and timelines.

• Establish plans and complete product and process development activities to meet project goals including specification development, design reviews, prototype development, pilot build and product release readiness.

• Ensure outstanding product and process development processes including FDA compliance and alignment to the phase gate product development process.

• Develop and deliver project status reports to multiple levels of the organization, proactively identifying, resolving, and presenting any issues that may impact the team’s ability to meet key goals regarding timeline, cost, and scope of the project, process, and product.

• Resolve disputes amongst team members on projects in productive and effective ways.

• Coordinate with cross functional colleagues to foresee/understand critical project activities and to enable them to manage team resources and tasks to avoid critical path slippage.

• Responsible for the overall delivery of project results.

• Prioritizes and manages execution of multiple departmental for the production phase products.

• Works with other peers cross-functionally to standardize, leverage and implement program management tools and establish best-demonstrated practices.

• Directs and prioritizes operations resources in support all necessary projects and activities.

• Drive proactive behavior within the operations team.

• Max 10% Travel Required

• All Other Essential Duties as directed.

Job Qualifications

Required:

• B.S. degree in Engineering or related field.

• An advanced degree (M.S. or MBA.) is preferred.

• Minimum of 7+ years of industry experience with a proven track record of successful product/process development or related large complext programs within a regulated product development environment.

• 10% Travel

Preferred:

• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team, preferably related to manufacturing and product development of developing, executing, and delivering large scale and complex project plans.

• Exceptions to the criteria may be allowed for candidates that meet combinations of criteria or have additional exceptional skill sets.

• Expertise with the development of complex and precision mechanical or opto-mechanical devices, and electronic medical devices is preferred.

• Experience partnering with external suppliers for the development of new processes and technologies is preferred.

• Good team leader and manager, with above average problem analysis skills.

• Able to think both logically and creatively and possess sound reporting abilities.

• Demonstrated project management techniques and approaches.

Why join Olympus?

We offer a holistic employee experience supporting personal and professional well-being through meaningful work, equitable offerings, and a connected culture.

Equitable Offerings you can count on:

• Competitive salaries, annual bonus and 401(k)* with company match

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage effective on start date

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program

• Free live and on-demand Wellbeing Programs

• Generous Paid Vacation and Sick Time

• Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance*

• 12 Paid Holidays

• On-Site Child Daycare, Café, Fitness Center**

Connected Culture you can embrace:

• Work-life integrated culture that supports an employee centric mindset

• Offers onsite, hybrid and field work environments

• Paid volunteering and charitable donation/match programs

• Diversity Equity & Inclusion Initiatives including Employee Resource Groups

• Dedicated Training Resources and Learning & Development Programs

• Paid Educational Assistance

*US Only

**Center Valley, PA and Westborough, MA

Are you ready to be a part of our team?

Learn more about our benefit and incentives (https://www.olympusamerica.com/careers/benefits-perks) .

At Olympus, we are committed to Our Purpose of making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. As a global medical technology company, we partner with healthcare professionals to provide best-in-class solutions and services for early detection, diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment, aiming to improve patient outcomes by elevating the standard of care in targeted disease states.

For more than 100 years, Olympus has pursued a goal of contributing to society by producing products designed with the purpose of delivering optimal outcomes for its customers around the world.

Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Olympus employs more than 31,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries and regions. Olympus Corporation of the Americas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Olympus Corporation, is headquartered in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, USA, and employs more than 5,200 employees throughout locations in North and South America. For more information, visit www.olympusamerica.com .

Olympus is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace

We recognize diversity in people, views and lifestyle choices and emphasize the importance of inclusion and mutual respect. We strive to continue to foster empathy and unity in the workplace so that our employees can fully contribute and thrive.

Let’s realize your potential, together.

It is the policy of Olympus to extend equal employment and advancement opportunity to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship status, religious creed (including dress and grooming practices), age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth and/or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability (physical or mental) and/or a medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, veteran status or service in the uniformed services, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Applicants with Disabilities:

As a Federal Contractor, Olympus is committed to ensuring our hiring process is accessible to everyone. If you need an accommodation in order to complete the application or hiring process, please contact Olympus via email at OCAAccommodations@olympus.com. If your disability impairs your ability to email, you may call our HR Compliance Manager at 1-888-Olympus (1-888-659-6787).

Posting Notes: || United States (US) || Minnesota (US-MN) || Brooklyn Park || Manufacturing & Repair