Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Oxford (4 days per week)

About us

Consultants on Demand: a consultancy start-up with global backing.

Imagine Consultants on Demand: a consultancy service offered by Randstad Sourceright across all our clients in the UK and Ireland. Imagine enjoying the dynamic culture of being a consultant across many industries and markets whilst being part of a global company in a permanent job. It's a start-up-like environment backed by global security and continuous development.

You can shape your career with us - and grow - by getting the opportunity to work with a number of our clients as well as having access to the continuous learning and development opportunities that RSR has to offer. We encourage our consultants to become pioneers in this space, helping us to evolve the offering for both our clients and our talent.

Imagine doing this together with a community of professionals from different backgrounds and expertise within the consultancy and across the overall RSR global community. Imagine Consultants on Demand.

Consultants on Demand sits within Randstad Sourceright: the global talent strategic partner specialising in talent management solutions including Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Managed Service Programs (MSP), Integrated Talent Solutions including this brand-new consultancy offering.

Overview:

Are you a self-driven leader with a passion for innovation in high-stakes environments? We're seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our Research & Development team within the medical industry, focused on delivering complex new product implementations that truly make a difference. You'll be at the forefront of leading cross-functional teams through ambiguity and complexity, ensuring synchronisation across all aspects of cutting-edge R&D projects. From early-stage design to product delivery, you'll work closely with engineering teams and senior stakeholders to bring groundbreaking solutions to life.

Responsibilities:

• Drive and manage large, cross-functional R&D projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Deliver complex design projects for new product implementation with a hands-on, agile approach.
• Act as a critical connector between engineering teams and executive stakeholders, providing clear, insightful summaries and updates.
• Provide hands-on problem-solving support, helping teams identify and overcome technical challenges.
• Ensure alignment across workstreams and foster a collaborative, quality-focused team culture.
• Act as a customer-facing PM, comfortable with ambiguity and rapid change, while ensuring project excellence.

Experience:

• Senior-level project management experience in complex R&D environments.
• Proven track record delivering new product designs in regulated, complex industries such as medical devices, automotive, or aerospace.
• Strong leadership and critical thinking skills — thrives in "uncertain waters."
• Comfortable presenting complex technical concepts to senior stakeholders.
• Agile mindset — open-minded, adaptable, and hands-on.
• Experience working directly with engineering teams, with a solid grasp of how to identify issues and allocate resources efficiently.
• Passion for quality and continuous improvement.

Bonus Points:

• Prior experience in highly regulated industries with a focus on safety and compliance. ●
• PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile/Scrum certifications.
• Experience with design control processes in the medical device industry.

What we offer:

We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools that are personalised to meet the needs of your reality—to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life.

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