Manager Strategic Projects

Overview

Bruker Microbiology & Infection Diagnostics (BMID) provides advanced solutions for the rapid identification and analysis of microorganisms, supporting both clinical microbiologists and those in industrial and applied microbiology. Their technologies are designed to address the increasing diversity and complexity of microorganisms that infect humans and animals. Recently they have expanded into Molecular Diagnostics and other diagnostics solutions through various acquisitions including ElitechGroup which closed in May 2024.

As BMID is growing in complexity, including a major Post-Merger Integration, the level number of key strategic projects grows. The role of the Strategic Projects Manager will be key in project managing our a broad number of projects from concept to implementation across different Business Areas across Europe and the USA.

Responsibilities

Management of strategic projects for the BMID Division on a national and international level with a strong End-to-End process view. The tasks include the full scope of project management work (from scope definition to benefit analysis) as well as contribution to the strategy process.

• Manages and supports strategic projects from conception phase to implementation using the appropriate project management and consulting tools and techniques
• Take over responsibility for the delivery of own cross-functional projects
• Develop best practice project management tools; train teams on how to use & introduce new project management software tools (e.g. Asana).
• Inspire project teams with your expertise as well as your skill and competence profile
• Develops and maintains an overview of the strategic initiatives and the resulting “projects pipeline” creating an overview of interdependencies among strategic projects and ensures synchronization of projects to create an end-to-end view.
• Acts as a business partner to the functional areas and supports their project management efforts
• Managing teams of 3rd party providers in project teams
• Manage the strategy development process by
• Set up strategic planning templates
• Manage group strategic process
• Providing market intelligence / competitive intelligence analysis in collaboration with the divisions and business units
• Coordinating the transfer of strategic initiatives into actionable projects and monitoring their progress
• Prepare top management presentations and moderate management meetings

Qualifications

• Degree in business administration (Bachelor / Master/ Diploma) or similar specialization
• Experience in Diagnostics market with an appreciation of the Quality and Regulatory complexity would be ideal.
• Professional experience in project management in either a multinational corporation, consulting firm or investment bank / venture capital environment
• Strategic and business-oriented mind-set
• Empathetic personality that easily connects to people
• Inspire project teams with your expertise as well as your skill and competence profile
• Outstanding analytical and conceptual skills in strategic market / competitor analysis
• Structured and accurate mode of operation, creativity and "out-of-the-box” thinking
• Demonstrated working effectively in an international environment and teamwork skills
• Energetic, strong communicator across all hierarchical levels
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally
• Ideally based in Bremen or frequent attendance in the Bremen office
• Fluent German and English skills required