Project Manager @ STERIS

Position Summary

Are you an organized, results-driven leader who excels at managing scope, schedules, resources, and deliverables across multiple stakeholders? Join our team as a Project Manager responsible for driving projects from initiation through product launch and lifecycle support. The Project Manager leads cross-functional teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with business objectives.

Projects may include

• New product development initiatives
• Enhancements and updates to existing products
• Customer-specific custom product projects
• Product redesign and improvement programs
• Supply chain and sourcing initiatives

This highly collaborative role serves as the central point of coordination between Product Management, Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, Service, Sales, Customers, and external suppliers. Success in this role is measured by effective management of project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, resources, and deliverables.

This role is full-time and onsite at our STERIS HQ in Mentor, Ohio and is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship or H1B Transfer.

What You'll do as a Project Manager

• Project Planning & Execution
• Lead projects from concept through commercialization and product launch.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
• Define project scope, objectives, assumptions, constraints, and success criteria.
• Coordinate resources and activities across multiple functions to ensure project objectives are achieved.
• Monitor progress against project plans and proactively address schedule, scope, cost, and resource risks.
• Facilitate project reviews, gate approvals, and executive status reporting.
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Lead recurring project meetings and track actions, owners, dependencies, and completion dates.
• Align stakeholders on priorities, deliverables, timelines, and project expectations.
• Serve as the primary communication link between project teams, leadership, Customers, and suppliers.
• Drive accountability to ensure commitments are met and project obstacles are resolved.
• Scope & Deliverable Management
• Manage project scope throughout the project lifecycle and control changes through established processes.
• Ensure project deliverables are clearly defined, documented, reviewed, and completed according to schedule.
• Track key project metrics that include schedule adherence, budget performance, risk status, and milestone achievement.
• Coordinate product launch readiness activities and transition projects into production and operational support.
• Vendor & Customer Coordination
• Coordinate activities with external suppliers and contractors supporting project execution.
• Manage customer-specific project requirements and ensure timely communication of project status and deliverables.
• Support customer-facing milestone reviews and project updates.
• Documentation & Compliance
• Ensure project documentation is complete, accurate, and maintained throughout the product lifecycle.
• Coordinate the creation, review, approval, and release of project-related documentation.
• Ensure compliance with internal processes, quality systems, and project governance requirements.
• Manage project execution within a global delivery model, coordinating activities, deliverables, and documentation across multiple regions, business functions, suppliers, and manufacturing locations to ensure consistent processes, visibility, and accountability throughout the project lifecycle.

The Experience, Abilities and Skills Needed

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business Management or related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience working in engineered products and/or product development
• Experience leading cross-functional teams without direct reporting authority.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

The Preferred Experience, Abilities and Skills

• PMP Certification or training in project management is highly desirable.
• Strong project planning and organizational skills within PTC Windchill
• Proven ability to manage scope, schedules, risks, budgets, and deliverables.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong facilitation, leadership, and decision-making abilities.
• Customer-focused with a commitment to delivering results.
• Experience coordinating activities across Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Service, Sales, Product Management, and Engineering.
• Proficient with project management tools, reporting, and schedule management.
• Some experience with developing products that incorporate software or control systems
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

What STERIS Offers

At STERIS, we invest in our employees and their families for the long term! STERIS wouldn’t be where it is today without our incredible people. We share our success together with you by rewarding you for your hard work and achievements.

Here is just a brief overview of what we offer:

• Competitive Pay
• Extensive Paid Time Off and (9) added Company Holidays.
• Excellent healthcare, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) with a company match
• Long/Short term disability coverage
• Parental Leave
• Additional add-on benefits/discounts for programs such as Pet Insurance
• Continued training and educations programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement in a stable long-term career
• #LI-KS1 #LI-Onsite

Pay range for this opportunity is $81,750-$110,000. This position is eligible for bonus participation.

Minimum pay rates offered will comply with county/city minimums, if higher than range listed. Pay rates are based on a number of factors, including but not limited to local labor market costs, years of relevant experience, education, professional certifications, foreign language fluency, etc.

STERIS offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits portfolio. Click here for a complete list of benefits: STERIS Benefits

Open until position is filled.

STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare and life sciences products and services around the globe. For more information, visit www.steris.com.

If you need assistance completing the application process, please call 1 (440) 392.7047. This contact information is for accommodation inquiries only and cannot be used to check application status.

STERIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law. We are not only committed to this policy by our status as a federal government contractor, but also we are strongly bound by the principle of equal employment opportunity.

The full affirmative action program, absent the data metrics required by § 60-741.44(k), shall be available to all employees and applicants for employment for inspection upon request. The program may be obtained at your location’s HR Office during normal business hours.