Senior Project Portfolio Manager / Team Lead Project Management (m/f/d)

Dresden

Full or part-time

Permanent employee

Full-time/part-time (min. 35h/week) | As soon as possible | On-site in Dresden with option for mobile work

Are you an experienced project manager ready to shape not only individual projects but an entire project portfolio from a strategic perspective?
Do you thrive on leading and mentoring project managers, promoting pragmatic planning, and continuously improving project management practices across the organization?
Are you excited to take ownership of impactful projects in a cutting-edge MedTech environment driven by emerging technologies?

Then you're exactly who we're looking for!

Your tasks

Portfolio Management
- Maintain a portfolio-wide view of all development initiatives
- Drive resource allocation, scenario planning, and long-term portfolio strategy
- Identify and manage cross-project risks, dependencies, and capacity constraints
- Support management decision-making and prioritization through structured analysis and recommendations
Team Leadership
- Mentor, coach, and develop the project management team
- Promote knowledge sharing within the PM organization and identify training and development needs
- Represent the project management perspective in strategic planning and decision-making processes
Project Management Support & Governance
- Provide senior project management guidance and foster pragmatic, efficient planning and execution approaches
- Review project plans, schedules, and deliverables with a strong focus on quality, feasibility, and risk management
- Drive continuous improvement and standardization of project management processes, tools, and methodologies
Project Leadership
- Lead development projects from concept through to successful market launch
- Take full ownership of assigned projects, ensuring delivery on scope, timeline, budget, and quality objectives

Your profile

Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related discipline
Several years of experience leading & delivering complex development projects, ideally within interdisciplinary environments such as MedTech, Biotech, Diagnostics, or Measurement & Testing Systems
Initial experience in project portfolio management, including project prioritization, resource allocation, and portfolio balancing
Solid understanding of classical, agile, or hybrid project management methodologies and their practical application
Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Structured, pragmatic, and solution-oriented mindset
Fluent English required, German is a plus
Experience working in regulated industries (e.g., MDR/IVDR, FDA, ISO 13485) is beneficial
Knowledge of innovation and project governance frameworks such as Stage-Gate, Three Horizons, Lean Management, V-Model, or comparable approaches is an advantage

Your benefits

Exciting projects & responsibility from day one
30 days of paid vacation & MyFlexTime for extra time off
Flexible working hours & mobile office option
One team day per half-year, complemented by company events throughout the year to strengthen team spirit
Competitive salary & employer contribution to the company pension scheme
Interdisciplinary collaboration and professional development opportunities within a passionate team working to revolutionize the medical market
Unlimited: up to 2 consecutive care days in case of illness for you and your children
50€ subsidy for the JobTicket, also available as a DeutschlandTicket
Modern office space with state-of-the-art infrastructure and ergonomic sit/stand workstations
Free water, fruit & coffee specialities

Contact person

Eva Brunner
e-mail jobs@anvajo.com
phone +49 (0) 351 8547 8403
mobile +49 (0) 151 1434 4922

About us

anvajo enables access to laboratory diagnostics – for everyone, everywhere and anytime. We are a German MedTech company that develops point-of-care devices for the fast, reliable and cost-effective analysis of liquids, the so-called fluidlabs. Digital holographic microscopy and a compact spectrometer are key enabler of our fluidlabs. Our vision: a world with better healthcare, in which diseases in humans and animals can be recognized more quickly, therapies can be developed more efficiently, and their progression can be tracked more precisely.