Innovation Project Manager, Medical

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.  

This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.  

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.    

What you´ll do

• Manages individual, complex, cross-regional innovation projects
• Creates and aligns on project time schedule and financial plan 
• Updates and reports on project progress and summarizes status of managed projects 
• Prepares and presents projects for decision meetings and reviews
• Manages project budget and relevant KPIs
• Identifies risks and defines countermeasures 
• Takes lead in solving problems and conflicts
• Guides team members to properly use project tools, templates and deliverables
• Drives X-Project/business initiatives to foster best practice exchange and continuous improvement

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline required; Master’s degree preferred
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross‑functional projects end‑to‑end
• Approximately 5 years of relevant industry experience preferred
• PMP certification strongly preferred or equivalent structured project management experience
• Calm, reliable, and thoughtful communicator with strong learning agility and a track record of steady performance

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1  
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program  
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement  
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships 
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement 

The salary for this role is $ 90,000.00 - $ 115,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future. 

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.