Windchill Product Analyst (PA) IT Lead – MedTech R&D PLM

Job Title: Windchill Product Analyst (PA) IT Lead - MedTech R&D PLM

Job Details

• Location: Raritan, New Jersey (NJ), USA
• Duration: 6 months
• Experience Required: 8-10 years (as specified in the job posting)
• Essential Skill: Windchill Product Analyst
• Technical Skills: EIS PLM - Windchill Functional, EIS PLM - Windchill Technical
• Industry: Medical Devices / MedTech R&D

Roles and Responsibilities

• PLM Domain and Technical Leadership
• Bring at least 10 years of experience in the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) domain.
• Provide technical solutions for business problems by driving decisions and alignment between business and technical partners.
• Demonstrate strong functional knowledge of PTC Windchill PDMLink and ProjectLink.
• Apply hands-on experience with PTC Windchill MPMLink.
• Support enterprise-wide PLM platform enhancements and sustaining system updates.
• Maintain a deep understanding of PLM system solutions and data architecture.
• Enable the digital thread of product data across external systems and downstream data consumers.
• Business Analysis and Requirements Management
• Understand user challenges, business needs, and system improvement opportunities.
• Translate business requirements into detailed user stories, functional requirements, and defects.
• Prepare supporting documentation, including process flows, mockups, and system-specific functional design guidance.
• Evaluate requests for technical feasibility and alignment with the existing solution architecture.
• Conduct fit-gap analysis between current system capabilities, business processes, and proposed requirements.
• Educate business partners on PLM capabilities, system functionality, and data architecture.
• Facilitate requirement discussions and solution definition with business and technical teams.
• Product Analyst and Squad Leadership
• Lead a globally distributed team as the Product Analyst (PA).
• Set priorities, define scope, and communicate the product roadmap and future vision.
• Coordinate developers, testers, business partners, and stakeholders across multiple locations.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Platform Product Managers to align delivery with business value and priorities.
• Manage and prioritize the product backlog while balancing competing stakeholder requirements.
• Support multiple initiatives and projects simultaneously.
• Empower teams to deliver solutions independently with minimal supervision.
• Windchill-ERP Integration
• Demonstrate experience delivering at least two separate implementations of PTC Windchill-ERP integration.
• Support integration of PLM data with ERP and other enterprise systems.
• Ensure data consistency and effective information exchange across integrated platforms.
• Understand PLM data architecture and its impact on downstream systems and business processes.
• Evaluate integration requirements and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture.
• Production Support and Issue Resolution
• Lead the investigation and resolution of production system issues affecting business operations.
• Partner with technical and business teams to analyze root causes and assess business impact.
• Define actionable remediation plans and implement solutions to resolve or mitigate issues.
• Coordinate issue resolution across cross-functional teams.
• Identify recurring problems and recommend long-term improvements to system stability and performance.
• Agile Delivery and SDLC
• Apply strong knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Work within Agile delivery frameworks, including Scrum and SAFe.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, prioritization, and delivery reviews.
• Coordinate development, testing, and release activities.
• Ensure solutions meet business requirements, quality standards, and delivery commitments.
• Communication and Stakeholder Management
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical business partners.
• Collaborate effectively with global stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and external partners.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Drive alignment and decision-making between business and technical teams.
• Manage competing priorities and adapt to changing business requirements.

Required Technical Skills

• PTC Windchill PLM
• Windchill PDMLink
• Windchill ProjectLink
• Windchill MPMLink
• Windchill-ERP Integration
• PLM System and Data Architecture
• PLM Bus…