Program Manager - Medical Devices

We are looking for a Program Manager to lead and orchestrate the multi‑year roadmap that will take our robotic platform from advanced prototype to globally deployed, regulated medical product. In this role, you will own the overall program vision and structure, aligning multiple cross‑functional projects (hardware, software, systems, quality, regulatory, clinical, and manufacturing) to clear strategic outcomes. You will be responsible for ensuring that the right projects are defined, properly sequenced, and effectively resourced, and that teams remain aligned on priorities as we scale. Operating at the intersection of product strategy, engineering execution, and organisational coordination, you will help MMR navigate complexity, manage risk at the program level, and maintain momentum in a fast‑paced startup environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage the end‑to‑end product development program that spans early development, system integration, verification, regulatory approval, manufacturing scale‑up, and clinical deployment.
• Translate company strategy and product vision into a structured program with clearly defined workstreams, projects, and measurable outcomes.
• Define and maintain the overarching program roadmap, including milestones, dependencies, and critical path across hardware, software, systems, quality, regulatory, clinical, and operations.
• Coordinate and oversee multiple project managers and technical leads, ensuring alignment on scope, interfaces, and priorities across all workstreams.
• Develop and maintain integrated program plans, dashboards, and resource forecasts, providing a consolidated view of progress, risks, and trade‑offs to leadership.
• Identify, track, and proactively mitigate program ‑level risks (technical, operational, regulatory, and commercial), driving structured decision‑making and escalation when needed.
• Partner closely with systems engineering, quality, and regulatory leaders to ensure program execution aligns with design controls, risk management, and quality system requirements for regulated medical devices.
• Ensure that verification, validation, and regulatory strategies are integrated into the program roadmap and reflected in project scopes and timelines.
• Lead regular program reviews and governance forums, enabling clear, transparent communication on status, risks, dependencies, and decisions to executives and key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with operations and manufacturing partners to plan and oversee activities related to design transfer, industrialisation, and scale‑up for global deployment.
• Drive continuous improvement of program and portfolio management practices, tools, and ways of working as the organisation grows (e.g. standardising cadences, reporting, and decision frameworks).
• Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and accountability across multidisciplinary teams, helping teams balance agility with the rigor required in a regulated environment.

Who We Are Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in new product development within medical devices or other highly regulated industries, with significant experience at program or portfolio level.
• Proven track record leading complex, cross‑functional programs involving electromechanical systems, software, and systems integration.
• Strong understanding of product development lifecycles, including concept, architecture, integration, verification, regulatory readiness, and launch.
• Demonstrated ability to manage interdependent projects, shared resources, and cross‑team risks, with a focus on program ‑level prioritisation and trade‑offs.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience engaging with executives and influencing without direct authority.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity, shaping structure and governance around evolving priorities in a startup setting.

Experiences We Value

• Experience leading or closely supporting regulated medical device programs (CE, UKCA, FDA).
• Strong familiarity with design controls, risk management processes, verification and validation planning, and how these map into program structures.
• Experience working with systems engineering, quality, regulatory, and clinical functions in a coordinated program framework.
• Background orchestrating hardware, software, and controls integration programs, ideally including field or clinical deployment phases.
• Formal program or project management training or certification (PgMP, MSP, PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent).

Why Join Us?

• An opportunity to join an international, interdisciplinary team based in Central London and the Netherlands (Zwolle).
• A strategic, hands‑on role within a fast‑growing medical robotics startup with global ambitions.
• A collaborative engineering and product culture with direct influence over real product and program decisions.
• Ongoing learning and professional development through training, workshops, and conferences.
• An inclusive workplace that values diversity, ownership, and impact.
• A competitive salary package aligned with senior‑level program responsibility.