Technical Program Manager
- Vaughan, ON, Canada
$100,000 to $125,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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- $100,000 to $125,000 CAD / year
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About the Company
Sterling Industries is a fast-growing North American contract manufacturer and assembler of medical devices and sub-components based in Woodbridge, Ontario. We help our clients bring successful products to market by providing scaled production, design-for-manufacturing expertise, suppliers consolidation, and other critical value chain services.
About the Position
In this role, you will oversee projects from planning through delivery, ensuring timelines, budgets, performance targets, and customer expectations are met. You will work closely with customers to understand high-level technical and business requirements, translate them into clear priorities for the project team, and drive successful execution from start to finish.
MAJOR DUTIES:
Program Management and Technical Responsibilities
- Lead project teams to ensure on-time and on-budget performance through the new product development cycle
- Create strategic solutions to meet anticipated customer and business needs with predictability and certainty
- Ensure scope, cost, resource and schedule alignment between operations and core project team functions
- Follow compliance processes for Design and Development and New Project Implementation
- Ensure structured problem methods and predictive engineering principles are consistently and rigorously applied, such as Design for Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, or similar concepts.
- Strong organizational and analytical skills (able to review results / situations, and determine follow-up action plans)
- Manage deadlines and execution of multiple concurrent projects
- Adaptable and flexible - able to take on additional work requirements, in addition to core responsibilities, as required
Communications & Influence Responsibilities
- Create reports for both internal use and client presentations
- Act as primary point of contact between customers and internal teams
- Liaise and resolve conflicts between Engineering, Quality, and Operations related to project execution
- Provide regular updates to project stakeholders, manage expectations and communicate requirements to the project team
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in a technical field such as Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years relevant experience with full product lifecycle with understanding of development lifecycle and various technology methodologies that support that lifecycle
- Medical device product development (Class 2 or 3) experience and a strong understanding of FDA, ICH, and IEC standards
- Proven technical experience with depth of knowledge in Engineering and/or Quality in addition to Project Management experience
- Experience with problem solving methodologies
- Experience working in virtual teams
- Experience in new product development and product lifecycle
- Skilled negotiator with demonstrated ability to create mutually beneficial results and negotiate trade-offs
More about this job
Responsibilities
Oversee the full product development lifecycle from planning to delivery, ensuring projects meet timelines, budgets, and customer expectations. Act as the primary technical liaison between customers and internal engineering, quality, and operations teams.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's or advanced degree in a technical engineering field with at least 5 years of relevant experience in medical device product development. Must have a strong understanding of FDA, ICH, and IEC standards and proficiency in problem-solving methodologies like Lean or Six Sigma.
Skills
- Program Management
- New Product Development
- Design For Six Sigma
- Lean Manufacturing
- Medical Device Development
- FDA Standards
- ICH Standards
- IEC Standards
- Project Lifecycle Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Negotiation
- Technical Problem Solving
- Budget Management
- Cross-functional Leadership
- Risk Management
- Analytical Skills
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Categories
- Management & Leadership
- Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Healthcare
- Science & Research
Keywords
- Technical Program Manager
- Medical Devices
- Class 2 Medical Devices
- Class 3 Medical Devices
- FDA
- ICH
- IEC
- Design For Manufacturing
- Design For Six Sigma
- Lean Manufacturing
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Material Science
- Contract Manufacturing
- Project Management
- Predictive Engineering
- Virtual Teams
- Quality Assurance
- Operations Management