Senior Product Development Program Manager (Medical Devices)

Location: Remote in the United States; Northridge, California

Salary: $181,000–$309,000 USD annually for California locations

Company

hirify.global develops full-stack insulin delivery systems, intelligent dosing technologies, predictive insights, and support solutions for people living with diabetes.

What you will do

• Lead cross-functional cost reduction programs for next-generation product platforms and maintain integrated plans, milestones, dependencies, and implementation roadmaps.
• Lead Value Analysis / Value Engineering initiatives, structured workshops, design reviews, and Design-for-Cost, Design-for-Manufacturing, and Design-for-Assembly activities.
• Partner with R&D on product architecture, design decisions, materials, components, suppliers, manufacturing processes, and sustaining engineering.
• Develop should-cost models, cost analyses, financial impact assessments, investment business cases, dashboards, and savings-tracking mechanisms.
• Coordinate design, supplier, manufacturing, and process changes while incorporating design controls, validation, regulatory requirements, commercialization, and operational readiness.
• Manage risks, technical trade-offs, stakeholder alignment, governance reviews, project milestones, budgets, and sustained savings realization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 7 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in product development, engineering, operations, manufacturing, or program management.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional programs in a regulated environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading Value Analysis / Value Engineering initiatives, product cost optimization programs, and cross-functional engineering teams to achieve cost reduction targets.
• Strong understanding of product cost structures, cost modeling, business case development, financial analysis, and should-cost models.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive execution without direct authority, with strong communication, leadership, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Experience partnering with R&D on product architecture decisions, design changes, material substitutions, and platform optimization.
• Working knowledge of Design-to-Value, VA/VE, DFM, DFA, and Lean Product Development methodologies.
• Experience supporting sustaining engineering, product lifecycle management, suppliers, and strategic sourcing cost reduction initiatives.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Medical device or other regulated-industry experience.
• Advanced degree, preferably an MS.
• PMP certification or equivalent program management experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with a flexible workplace arrangement.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, plus HSA and healthcare FSA access.
• 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off, holidays, disability coverage, life insurance, and dependent daycare spending account.
• Short-term incentive plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, and other eligible retirement benefits.
• Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.