Senior Product Development Program Manager (Medical Devices)

Location: Northridge, California, United States of America; flexible workplace type; full-time office role.

Salary: $181,000–$309,000 USD for roles located in California.

Company

hirify.global develops full-stack insulin delivery products, including intelligent dosing systems and predictive diabetes-management solutions.

What you will do

• Lead cross-functional cost reduction programs for next-generation product platforms.
• Develop integrated project plans, roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, dashboards, and governance reporting.
• Lead Value Analysis / Value Engineering, Design-for-Cost, Design-for-Manufacturing, and Design-for-Assembly initiatives.
• Partner with R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, and Sourcing on product architecture, materials, suppliers, manufacturing processes, and design changes.
• Build should-cost models, cost analyses, investment business cases, and savings-realization metrics.
• Coordinate validation, design controls, regulatory requirements, commercialization, operational readiness, and sustained savings after launch.

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 VA/VE initiatives and product cost optimization programs to achieve cost reduction targets.
• Strong understanding of product cost structures, cost modeling, and business-case development.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive execution without direct authority.
• Strong communication, leadership, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Experience with product architecture decisions, design changes, material substitutions, platform optimization, sustaining engineering, product lifecycle management, suppliers, and strategic sourcing.
• Experience developing should-cost models, financial analyses, and investment business cases.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• Medical device or other regulated-industry experience.
• Working knowledge of Design-to-Value, VA/VE, DFM, DFA, and Lean Product Development methodologies.
• PMP certification or equivalent program management experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time position with a flexible workplace type and competitive compensation.
• Health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life insurance, disability coverage, and dependent daycare spending account.
• 401(k) with company match, paid time off and holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and Employee Assistance Program.
• Eligibility for short-term incentive plans and additional retirement or capital accumulation plans subject to applicable requirements.
• Equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.