Manager, Continuous Engineering

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Manager, Continuous Engineering in the United States.

This role sits at the center of engineering execution and portfolio delivery, ensuring that complex R&D programs are delivered with consistency, predictability, and high quality across a regulated, innovation-driven environment. You will lead and develop a team of program managers while defining and scaling best-in-class program management practices across engineering and product development functions. The position plays a critical role in aligning execution with strategic roadmaps, ensuring effective prioritization, and enabling strong cross-functional collaboration across engineering, quality, regulatory, and operations teams. You will oversee a diverse portfolio of programs, balancing competing priorities while maintaining focus on cost, schedule, quality, and customer impact. Acting as both a strategic leader and execution enabler, you will strengthen governance frameworks, reporting standards, and decision-making processes at the portfolio level. This role is based in the United States and offers the opportunity to contribute to high-impact healthcare technology initiatives that improve outcomes at scale.

Accountabilities:

In this role, you will lead program management execution across R&D portfolios while establishing governance, alignment, and continuous improvement across engineering delivery processes.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of program managers, fostering accountability, performance, and professional growth
• Define and implement program management standards, tools, and best practices across engineering and R&D functions
• Oversee a portfolio of complex engineering programs, ensuring delivery against cost, schedule, quality, and performance objectives
• Drive portfolio planning, prioritization, resource allocation, and capacity management in alignment with strategic objectives
• Establish governance frameworks, reporting structures, and performance metrics for program execution and portfolio health
• Facilitate cross-functional alignment across engineering, product, quality, regulatory, and operations teams
• Provide escalation support for risks, issues, budgets, and resource challenges, ensuring timely resolution
• Lead executive-level reporting, reviews, and decision-making forums, ensuring transparency and accountability
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including process optimization, knowledge sharing, and reuse of best practices
• Ensure compliance with design controls, quality standards, regulatory requirements, and organizational policies

Requirements:

This role requires strong leadership experience in program or portfolio management within complex engineering or regulated environments, along with excellent strategic and execution capabilities.

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 6+ years of experience
• Proven experience leading program managers and managing large, complex engineering or technology portfolios
• Strong understanding of engineering workflows, structured development processes, and design control environments
• Experience working in regulated industries is highly preferred
• Strong leadership, coaching, and people management skills
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills with a data-driven decision-making approach
• Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple complex programs simultaneously
• Proficiency in MS Office and standard business productivity tools
• Preferred: experience in hardware product development, design engineering, or service tooling environments

Benefits:

This position offers a competitive compensation package along with comprehensive benefits and strong opportunities for professional growth in a global organization.

• Base salary range: $107,060 – $147,213 USD
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid time off, sick leave, and paid holidays
• Life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Flexible work environment within a global, collaborative organization
• Opportunities to contribute to impactful healthcare innovation at scale
• Career development within a highly technical and mission-driven environment

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