Technical Program Manager- Medical

Flex, a Fortune global 500 company, is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion and cultivate a workplace culture of belonging that views uniqueness as a competitive edge and builds a community that enables our people to push the limits of innovation to make great products that create value and improve people's lives. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

• Create and lead multi-disciplinary program strategies using your technical and program management expertise.
• Be the main point of communication with the client.
• Manage and facilitate brainstorming sessions, concept reviews, and design reviews with the technical and/or design leads.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and mentoring regarding all facets of product development and program management to team members.
• Plan, coordinate, facilitate, and lead teams for your client programs. Participate in weekly resource allocation decisions.
• Proactively identify program risks and work with the team to implement mitigation strategies.
• Manage schedules and budgets for your programs.
• Author proposals, including project plans, schedules with appropriate milestones, and estimates for both resources and material costs.
• Maintain ultimate responsibility for the program, ensuring that the content, quality, accuracy, and style of deliverables meet our client's requirements.
• Identifies and builds connections with the client's extended team to understand organizational structure and responsibility to explore additional opportunities within the client organization.
• Collaborates with the CSMs and BDs to share contacts and develop outreach and proactive sales approaches to gain new development and manufacturing opportunities.
• Proactively maintain and connects with past clients and professional network to look for new opportunities and to gain market insights.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering (mechanical, biomedical, electrical, software, plastics) from an accredited school; 10+ years of product development experience; and 3+ years of project leadership/program management experience.
• Ability to lead programs with a strong sense of drive and accountability.
• Ability to architect and simplify complex systems, manage interdisciplinary trade-offs to achieve overall product goals, and give technical guidance to the development team.
• Hands-on skills for developing mechanical components (e.g., injection molded plastic, machined, cast, etc.) and systems and can lead/review the work of others.
• An in-depth knowledge of multi-disciplinary development team collaboration through the design and development process.
• Expertise in various manufacturing processes and techniques and experience in design for manufacturing and assembly principles.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients and team members, including technical concepts and budget and schedule issues.
• Ability to support business development, author proposals, give presentations, and participate in meetings with prospective clients as the front-facing engineering representative in sales situations.
• Demonstrated skills in analyzing product requirements and leading a team to develop feasible design alternatives, resolving design challenges, and producing high-quality deliverables.
• A thorough understanding of the unique challenges of medical device development.
• Experience managing product development programs from early concept through transfer..
• Aptitude to create confidence in our team's ability to execute through our experience, capabilities, and exceptional problem-solving acumen.
• Talent in building customer relationships through thoughtful listening, communication, authenticity, and ultimately being an advocate of their success.

• Product development firm or design consultancy experience
• PMP certification
• Electromechanical product experience.
• Medical device experience in ISO13485 environment.
• Engineering simulation software (FEA, CFD, etc.).
• Design of experiments.
• One or more of the following: fluidic systems, robotics, catheters, materials, optics, prototype coding, sensor integration

• Full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401K Matching
• Bonus plan
• Life Insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee discounts at local retailers