Senior R&D Project Manager

BACK TO JOBS Senior R&D Project Manager APPLY NOW Senior R&D Project Manager Company: Global Medical Device Company Location: Plymouth, MN or Salt Lake City, UT Employment Type: Permanent Travel: Up to 35% The Opportunity Brio Resource Group is partnering with a global medical device company to identify a Senior R&D Project Manager . This position will lead complex new-product development, technology, product-integration, and strategic R&D initiatives from concept through commercialization and post-launch support. The successful candidate will align multidisciplinary teams, manage technical and regulatory complexity, and ensure disciplined execution across design controls, quality systems, design transfer, and commercialization milestones. Key Responsibilities Lead cross-functional projects spanning new-product development, product improvements, QMS integrations, business integrations, and strategic R&D initiatives. Manage programs from concept and feasibility through development, commercialization, design transfer, and post-launch support. Define project scope, goals, deliverables, schedules, budgets, resource requirements, success criteria, and governance. Develop integrated project plans and proactively manage risks, issues, dependencies, changes, and critical decisions. Drive execution through stage-gate processes, design controls, quality systems, regulatory requirements, and Design for X principles. Lead internal and external design-transfer and manufacturing workstreams. Establish clear accountability, communication, and alignment across R&D, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Operations, Manufacturing, and business leadership. Present project status, risks, recommendations, and decisions to technical and executive stakeholders. Identify process-improvement opportunities and implement best practices in project execution, risk management, and structured problem-solving. Coordinate activities across multiple sites, external design partners, suppliers, and contract manufacturers. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry, physics, or another relevant STEM discipline. Three to five years of R&D or product/process-development experience, plus five to seven years of project or program management experience. Demonstrated success delivering complex multidisciplinary projects within scope, budget, quality, and timeline expectations. Medical-device or similarly regulated product-development experience. Experience with design transfer, contract design partners, suppliers, and manufacturing workstreams. Strong knowledge of stage-gate development, design controls, ISO 13485, EU MDR, GMP, and QMS documentation requirements. Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence outcomes without direct authority. Proficiency with project-management tools such as Microsoft Project or Smartsheet. Strong planning, communication, presentation, stakeholder-management, and organizational skills. Willingness to travel up to 35%. Preferred Experience Experience supporting IDE, 510(k), or PMA submissions. PMP certification. Experience with catheters, consumable devices, capital equipment, systems, or Class III medical devices. Systems-engineering and requirements-management experience. Lean Six Sigma, DMAIC, Green Belt, Black Belt, or related structured problem-solving training. Experience leading programs across multiple locations and external development or manufacturing partners. Why Consider This Opportunity? This role offers the opportunity to lead high-impact medical-device programs from concept through commercialization, influence how multidisciplinary teams execute complex projects, and help advance technologies that improve patient care and quality of life. We will provide a complete job description, compensation information, benefits, and additional company details after an initial résumé review.