Technical Program Manager

Sterling Industries; Vaughan; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Sterling Industries, a Woodbridge, Ontario-based medical device contract manufacturer, is seeking a Program Manager to lead projects from planning through delivery. You will coordinate with customers and internal teams to translate requirements into clear priorities and drive successful execution across product lifecycles.

Candidates should have a technical degree and at least 5 years of experience in full product lifecycles, including Class 2/3 device development with FDA/ICH/IEC standards, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in a technical field (e.g., Industrial/Mechanical Engineering or related disciplines).
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with full product lifecycle.
• Medical device product development (Class 2 or 3) with FDA, ICH, IEC standards.
• Proven technical experience in Engineering and/or Quality in addition to Project Management.
• Experience with problem solving methodologies.
• Experience working in virtual teams.
• Experience in new product development and product lifecycle.
• Skilled negotiator with ability to create mutually beneficial trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams to ensure on-time and on-budget performance through the new product development cycle.
• Create strategic solutions to meet anticipated customer and business needs with predictability and certainty.
• Ensure scope, cost, resource and schedule alignment between operations and core project team functions.
• Follow compliance processes for Design and Development and New Project Implementation.
• Apply structured problem methods and predictive engineering principles such as Design for Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing.
• Review results and determine follow-up action plans.
• Manage deadlines and execution of multiple concurrent projects.
• Adaptable and flexible—able to take on additional work as required.
• Create reports for internal use and client presentations.
• Act as primary point of contact between customers and internal teams.
• Liaise and resolve conflicts between Engineering, Quality, and Operations related to project execution.
• Provide regular updates to project stakeholders and communicate requirements to the project team.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Lean Six Sigma

Problem solving

Virtual teams

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in technical field

Job description

Salary Range: $100,000.00 To $125,000.00 Annually

About the Company

Sterling Industries is a fast-growing North American contract manufacturer and assembler of medical devices and sub-components based in Woodbridge, Ontario. We help our clients bring successful products to market by providing scaled production, design-for-manufacturing expertise, suppliers consolidation, and other critical value chain services.

About the Position

In this role, you will oversee projects from planning through delivery, ensuring timelines, budgets, performance targets, and customer expectations are met. You will work closely with customers to understand high-level technical and business requirements, translate them into clear priorities for the project team, and drive successful execution from start to finish.

MAJOR DUTIES:

Program Management and Technical Responsibilities

• Lead project teams to ensure on-time and on-budget performance through the new product development cycle
• Create strategic solutions to meet anticipated customer and business needs with predictability and certainty
• Ensure scope, cost, resource and schedule alignment between operations and core project team functions
• Follow compliance processes for Design and Development and New Project Implementation
• Ensure structured problem methods and predictive engineering principles are consistently and rigorously applied, such as Design for Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, or similar concepts.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills (able to review results / situations, and determine follow-up action plans)
• Manage deadlines and execution of multiple concurrent projects
• Adaptable and flexible - able to take on additional work requirements, in addition to core responsibilities, as required

Communications & Influence Responsibilities

• Create reports for both internal use and client presentations
• Act as primary point of contact between customers and internal teams
• Liaise and resolve conflicts between Engineering, Quality, and Operations related to project execution
• Provide regular updates to project stakeholders, manage expectations and communicate requirements to the project team

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in a technical field such as Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years relevant experience with full product lifecycle with understanding of development lifecycle and various technology methodologies that support that lifecycle
• Medical device product development (Class 2 or 3) experience and a strong understanding of FDA, ICH, and IEC standards
• Proven technical experience with depth of knowledge in Engineering and/or Quality in addition to Project Management experience
• Experience with problem solving methodologies
• Experience working in virtual teams
• Experience in new product development and product lifecycle
• Skilled negotiator with demonstrated ability to create mutually beneficial results and negotiate trade-offs