Development Manager

GXPeople Global Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Benefits

Job summary

GXPeople Global Ltd. seeks an experienced Development Manager for a London-based, office-based role focused on medical device development. You will own the integrated development plan, coordinate hardware and software workstreams, and drive regulatory submissions with a hands-on engineering approach.

You will lead design transfer, manage supplier partnerships, and steer the project budget in a fast-moving startup environment with equity incentives and benefits.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, life sciences, or related technical discipline.
• Experience leading medical device development with hands-on engineering/RTD focus.
• Track record of taking devices through design transfer, regulatory submission, and into production.

Responsibilities

• Own the development programme across hardware, software, and system workstreams.
• Lead problem-solving on blockers and define testing strategy.
• Chair technical reviews and report status to leadership.
• Own the Design History File aligned to regulatory milestones.
• Lead design transfer into manufacture with process validation and docs.
• Coordinate across engineering, clinical, regulatory, quality, and supply chain.
• Manage third-party partners and contract suppliers.
• Own the development budget and forecast costs.

Skills

Engineering management

Regulatory knowledge

ISO 13485 familiarity

FDA 510(k) / CE submission

Design transfer experience

Root cause analysis

Project planning tools

Education

Degree in engineering or life sciences

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

Development Manager – Medical Device Development

London (Office-based) | Full-time, Permanent | Competitive salary, DOE + Equity + Benefits

About the Opportunity

A venture-backed UK medical device company is developing a next-generation diagnostic platform addressing a significant unmet clinical need. Having completed a first-in-human study and with regulatory submission on the horizon, the business is scaling its team ahead of clearance and commercial launch.

They're looking for an experienced, hands-on Development Manager to take technical and delivery ownership of their core device development programme — a high-visibility, engineering-led role sitting at the centre of engineering, clinical, regulatory, and supply chain work-streams.

Key Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of the development programme, owning the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) across hardware, software, and system-level workstreams
• Lead structured problem-solving on technical blockers — root-cause investigation, design trade-off analysis, and testing strategy
• Chair technical and design reviews, and maintain clear status reporting to leadership
• Own the Design History File (DHF) —content and timeline — aligned to the regulatory submission schedule
• Lead design transfer into manufacture: process validation, manufacturing documentation, and resolution of design-for-manufacture and yield issues with a contract manufacturer
• Act as the central coordination point across engineering, clinical affairs, regulatory, quality, and supply chain
• Manage third-party development partners and contract suppliers
• Own the development programme budget and cost forecasting

Person Specification

• Degree in engineering, life sciences, or a related technical discipline
• 5+ years in medical device development, the majority in a hands-on engineering, R&D, or development management capacity not a purely programme/PMO role
• Demonstrable track record taking Class II/III devices through development, design transfer, and regulatory submission, including at least one product transferred into validated production
• Direct, evidenced experience of design transfer: process validation, manufacturing documentation, and resolution of design-for-manufacture and yield issues
• Strong understanding of ISO 13485, design controls, and FDA 510(k) or CE-mark submission processes
• Strong technical problem-solving instincts, comfortable driving a failure investigation to root cause
• Sound planning discipline (MS Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or equivalent)
• Clear, confident communicator, able to translate technical complexity for non-technical stakeholders
• Self-starter, comfortable in a lean, fast-moving startup environment
• Experience with complex diagnostic/therapeutic devices
• Experience managing US FDA regulatory interactions or GLP/GMP study programmes
• Prior experience in a Series A–B medical device company

What's on Offer

• A pivotal, high-impact role in a well-funded, commercially focused medical device company
• Competitive salary, equity participation, and benefits
• Office-based in the UK with periodic international travel
• The opportunity to help shape both the product and the organisation as it scales