Program Manager

Codvo Private Limited; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Santa Clara seeks an experienced Program Manager to lead multi-functional teams through the product development process, specifically within the medical device sector. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of project management experience, particularly in regulated environments. Strong skills in supplier management, design controls, and risk management are essential. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with engineering and product teams to drive innovation and ensure quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of program or project management in regulated product development.
• Experience managing design partners and external development for hardware products.
• Experience with embedded systems and cloud/software components.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-functional teams for product development from concept to launch.
• Act as primary integrator across engineering and product teams.
• Establish and report program plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Drive program risk management activities and maintain traceability.
• Mentor project managers on best practices and tools.

Skills

Program leadership

Supplier management

Design controls

Risk management

Communication skills

Education

BS in Engineering, Computer Science or related

Job description

About Us

At Codvo, we build scalable, future-ready digital platforms that drive real business impact. We foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and ownership—where designers work closely with product and engineering teams to deliver high-quality, user-centered experiences. If you thrive in complex product environments and care deeply about design quality from concept to production, this role is for you.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead multi-functional teams and manage the design, development, and launch of this product. This role requires strong program leadership, supplier and partner management experience, deep familiarity with design controls and risk management in medical device development, and solid understanding of cloud software and digital services.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end program execution for Polyphonic Edge from Concept through Launch, ensuring alignment to scope, schedule, cost, quality, and regulatory requirements.


• Act as primary program integrator across hardware engineering teams, embedded software, cloud services, systems/testing, regulatory, quality, manufacturing, procurement, and product teams.


• Lead external design partners, contract manufacturers, and OEM suppliers: define deliverables, milestones, contracts/SLAs, review partner technical work, drive escalation, and verify partner compliance with program and quality expectations.


• Establish, maintain, and report program plans, integrated master schedules, budgets, KPI dashboards, and risk/action logs; provide clear, timely status updates to senior leadership.


• Apply Design Control processes and gate-keeping: drive design reviews, design freezes, change control, verification & validation planning/execution, design history file artifacts, and design transfer activities.


• Lead program risk management activities (e.g., DFMEA, PFMEA, SHA), ensure traceability from requirements to verification/validation.


• Partner with cybersecurity, Infrastructure, other Polyphonic application teams to ensure integration, data security, privacy, non functional requirements are identified and tracked through the program.


• Facilitate cross-functional meetings, remove roadblocks, drive decisions, and ensure prompt closure of actions.


• Mentor and coach project managers and program coordinators on program management best practices, tools, and J&J processes.

Qualifications

Required:

• A minimum of a BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or related technical discipline.


• A minimum of 5 years of program or project management experience in regulated product development (medical device strongly preferred).


• Demonstrated experience managing design partners, contract manufacturers, and external development houses for hardware products.


• Experience coordinating programs that include embedded systems and cloud/software components (SaaS, backend services, or device-to-cloud integration).


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred:

• Solid understanding and hands-on application of medical device Design Controls, risk management (ISO 14971), verification & validation, and regulatory pathways.


• PMP certification


• Experience with embedded systems, software development under Agile software delivery models, CI/CD, and software lifecycle processes for regulated software (IEC 62304 experience a plus).