Project Manager III

Redbock - an NES Fircroft company; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Redbock - an NES Fircroft company in Carlsbad, CA is seeking an experienced Project Manager to sustain IVL console programs across Coronary and Peripheral Artery Disease portfolios. You will manage sustaining projects from launch to end of life, collaborating with global manufacturing sites and cross-functional partners.

The role emphasizes cross-functional governance, milestone planning, and strategic decision support to ensure product continuity and alignment with regulatory and business

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or related field required.
• 6+ years of experience as a Project Manager or similar with cross-functional leadership and medical device design control experience.
• Experience with software and/or hardware product development involving disposable and console systems.
• Strong business acumen and strategic thought leadership.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to communicate with senior leadership.”

Responsibilities

• Support and execute the sustaining strategy to ensure product continuity.
• Manage project structure and governance for project activities.
• Develop milestones and project plans to support budget, resource planning, and execution tracking.
• Facilitate team decision making with clear recommendations.
• Communicate project status with standard reports and dashboards.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities to evaluate, design, build, and implement solutions.
• Identify, communicate, and manage technical risk and knowledge gaps.
• Share key decisions and status updates with stakeholders and leadership.
• Support cadence planning with Regulatory to prioritize R&D, process improvement, and business continuity projects.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thought leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or related field

PMP certification

MBA or master’s degree

Tools

MS Project

Office Timeline

Job description

Location: On-site (5 days/week) in Carlsbad, CA

Length: 12 months

Summary:

This Project Management opportunity supports Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) console sustaining within our Coronary and Peripheral Artery Disease Portfolios. This role will manage sustaining projects and activities from initial launch to product end of life. Projects range in size from small one-off tasks to moderate process improvement, design change, and design transfer. Works directly with cross-functional partners across business units and global manufacturing sites.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Support and execute the sustaining strategy to ensure product continuity.
• Manage project structure and governance (scope, roles & responsibilities, workstreams, risks, communication & alignment, etc.) for project activities.
• Develop key project milestones and project plans to support budget, resource planning, and execution tracking.
• Facilitate team decision making by organizing information, evaluating options, and supporting clear recommendations.
• Communicates project status & performance by preparing standard status reports/dashboards and facilitating status update meetings.
• Coordinate cross-functional team activities to evaluate, design, build, and implement solutions that support project outcomes.
• Identifies, communicates, and manages technical risk and knowledge gaps.
• Communicate key decisions, risks, and status updates to project stakeholders and leadership as appropriate.
• Support submission cadence planning in partnership with the Regulatory function to help prioritize R&D, process improvement, and business continuity projects in alignment with strategic business objectives

Qualifications/Requirements:

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or related field
• 6+ years of experience as a Project Manager or similar position with demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams utilizing the design control process for medical devices from initial launch to product end of life
• Software and or hardware experience with product development projects involving a disposable and console (system)
• Strong business acumen & strategic thought leadership
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to communicate fluently and concisely to senior leadership

Preferred:

• PMP certification and MBA or master’s level degree
• Previous experience as project manager, manufacturing engineer, or quality engineer
• Candidate to be comfortable in front of all levels of the organization as well as external customers
• Candidate to have strong leadership and interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships within project teams
• Problem solving technical expertise
• Proficient with MS Project & Office Timeline