Project Manager, Staff

Confluent Medical Technologies, Inc.; Warwick (RI); On-site; USD 87,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Confluent Medical Technologies, Inc. in Warwick, RI is seeking a Staff Project Manager to lead complex, cross‑functional programs from concept through commercialization.

You will balance scope, schedule, quality, risk, and financial performance while guiding teams across Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Regulatory functions. The role interfaces with senior leaders and customers, driving execution with independence and accountability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Engineering, Science, Business, Project Management, or related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• PMP certification or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex cross-functional projects across Engineering, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Regulatory, and Commercial.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, milestones, and critical path analyses.
• Drive execution balancing scope, schedule, quality, cost, and risk.
• Identify risks, mitigation strategies, and lead resolution efforts.
• Present executive updates and performance metrics.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Resource management

Critical path

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Communication

Executive reporting

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Salary Range: $87,400.00 - $145,625.00 Job Description: Confluent Medical Technologies is dedicated to working collaboratively with our customers, taking their projects from rapid prototype into high volume production. Our unparalleled technical expertise, proven experience and partnership with our clients has allowed us to perfect the process necessary to deliver world-class medical devices through innovative material science, engineering, and manufacturing. Our primary capabilities include: Nitinol components, balloon expandable stents and balloon catheters, delivery systems, biomedical textiles, access kits, and guidewires. We take pride in our position as the leader in the medical technology space and are driven by a passion to create products that our clients have envisioned for their customers. We are looking for a Project Manager, Staff to join our team in Warwick, RI.

The Staff Project Manager serves as a Program Leader responsible for leading complex, cross-functional initiatives that support Confluent's strategic objectives. This role operates with a high degree of independence and judgment, driving execution across Engineering, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Regulatory, and Commercial functions. The Staff Project Manager manages large-scale customer and internal programs with multiple workstreams, stakeholders, risks, and dependencies. The role owns program execution from concept through commercialization and serves as a key leader responsible for balancing scope, schedule, quality, risk, and financial performance while fostering collaboration and accountability across teams. This position regularly interfaces with senior leaders, customers, and cross-functional stakeholders and is expected to influence decisions, resolve ambiguity, and drive successful outcomes without reliance on predefined solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Program Leadership Lead complex cross-functional projects and programs spanning multiple functions, sites, technologies, and product development phases.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, milestones, resource requirements, and critical path analyses.
• Drive execution against project objectives while balancing scope, schedule, quality, cost, and risk considerations.
• Independently identify project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and lead resolution efforts.
• Ensure alignment among project stakeholders and facilitate timely decision-making.
• Business and Financial Leadership Understand and communicate project business cases, financial objectives, revenue expectations, and profitability goals.
• Assess project performance against approved business cases, cost models, and financial targets.
• Organizational Leadership Lead teams through ambiguity while maintaining focus on business objectives and customer commitments.
• Facilitate constructive resolution of conflicts and competing priorities.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, and effective cross-functional decision-making.
• Serve as a mentor and resource to less experienced Project Managers and project team members.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen project execution processes and organizational capability.
• Program Governance Lead Stage Gate reviews and project governance activities.
• Ensure project deliverables meet applicable quality, regulatory, and customer requirements.
• Develop and present executive-level project updates, recommendations, and performance metrics.
• Drive corrective actions when project performance deviates from objectives.

Qualifications & Experience

• Education Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Business, Project Management, or a related technical discipline required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• PMP certification or equivalent project management certification preferred.

Experience

• Typically requires 5+ years of total professional experience with at least 3 years of project management experience in a regulated manufacturing or medical device environment.
• Demonstrated success leading large, cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Experience managing project budgets, financial performance, scope changes, and business case execution.
• Experience influencing teams without direct authority.
• Experience leading customer-facing programs preferred.
• Multi-site project experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Advanced project planning, scheduling, resource management, and critical path management skills.
• Strong understanding of project financials, business cases, cost models, and profitability drivers.
• Ability to lead complex projects with significant ambiguity and changing priorities.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Proven conflict resolution and facilitation capabilities.
• Strong negotiation, communication, presentation, and executive-level reporting skills.
• Ability to build trust and credibility across diverse functional teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to independently drive decisions and execution in a fast-paced environment.

Confluent Medical Technologies is dedicated to working collaboratively with our customers, taking their projects from rapid prototype into high volume production. Our unparalleled technical expertise, proven experience and partnership with our clients have allowed us to perfect the process necessary to deliver world-class medical devices through innovative material science, engineering, and manufacturing. Our primary capabilities include: Nitinol components and tubing, balloon expandable stents and catheters, complex catheters, biomedical textiles, and high precision polymer tubing. We take pride in our position as the leader in the medical technology space and are driven by a passion to create products that our clients have envisioned for their customers.

We regret that we are unable to sponsor employment visas or consider individuals on time-limited visa status for this position.

Confluent Medical Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

Applying materials science to MedTech innovation.

Confluent specializes in expert design and development of large-scale manufacturing specializing in interventional catheter-based devices and implants. Our key capabilities include Nitinol components and tubing, balloon and complex catheters, high-precision polymer tubing, and implantable textiles. We operate in 8 state-of-the-art facilities across the United States and Costa Rica and currently employ over 2,000 employees. Confluent has earned the confidence of leaders in the medical device community through a proven track record of innovation, engineering, and manufacturing.

Visit www.confluentmedical.com to learn more.