Senior Software Release Manager (MedTech/Regulated Systems)

goodsservices; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

goodsservices is seeking a Release Manager to coordinate planning, approval, deployment, and monitoring of mobile software releases in a regulated environment. This role links release train and program leaders with engineering, DevOps, quality, regulatory, and commercial teams to ensure documentation and operational readiness across concurrent releases.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in software release management or related fields, experience with mobile apps and cloud-connected systems, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, CS, bioengineering, information systems, or related field.
• At least five years in software release management, program management, systems engineering, PMO, or technical operations.
• Experience supporting mobile applications and cloud-connected systems.
• Experience working in regulated industries (medical devices, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, or aerospace).
• Familiarity with Agile or SAFe delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate creation, review, approval, and release of lifecycle documentation; track dependencies and critical paths.
• Identify and elevate documentation gaps that could affect testing, regulatory submissions, or launch readiness.
• Plan deployments for internal releases, staged market rollouts, feature releases, international launches, patches, and hotfixes.
• Coordinate execution with DevOps and IT, including rollout targeting, pilot groups, rollback plans, and production monitoring.
• Lead readiness assessments and go/no-go reviews, define phase-specific criteria, and coordinate post-release hypercare.
• Standardize release practices, create reusable planning and reporting templates, and improve processes across multiple product releases.

Skills

Software release management

Program management

Systems engineering

PMO

Technical operations

Mobile releases experience

Agile SAFe

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, CS, bioengineering, information systems, or related field

Job description

Role overview

Coordinate the planning, approval, deployment, and monitoring of mobile software releases in a regulated environment. This role connects release train and program leaders with engineering, DevOps, quality, regulatory, and commercial teams, ensuring documentation and operational readiness are in place across concurrent releases.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate creation, review, approval, and release of lifecycle documentation; track dependencies and critical paths.
• Identify and elevate documentation gaps that could affect testing, regulatory submissions, or launch readiness.
• Plan deployments for internal releases, staged market rollouts, feature releases, international launches, patches, and hotfixes.
• Coordinate execution with DevOps and IT, including rollout targeting, pilot groups, rollback plans, and production monitoring.
• Lead readiness assessments and go/no-go reviews, define phase-specific criteria, and coordinate post-release hypercare.
• Standardize release practices, create reusable planning and reporting templates, and improve processes across multiple product releases.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, biomedical engineering, information systems, or a related field.
• At least five years in software release management, program management, systems engineering, PMO, or technical operations.
• Experience supporting mobile applications and cloud-connected systems.
• Experience working in a regulated industry, such as medical devices, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, or aerospace.
• Familiarity with Agile or SAFe delivery environments.

Nice to have

• PMP or SAFe certification.
• Experience with Android and iOS release processes, app store deployments, or over-the-air updates.
• Knowledge of design controls, quality systems, and software lifecycle documentation.