Sr. Staff Technical Program Manager - Sensor Technology

RXinsider LTD.; San Diego, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexcom is seeking a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager for Sensor Technology to bridge IVST and other R&D groups. You will lead sensor workstreams, maintain integrated schedules, ensure 21 CFR 820 design controls, and guide cross-functional teams from concept through product lifecycle.

You will collaborate with the Sensor Technology System Lead and program leads to drive development, sustaining programs, and system integration with a focus on regulatory compliance and high-quality

Qualifications

• Experience managing medical device development under 21 CFR 820 Design Controls.
• Strong foundation in materials science and/or electrochemistry is preferred.
• Able to manage ambiguity between early tech and formal product development.
• Extensive project/program management experience using waterfall and hybrid methods.
• Ability to communicate complex technical data to non-technical stakeholders.
• Resourceful, self-sufficient and positive attitude in challenging times.
• Skilled in navigating a matrixed, cross-functional organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Sensor Tech workstream across R&D programs.
• Own integrated program timeline and WBS for sensor workstreams.
• Drive Design Controls compliance per 21 CFR 820.
• Plan and manage program budgets; resolve resource conflicts.
• Lead risk management for sensor technology.
• Oversee documentation and PLM, contributing to DHF sections.
• Coordinate sensor builds and test activities, validate methods.
• Act as liaison delivering status updates to teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Medical device development

Technical foundation

Ambiguity management

Project management

Communication & influence

Soft skills

Cross-functional fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Master’s degree (optional)

PhD (optional)

Tools

PLM

Job description

The Company

Dexcom Corporation (NASDAQ DXCM) is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Dexcom began as a small company with a big dream: To forever change how diabetes is managed. To unlock information and insights that drive better health outcomes. Here we are 25 years later, having pioneered an industry. And we're just getting started. We are broadening our vision beyond diabetes to empower people to take control of health. That means personalized, actionable insights aimed at solving important health challenges. To continue what we've started: Improving human health.

We are driven by thousands of ambitious, passionate people worldwide who are willing to fight like warriors to earn the trust of our customers by listening, serving with integrity, thinking big, and being dependable. We've already changed millions of lives and we're ready to change millions more. Our future ambition is to become a leading consumer health technology company while continuing to develop solutions for serious health conditions. We'll get there by constantly reinventing unique biosensing-technology experiences. Though we've come a long way from our small company days, our dreams are bigger than ever. The opportunity to improve health on a global scale stands before us.

Meet The Team

Join us at Dexcom, where we are the innovative force transforming diabetes management. As a member of the Innovation, Ventures & Sensor Technology (IVST) PMO, you will drive the development of groundbreaking sensor technologies that empower individuals to understand their health in real time.

The Senior Staff Technical Program Manager, Sensor Technology (STPM) is a specialized role designed to bridge the Innovation, Ventures & Sensor Technology (IVST) and other organizations within and beyond R&D. You will specialize in managing the development and advancement of biosensing technology within the context of R&D Product Development and On-market Sustaining programs. You will partner closely with the Sensor Technology System Lead, who serves as the technical lead, while you provide project management leadership to drive the sensor from concept through the full product lifecycle. You will also partner closely with overall program leads and cross-functional team members for product development, sustaining, and broader system engineering and integration efforts.

Where You Come In

• Workstream Leadership: Lead the Sensor Tech workstream, ensuring the successful design and development of new sensor technologies within broader R&D programs.
• Integrated Planning: Own and maintain the integrated program timeline and Work Breakdown Structure for all sensor technology workstreams, ensuring alignment with overall platform schedules.
• Design Controls & Compliance: Drive project activities in strict accordance with 21 CFR 820 Design Controls, ensuring all sensor-specific design inputs, outputs, and verifications meet regulatory standards.
• Budget & Resource Management: Partner with the program leadership to plan and update the program budget; navigate priority conflicts and unblock technical resource issues to keep the workstream on track.
• Risk Management: Lead Sensor Tech risk management, proactively identifying technical risks and integrating them into the broader Program Risk Management framework.
• Documentation & PLM: Manage the generation and release of technical and non-technical documentation in the PLM system. Contribute to a well-organized Design History File (DHF), including potential ownership of specific relevant sections.
• Build & Test Coordination: Coordinate sensor-level build and test planning, ensuring all program builds utilize the correct sensor configurations and that test methods are developed and validated.
• Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the primary programmatic liaison for the sensor workstream, delivering status updates to internal project teams and external stakeholders.

What Makes You Successful

• Medical Device Development Expertise: Significant experience managing medical device development under 21 CFR 820 Design Controls is required. You understand how to maintain agility within a highly regulated framework.
• Technical Foundation: Strong preference for formal training and/or significant experience in Material Science and/or Electrochemistry. You can speak the language of the scientists and engineers to effectively manage technical trade-offs.
• Ambiguity Management: You are comfortable operating in the dynamic space between early-stage advanced technology development and formal product development.
• Project Management Mastery: Extensive experience managing complex projects and/or programs using waterfall and hybrid methodologies.
• Communication & Influence: Skilled at conveying complex technical data to non-technical audiences and driving accountability across cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Soft Skills: You are resourceful, self-sufficient, and curious, with a positive attitude that inspires confidence in project success even under challenging circumstances.
• Cross-functional fluency: You are experienced and adept at navigating and thriving in a matrixed, cross-functional organizational environment.

What You’ll Get

• A front row seat to life changing CGM technology. Learn about our brave #dexcomwarriors community.
• A full and comprehensive benefits program.
• Growth opportunities on a global scale.
• Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.
• An exciting and innovative, industry-leading organization committed to our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.

Travel Required

• 0-5%

Education And Experience

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, and a minimum of 13+ years related experience or a Master’s degree and 8+ years equivalent industry experience or a PhD and 5+ years of experience.

Please note: The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Dexcom’s AAP may be viewed upon request by contacting Talent Acquisition at [e-mail].

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Dexcom Talent Acquisition at [e-mail].

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Salary

$156,400.00 - $260,600.00