Technical Project Manager

GForce Life Sciences; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite 4 days a week in Northbrook, IL

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k benefits

Job summary

GForce Life Sciences seeks a Technical Project Manager II for combination products. You will lead cross‑functional teams across engineering, quality, and lab operations to drive testing programs to completion.

Focus on coordinating DHF activities, design verification, method validation, and regulatory alignment while maintaining client satisfaction. Onsite presence in Northbrook, IL, with a strong emphasis on technical rigor and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Life Sciences, or related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in combination product and/or medical device development, testing or engineering.
• Strong understanding of laboratory operations, testing coordination and management of priorities across multiple active testing programs.
• Working knowledge of regulatory and quality system requirements including cGMP, cGLP, cGDP, ISO standards.
• Proficiency in MS Office Tools such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams and Project Management tracking tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of medical device and drug-device combination product testing projects, ensuring delivery meets timelines and client requirements.
• Align engineering, laboratory, quality, and project management resources to keep testing programs moving.
• Facilitate project check-ins and issue-resolution discussions for technical challenges and scheduling conflicts.
• Partner with on-site teams to balance testing priorities, equipment access, and staffing across client engagements.
• Communicate with clients and colleagues about testing approaches, troubleshooting, investigations, and verification plans.
• Provide technical leadership on test protocols, results analysis, and supporting documentation.
• Organize laboratory workloads and allocate resources to support timely delivery and client service.
• Track project status, risks, capacity, and changing client priorities to anticipate delays.
• Foster teamwork, technical rigor, and timely execution with accurate work from the outset.

Skills

Project management

Client-facing leadership

Laboratory testing coordination

Regulatory knowledge (cGMP/cGLP/cGDP/Ṣ

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Life Sciences

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Teams

MS Project / project tracking

Job description

Permanent, Technical Project Manager II, Combination Products

Summary

Our client, a small medical device development company, has engaged GForce Life Sciences to provide a Project Manager II. This position will report to aDirector of Engineering. This individual will be responsible for both strong technical skills and driving project timelines.
In addition, this person serves as the primary client-facing project leader responsible for coordination of laboratory testing activity, driving execution across engineering and quality teams. They need to ensure alignment between client expectations and internal deliverables. Programs may include design verification, method validation, complaints testing, engineering investigations and container closure integrity testing (CCIT) for devices such as autoinjectors, syringes, inhalers, pumps, wearable injectors and vial access systems. Experience supporting Design History File (DHF) activities and broader medical device development processes is preferred.

Duties / Expectations of Role

• Manage a portfolio of medical device and drug-device combination product testing projects, ensuring delivery meets agreed timelines, budgets, and client requirements.
• Align engineering, laboratory, quality, and project management resources to keep testing programs moving efficiently.
• Facilitate project check-ins and issue-resolution discussions to address technical challenges, operational barriers, and scheduling conflicts.
• Partner with on-site teams to balance testing priorities, equipment access, and staffing needs across active client engagements.
• Communicate with clients and technical colleagues about testing approaches, troubleshooting, investigations, and verification plans.
• Provide technical leadership on selected assignments, including test protocols, analysis of results, engineering investigations, and supporting documentation.
• Help organize laboratory workloads and allocate resources to support timely delivery and responsive client service.
• Track project status, emerging risks, capacity limitations, and changing client priorities to anticipate and address potential delays.
• Foster teamwork, ownership, technical rigor, and timely execution, with an emphasis on accurate, complete work from the outset.

Mandatory Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Life Sciences, or related technical field required.
• 5+ Years of experience in combination product and/or medical device development, testing or engineering.
• Strong understanding of laboratory operations, testing coordination and management of priorities across multiple active testing programs
• Working knowledge of applicable regulatory and quality system requirements including cGMP, cGLP, cGDP, ISO standards
• Proficiency in MS Office Tools such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams and Project Management tracking tools.

Nice to Have

• PMP certification

Term & Start

• Permanent Role
• $100-115k with bonus
• Immediate Start date
• Onsite 4 days a week in Northbrook, IL
• Benefits included (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k)