Senior Technical Program Manager, Imperative Care

• The ideal candidate combines strong program management discipline with a hands-on software background — including programming and scripting — and practical knowledge of regulated software development and release management
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience. MS preferred
• 7+ years in technical program management, software development, software quality, or related engineering roles; medical device, robotics, or other regulated/safety-critical industry experience preferred
• Hands-on programming experience — has written and shipped code and understands software development from the practitioner's perspective
• Scripting experience (e.g., Python, Bash) sufficient to automate workflows between tools and contribute to CI/CD pipelines
• Proven track record delivering multi-team software programs end-to-end, managing schedules, dependencies, risks, and recurring release cycles across concurrent workstreams
• Working knowledge of design controls and IEC 62304, with the ability to ensure software deliverables meet regulatory and audit-readiness standards
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to translate complex technical issues into clear schedules, risks, and decisions for technical and non-technical stakeholders

Desirable

• The Senior Technical Program Manager, Software plans, coordinates, and drives execution of software programs for a complex robotic medical device platform
• Partnering with Engineering, Product, Quality, Regulatory, and Manufacturing, this role ensures software is planned, documented, released, and transferred per company priorities and medical device quality system requirements
• A core part of the role is owning the software release and lifecycle documentation — writing, editing, and maintaining release records, plans, and quality documents that are complete, traceable, and audit-ready
• Lead software program planning and execution from concept through design, implementation, verification, release, maintenance, and transfer to manufacturing
• Develop, maintain, and communicate integrated software plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, and status — keeping them current as scope and priorities change
• Plan and manage a recurring ~6-week release cadence: cycle planning, scope definition, release readiness reviews, branch/version planning, release checklists, release notes, and QMS release approvals
• Drive sprint planning and backlog coordination; track progress per sprint against cycle and release commitments, surfacing slips and risks early
• Work within modern development toolchains (Linux, Git, CI/CD, issue tracking) and apply scripting to improve automation between tools and contribute to build, test, and release workflows
• Create and maintain regulated software lifecycle documentation in partnership with QA — SOPs/WIs, SRS, development plans, dFMEA, coding guidelines, configuration management, defect reports, verification plans/reports, maintenance plans, architecture/design documents, release notes, and SBOMs
• Maintain requirements traceability across user needs, requirements, risk controls, verification evidence, defects, and release documentation
• Lead cross-functional defect triage: prioritization, root-cause follow-up, fix verification, and release-impact decisions
• Coordinate design transfer to manufacturing, including tooling planning and software deployment instructions
• Partner with QA and Regulatory to ensure software deliverables are complete, traceable, audit-ready, and aligned with IEC 62304 and related medical device software expectations
• Identify practical process improvements in planning, release predictability, documentation quality, traceability, and compliance efficiency