Senior Project Manager

You’re leading a multi-million-dollar project to develop a product that could revolutionize patient care. During your latest team meeting, there’s exciting news: they believe they’ve made a breakthrough that could increase market potential tenfold. While promising, it will take about a month to evaluate properly, and the client’s launch is scheduled for next week. Your client is a highly respected neurosurgeon-turned-entrepreneur, who is usually understanding but often finds change challenging.

As daunting as this may seem, you lean back in your chair, take a deep breath, and smile, excited to draw on your engineering degree and over 10 years of experience in project managing similar complex electro-mechanical systems development. Your extensive experience is not just a requirement for this position; it’s a testament to your expertise and the value you bring to the team.

Does that sound like you?

Join us in helping navigate these complex challenges that make a meaningful difference in the lives of millions worldwide.

StarFish Medical is a product development and low-volume contract manufacturing consulting firm specialised in medical devices and laboratory test equipment. Many medical devices we advise on and produce are complex electromechanical systems, which require our engineers and designers to collaborate closely during development.

At StarFish Medical, you’ll join an award-winning, multidisciplinary development team that creates innovative solutions, provides exceptional customer service, and produces final products that drive our customers’ commercial success. If you’re seeking a workplace where you can make a difference and be recognised as a key contributor, then StarFish Medical is the place for you. Here, you’ll have the chance to grow both professionally and personally, making a meaningful impact on the lives of millions worldwide.

Location

Toronto, ON (On-Site)

Benefits of working at StarFish Medical

An exciting career working with a genuinely talented and ambitious team, combined with:

• The opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology.
• Award-winning culture with deep-rooted Guiding Principles.
• Profit-sharing program.
• Excellent company-paid benefits package.
• Paid vacation and sick leave, including a “vacation purchase program” to take more time off.
• Monthly All-hands meetings.
• Active social committee.
• 50% TTC cost-sharing in Toronto.
• The Office has shower facilities for midday runs or biking to work. A bike Share station is within a 5-minute walk of the Office.
• The location offers free parking on-site or around the premises.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Delivery of programs that “move the needle” for our customers while providing them with exceptional experiences underpinned by leadership and communication
• Lead and inspire design teams to develop new products & technologies from concept through to manufacturing
• Effectively manage the “triple constraint” of budget, schedule and scope on complex, dynamic product development programs.
• Lead elements for the Project Management Office (PMO) to conduct reports with other project managers, update processes and evaluate new tools
• Strategically manage expectations with StarFish Medical’s customers, including separation of “need” vs “want” and presenting trade-off evaluations to support decision-making
• Grow the StarFish portfolio by identifying needs with our existing customers, matching these with compelling proposals and successfully securing sales
• Apply a risk-centric approach to actively highlight and disposition threats and opportunities
• Interface with Business Development to confidently represent the PM team with potential new customers
• Oversee the work of project team members to ensure compliance with regulatory standards, company procedures, product requirements, and specifications. 
• Support vendor quotations, POs and lead times to monitor BOM targets and ensure cost-effective manufacturing processes are chosen during design.
• Continue to support products through the manufacturing transfer and ongoing production. This includes creating and managing ECRs and ECOs, as well as liaising with clients to resolve product issues.

What You Bring To The Team

The StarFish team is talented, innovative, and passionate about developing cutting-edge medical devices that improve people’s lives for our clients. We work in a collaborative environment based on trust and respect. We understand that only by working together can we constantly have breakthroughs on the most complex devices.

You are suited to our approach and possess these attributes:

• Engineering degree, physical science degree or equivalent experience.
• Previous experience as a Project Manager in a consulting environment is desired, and experience in a regulated industry, whether medical or not, would be advantageous.
• PMP certification is not required, but we will consider experienced candidates with the qualifications.
• Experience with Software Development, CAD, FEA Analysis, Rapid Prototyping, PCB Layout, or Manufacturing processes is desired.
• At least 10 years’ experience managing similar projects is required to succeed in this role.

Thanks in advance for your interest in StarFish Medical!