R&D Program Director (San Diego, CA or Plymouth, MN)

Philips•San Diego, CA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Lead a complex global development program for a regulated medical equipment platform that combines console hardware, electronics, software, system integration, and launch execution. This role aligns a globally distributed cross-functional team and external manufacturing partners to deliver phased releases, regulatory and operational readiness, and market expansion. Your role: Lead a strategic console platform program spanning hardware, electronics, software, systems integration, regulatory readiness, manufacturing readiness, service readiness, and launch execution. Own the integrated end-to-end program plan across phased releases, connecting development, verification and validation, documentation, supply chain readiness, field readiness, and commercial launch activities. Drive alignment across a globally distributed team that includes engineering, quality, regulatory, operations, service, marketing, finance, and leadership stakeholders, ensuring clarity on priorities, dependencies, risks, decisions, and ownership. Partner with internal operations teams and external manufacturing partners to prepare product configurations for release, scale-up, and ongoing platform evolution. Lead formal design, business, and readiness reviews with strong preparation, concise communication, disciplined follow-through, and timely escalation of issues that threaten cost, quality, scope, or timing. Bring structure and execution rigor to a complex medical device platform program while improving cross-functional coordination, transparency, and decision making without adding unnecessary process burden.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or a related field
10+ years of experience leading complex product development programs, ideally involving capital equipment, medical devices, or other regulated hardware and software systems.
Experience leading programs that combine hardware, electronics, software, systems integration, and launch execution.
Experience leading teams across multiple sites, functions, and stakeholders.
Experience knowing how to create alignment in a matrixed, globally distributed environments.
Comfortable operating in a structured development environment that includes formal reviews, regulatory considerations, quality requirements, and launch readiness gates.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree and/or program management certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead a strategic console platform program spanning hardware, electronics, software, systems integration, regulatory readiness, manufacturing readiness, service readiness, and launch execution.
Own the integrated end-to-end program plan across phased releases, connecting development, verification and validation, documentation, supply chain readiness, field readiness, and commercial launch activities.
Drive alignment across a globally distributed team that includes engineering, quality, regulatory, operations, service, marketing, finance, and leadership stakeholders, ensuring clarity on priorities, dependencies, risks, decisions, and ownership.
Partner with internal operations teams and external manufacturing partners to prepare product configurations for release, scale-up, and ongoing platform evolution.
Lead formal design, business, and readiness reviews with strong preparation, concise communication, disciplined follow-through, and timely escalation of issues that threaten cost, quality, scope, or timing.
Bring structure and execution rigor to a complex medical device platform program while improving cross-functional coordination, transparency, and decision making without adding unnecessary process burden.