Sr Technical Program Manager

Imperative Care•Campbell, CA

6d•$160,000 - $201,000•Onsite

About The Position

At Imperative Care, we are developing novel robotic-assisted technologies and interventional capabilities that will forever change the disparate outcomes of ischemic stroke – a disease that impacts close to a million people a year in the U.S., and 10 million worldwide. Not only is Imperative Care changing the way stroke is treated, but also bringing this treatment to the greater population who is currently without. We are actively building a team who is focused on developing novel solutions for this complex disease – a disease in which one in four adults will face in their lifetime. 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. 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.

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

Experience with robotic medical systems, software-controlled electromechanical systems or complex capital equipment
Experience leading software development, test, systems, or cross-functional technical teams.
Hands-on background in software engineering, testing, DevOps or manufacturing/service software deployment
Experience with requirements management tools (e.g., Jama Connect, Ketryx), development platforms (e.g., GitLab, GitHub), issue tracking (e.g., Jira), and QMS/eQMS systems.
Familiarity with medical device cybersecurity deliverables: threat modeling, cybersecurity risk assessments, vulnerability assessments and mitigations/justifications and cybersecurity reports
Experience with design transfer and manufacturing test software

Responsibilities

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.