PROJECT MANAGER / PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT LEAD

Your new company:

We are Emblation, an award-winning medical technology company revolutionising healthcare by harnessing the power of microwave energy. Our goal is to enhance traditional treatments by leveraging the advantages of microwave technology to deliver precise, repeatable procedures that lead to better clinical outcomes. Founded in 2007 by our co-founders—now serving as President and Chief Technology Officer—our leadership team brings over 50 years of combined experience in medical technology, driving our innovation and growth. Job Description: We are seeking a Project Manager/ Product Development Lead to join our dedicated and collaborative team. This role is ideal for a proactive, hands-on professional with a passion for product development who is eager to work across the entire product lifecycle. You'll play a lead role in a dynamic team designing and manufacturing cutting-edge medical devices that make a positive impact on the world.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project manage an innovative new medical treatment platform, incorporating planning, specification, design, verification, validation, and transfer to manufacture.
• Effectively lead a product development project team ensuring good cross-functional communications and alignment to ensure timely completion of the project.
• Generate and implement project plans, communications, and schedules to assist with task prioritization and escalation.
• Manage individual project challenges, risks and recommend solutions to address them.
• Ensure all project deliverables are in compliance with Emblation’s QMS and documentation, ensuring deliverables are comprehensively met
• Management of internal and external resources including suppliers, subcontractors, quality, regulatory and manufacturing.
• Maintaining effective communication with senior management, customers and the project team through oral and written correspondence ensuring adequate documentation.

Essential Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering or Electronics related subject or equivalent experience in product development project management.
• Proven track record in an product development environment (ideally on a medical device)
• Demonstrated project management experience leading teams and managing project scope, schedule and ideally budget
• Excellent organisational skills, interpersonal skills, and strong verbal, written, and presentation skills. The candidate should be comfortable to lead meetings with both internal and external stakeholders.
• The candidate will have a passionate attitude to champion the project, work across departments and actively drive the project from initiation to completion.
• The role would suit a motivated self-starter, with a demonstrated ability to problem solve, develop solutions and escalate issues as needed.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience of working within the Medical Devices (preferred), pharmaceuticals or other highly regulated sectors are highly desirable, as is a strong understanding of regulatory requirements, particularly ISO 13485, IEC 62304 and IEC 60601.
• Formally Project Management trained, such as Prince 2 Practitioner or PMP qualified
• Driving license and ability for infrequent travel

What You’ll Get in Return:

• Competitive salary
• Company pension
• On-site gym
• On-site parking and easy shuttle access from Stirling rail station