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Technical Project Manager (Consultant)

Element Science· Program Management
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About the role

Fractional contract opportunity for a Technical Project Manager Consultant to lead cross-functional initiatives within Element Science's R&D organization, partnering with Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Operations to bring structure, clarity, and momentum to complex regulated medical device projects.

Responsibilities

  • Lead Technical Projects: develop and execute project plans with scope, deliverables, timelines, resources, dependencies, and milestones; establish governance and accountability; coordinate cross-functional teams; drive execution through R&D, verification, validation, manufacturing readiness, and commercialization.
  • Drive Cross-Functional Collaboration: partner with Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Operations; facilitate productive meetings; communicate progress; influence stakeholders without direct reporting authority.
  • Manage Resources, Risks, and Priorities: identify resource requirements; anticipate risks; develop mitigation strategies; evaluate scope/timeline/resource changes and propose balanced solutions.
  • Track Progress and Deliver Results: establish milestones and metrics; maintain schedules, risk registers, and action logs; provide updates to sponsors and leadership; drive accountability and knowledge transfer.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Biomedical, Systems, or related) or equivalent technical experience
  • 5+ years of experience in the medical device industry, including demonstrated technical project management experience
  • Strong understanding of the medical device product development lifecycle from R&D through post-market support
  • Experience managing complex cross-functional technical projects (Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing)
  • Working knowledge of medical device design controls, verification and validation, risk management, and regulated development processes
  • Ability to develop project plans, manage competing priorities, identify risks, and drive projects to completion
  • Proficiency with project management tools, methodologies, scheduling, and performance reporting
  • Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills; ability to influence decisions and drive accountability
  • Hands-on, solutions-oriented approach; ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Skills

Required:Project planningCross-functional coordinationRisk managementStakeholder managementRegulated development processes

Benefits

  • Remote work
  • Consultant/contract positioning within a mission-driven company
  • Exposure to cutting-edge medical device development and regulatory environments
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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