Program Manager Jobs 2026 (Now Hiring) – Smart Auto Apply

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Location & Travel

• Houston, TX preferred; remote eligible within the U.S. (preferred to have access to a major airport and be willing to travel as needed).

• Travel: up to 30% regionally

• Reports To: Vice President, Neuromodulation Commercialization Excellence

Position Summary

The Senior Program Manager will lead the program management of the end-to-end commercial build-out for implantable Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) therapy. This is a large program with significant cross-functional and matrixed leadership required.

This role drives cross-functional execution to prepare the organization for successful U.S. market expansion, ensuring readiness across all commercial functions required to launch; sales, operations, marketing, training, clinical support, and other supporting functions.

This is a high-visibility role operating in a complex, matrixed med-tech environment with direct exposure to VP/SVP leadership.

This is a build-and-scale role requiring decisive leadership and execution discipline.

Primary Responsibilities

1. Commercial Launch Strategy & Execution

• Develop and execute detailed integrated commercialization master plan aligned to launch timelines in the U.S.

• Define milestones, interdependencies, and critical path activities.

• Facilitates working team meetings and tracks progress against the project plan.

• Develop structured report outs to the stage-gate governance highlighting progress, risks and mitigations.

• Drive launch readiness reviews and ensure alignment to business objectives.

2. Cross-Functional Program Leadership

• Align Sales, Marketing, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations.

• Integrate field enablement plans including training, tools, and messaging to the overall master plan.

• Escalate risks proactively with mitigation strategies.

• Ability to operate in a matrixed environment with VP/SVP stakeholders (added again to emphasize importance).

3. Operational & Commercial Scaling

• Support workstream leaders to execute plans, this can include vendor and external partner engagement, coordination across functional leadership to ensure timely execution, and identifying key barriers in people, process or tools required to achieve key milestones.

• Resolves program resource issues and facilitates reallocation of activities and efforts to ensure schedules are achieved.

• Partner with colleagues on demand forecasting and inventory planning.

• Coordinate vendor and external partner integration.

• Support expansion planning for future geographic growth.

• Monitor KPIs to ensure performance against launch targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Business Development, or related field (MBA preferred).

• 8+ years of progressive program leadership in medical device or regulated healthcare.

• Demonstrated experience supporting commercial launch or sales build-out.

• Experience with implantable or Class III medical devices preferred.

• PMP or comparable formal program management training strongly preferred.

• Experience scaling commercial teams in growth-stage environments.

Total Rewards & Additional Information

• This position offers a competitive total rewards package including base salary, annual performance-based incentive opportunity, comprehensive health benefits, retirement savings plan, and time off consistent with company policy.

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Pay Transparency

• A reasonable estimate of the annual base salary for this position is $135,000 - $160,000 plus discretionary annual bonus. Pay ranges may vary by location and will be awarded on experience.

Employee Benefits

• Health benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision

• Personal and Vacation Time

• Retirement & Savings Plan (401K)

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Training & Education Assistance

• Bonus Referral Program

• Service Awards

• Employee Recognition Program

• Flexible Work Schedules

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