About Cala
At Cala, we’re working to free people from the burden of chronic disease. We began by creating the first non-invasive prescription therapy for hand tremor. After years of careful fine-tuning and improvements, we released Cala kIQ — our most sophisticated therapy yet. Our products have empowered thousands of people to get back to their lives with confidence and ease.
But we won’t stop there. Our pioneering technology can be applied across neurology, cardiology, and so much more. It’s all part of our mission to help people in their struggle with chronic disease. We’re only just getting started.
The Opportunity
Cala Health is seeking a highly motivated Product Manager to join our Product team and to serve as the primary product owner for our physical device hardware and firmware portfolio. You will be responsible for managing products across their lifecycle, from new product development through launch and sustaining. You will help define product requirements, support roadmap execution, and ensure products meet user needs, clinical requirements, and business objectives.
This is a hands-on role, well suited for a Product Manager with experience in FDA-regulated medical devices who enjoys working at the intersection of business, customer needs, hardware, software, and cross-functional execution, delivering products that exceed our customer expectations.
This role will work closely with Engineering, Clinical, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, and Commercial teams.
Title Product Manager
Reports to: Director of Product Marketing
Location: Hybrid in San Mateo, CA 3 days per week (Local candidates only)
Employment type: Full-Time, Exempt
Pay range: $140,000 - $165,000
Travel Requirement: Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
A Day in the Life
Strategic Planning & Product Ownership:
- Serve as the primary product owner with full ownership of the product lifecycle.
- Collaborate with leadership to align product work with broader portfolio strategy and business priorities.
Product Development & Execution:
- Drive product roadmap execution, including hardware and firmware planning.
- Translate user, customer, and internal stakeholder needs into clear product requirements and documentation.
- Partner with Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, and Operations to ensure compliance with FDA and quality standards.
- Lead new product introductions, including launch planning, cross-functional readiness, and performance tracking.
User & Data Insights:
- Act as the Voice-of-the-Customer by collecting usability feedback and market insights.
- Leverage data and metrics to make strategic, data-driven product decisions.
Lifecycle & Sustaining Management:
- Manage ongoing lifecycle activities, including improvements, cost reductions, issue resolution, and end-of-life planning.
Skills and Experience
Required:
Medical Device PM Experience:
- Must have 3–5 years of experience specifically within FDA-regulated medical devices.
Full Lifecycle Product Management:
- Ability to manage hardware-based products from development and launch through post-market improvements.
Technical Compliance & Usability:
- Expertise in Design Controls, requirements management, Human Factors Engineering (HFE), and usability studies.
Analytical & Market Research:
- Strong insight generation skills, including VOC (Voice of Customer) research and the ability to translate complex problems into actionable data.
Cross-Functional Leadership:
- Proven ability to lead diverse teams and balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Collaborative Communication:
- Clear, structured communication style with a focus on building consensus and team success.
Preferred:
- DME experience.
- Experience with wearable medical devices, software-enabled or connected devices
Cala Health believes our success is based on diversity of people, teams and thinking. We offer all employees the tools, training and mentoring they need to succeed. Our selection process is driven by the key requirements for the role rather than bias or discrimination on the basis of a candidate’s sex, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, non-jobrelated disability/handicap or medical condition, family status, sexual orientation, religion, color, ethnicity, race or any other legally protected classification.
Skills Required
- 3-5 years experience in FDA-regulated medical devices
- Experience managing hardware-based products through development, launch, and post-market improvements
- Expertise in Design Controls and requirements management
- Human Factors Engineering (HFE) and usability study experience
- Voice-of-Customer (VOC) research and analytical insight generation
- Proven cross-functional leadership and ability to balance multiple priorities
- Clear, structured communication and consensus-building skills
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
- Hybrid work in San Mateo, CA (local candidates only), 3 days per week
- DME experience
- Experience with wearable, software-enabled, or connected medical devices
What We Do
Cala Health is a bioelectronic medicine company transforming the standard of care for chronic disease. The company’s wearable neuromodulation therapies merge innovations in neuroscience and technology to deliver individualized peripheral nerve stimulation. The first indication for Cala Health’s wearable therapy is essential tremor, a disease experienced by more than seven million people and characterized by severe hand tremors. New therapies are under development in neurology, cardiology, and psychiatry. The company is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and backed by leading investors in both healthcare and technology. #EssentialTremorAwarenessMonth
