Senior Program Manager, R & D New Product Development

Our Mission: At VERO Biotech, our mission is to improve the lives of patients by developing innovative technologies that support critical care and respiratory therapy through inhaled nitric oxide delivery in the acute care hospital setting or wherever nitric oxide treatment is needed.

We strive to exceed customer expectations in terms of safety, efficacy, and value by focusing on the science, development, and commercialization of our innovations.

Position Summary

This individual will own end-to-end program leadership of New Product Development projects across R&D, Regulatory, Clinical, Quality, Manufacturing, and Commercial functions — ensuring disciplined execution, regulatory alignment, proactive risk mitigation, and on-time delivery to FDA submission and commercialization.  

The ideal candidate is a high-impact, strategic executor with strong experience in medical device or combination product development and FDA approval pathways (PMA, 510(k), and/or PAS). This person thrives in complex regulatory environments, anticipates risk before it materializes, and drives cross-functional accountability without compromising innovation speed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• End to End Program Leadership for R&D Development Projects

  • Own the integrated master development plan from concept through FDA approval and launch of the product

  • Develop and maintain cross-functional program timelines with clear critical path identification and risk management

  • Drive accountability across R&D, Regulatory, Clinical, Quality, Manufacturing, and Commercial 

  • Ensure program alignment to design control requirements and regulatory requirements.

  • Lead and coordinate cross functional program meetings

• Regulatory and FDA Execution

  • Partner with Regulatory and Quality to align development strategy with the regulatory pathway and ensure program supports FDA expectations.  

  • Ensuring support and for planning meetings with FDA and submission milestones

  • Anticipate and support planning for documentation, labeling, and testing risks before submission

• Cross Functional Integration

  • Support and ensure proper translation of commercial and clinical requirements into executable development plans and timelines

  • Coordinate validation testing and integrate Quality, Risk Management, and Verification and Validation documentation into timeline

• Risk and Issue Management

  • Proactively identify technical, regulatory, and operational risks

  • Lead formal risk review and mitigation strategies

  • Escalate critical issues with proposed solutions

  • Maintain decision logs and cross-functional alignment documentation

• Executive and Leadership Communication

  • Provide clear, structured updates to executive leadership and C-suite. 

  • • Translate complex technical and regulatory challenges into executive level summaries

    • Support cross functional leaders with schedule management, resource management, and regular updates

  • Ensure transparency without alarmism

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in a discipline related to job, engineering preferred. 

• 5 - 10 years’ experience medical device or combination product development

• Demonstrated success leading programs through FDA approval (PMA, 510(k), PAS, etc.)

• Deep knowledge of FDA design controls, Risk Management, Software development lifecycle processes

• Experience leading programs with cross-functional teams in highly regulated environments

• Strong executive communication skills

• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.

• Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm.

• Acute attention to detail

• Proven ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines.

• Strong knowledge of Program Management software – including Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and Microsoft Project

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the week, primarily domestic.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with agile and waterfall delivery environments.  

• Experience with respiratory, ventilator, or critical care devices

• Experience managing external partners, consultants, and / or test labs!

• PMP certification

  Competencies

• Strong judgment, accountability, and self-management

• Adaptive, forward-thinking leadership

• Builds trust and credibility across teams

• Strategic and analytical thinker

• Executes with discipline and attention to detail

• Effective collaborator and hands-on lead

   Supervisory Responsibilities

N/A

    Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Standard office environment