Product Development Team Lead

Inertia Product Development

$90K — $120K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • University degree in Biomedical/Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics Engineering or relevant experience.
  • 6+ years in designing and engineering complex physical products, preferably in medical device development.
  • Experience in medical, life science, and diagnostic device sectors.
  • Familiarity with ISO9001/ISO13485 quality management systems.
  • Experience with FDA requirements for medical device development.
  • Proven track record managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams through product development lifecycles.
  • Solid understanding of mechanical and/or electrical engineering applied to product development.

Responsibilities

  • Lead multiple complex product development projects across various domains.
  • Administer project scope, timelines, financials, and performance metrics.
  • Serve as primary client liaison, handling both technical and administrative communications.
  • Guide project teams through product strategy, development, and manufacturing stages.
  • Evaluate resource needs and optimize team deployment across projects.
  • Collaborate in the preparation of new project work orders and client presentations.
  • Promote continuous improvement and adherence to quality management systems.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment based in Toronto, Ontario.
  • Opportunity for occasional international travel.
  • Supportive, collaborative team culture focused on individual growth.
  • Engagement with external partners and industry groups.
  • Continuous learning and professional development opportunities.
Full Job Description
We're looking for an experienced medical device product development engineer with exceptional project leadership, client management, and team coordination skills to join our talented team.

In this role, you'll act as the primary point of contact for the client - responsible for nurturing the client relationship, managing the project, leading the multidisciplinary development team, and ensuring the technical success of every deliverable. You'll operate much like a fractional CTO for your clients - guiding them through the entire journey from concept to manufacturing launch with clarity, confidence, and care.

You'll thrive in a collaborative environment where complex medical, life science, and diagnostic products are designed, engineered, and transferred into production with quality, compliance, and customer satisfaction always top of mind.

Role Responsibilities

As a Product Development Team Lead reporting to the VP Product Development, you will:
  • Profitably lead multiple simultaneous projects and/or large complex multi-disciplinary projects with the equivalent of >3 FTE contributors and/or external partners and consulting or product sales of >$500k per year.
  • Lead the creation, planning, and reporting of project scope, timelines, financial management, and performance.
  • Lead client meetings and all client communications including non-technical aspects such as billing, expenses, etc.
  • Lead projects through at least 2 of 3 Product Strategy, Product Development, and Product Manufacturing domains.
  • Actively plan & consider how their project resourcing needs impact Inertia & the Inertia team, by seeking out additional (internal or external) resources when required and/or communicating when resources need to redeploy to other projects.
  • Work closely with the Managers, Directors, or VPs in the creation of new project work orders, resources plans, pricing, and presentation to client.
  • Manage the trade-offs and relationships between technical, project, and human aspects of projects.
  • Lead and manage your primary engineering discipline, with some ability in others
  • Have and deploy a broad spectrum of knowledge to leverage many different types of resources, understand the dependencies/interactions between them and know when to ask for help.
  • Manage direct report performance and coach team members to help achieve Inertia's and their own goals.
  • Coach team members in a supportive, challenging, and inspiring team environment.
  • Actively participate and engage with external partners, industry groups, and organizations.
  • Develop and encourage strong peer relationships across disciplines, teams, and geographies.
  • Use and promote Inertia's Quality Management System to guide daily work.
  • Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities.
  • Actively support and promote workplace health, safety, and wellness.
  • Perform other relevant duties as may be assigned.


Who we are looking for

You have:
  • a university degree in a relevant engineering discipline (i.e., Biomedical/Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics) or equivalent combination of advanced education and experience.
  • 6+ years' progressive experience designing and engineering complex physical products - medical device development is an asset.
  • experience in medical, life science, and diagnostic devices.
  • experience in working with an ISO09001 or ISO13485 quality management environment.
  • experience with the methods and documentation practices required by the FDA and other regulatory agencies for the development of medical devices.
  • success managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams and projects, ideally new product development projects, from initial concept all the way to product manufacture and customer delivery.
  • ability to successfully apply understanding of mechanical and/or electrical engineering fundamentals to the realities of new product development.
  • experience creating and maintaining product requirements throughout the design cycle.
  • the mindset and methods to ensure an end user/stakeholder centric perspective in your product development.
  • competence planning and managing work in an agile project management environment using project management tools like JIRA.
  • highly competent with computer aided mechanical and/or electronic design and engineering tools(e.g., SolidWorks/Onshape, Altium, etc.).
  • skilled at executing and/or directing complex engineering calculations, modeling and simulation methods and software.
  • familiarity with and experience designing for a wide range of manufacturing methods.
  • proven ability to work directly and successfully with external customers and suppliers.
  • exceptional written, visual, and verbal communication and facilitation skills that have helped you effectively engage, collaborate with, and educate stakeholders at various levels.
  • ability and desire to maintain impeccable documentation - you are detail oriented.
  • strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • an energetic and can-do attitude with ability to set realistic and attainable goals.
  • work that garners praise from peers and customers and the tangible resultsto prove it.
  • a passion andperseverance for all aspects of product design, engineering, and prototyping.


You are someone who:
  • is as comfortable in a customer-facing role as they are doing the technical work.
  • loves learning, sharing knowledge, and helping others grow too.
  • listens intently and reacts with careful confidence and humility.
  • likes to gather facts. You use them to help evaluate ideas and make balanced decisions.
  • is great at communicating ideas - visually, verbally, and in writing.
  • is the first to take on responsibility, the last to take credit (everyone gives it to you anyway).
  • has a proven ability to develop constructive relationships with all internal and external partners.
  • can work collaboratively, effectively, and efficiently without ego getting in the way.
  • can tactfully and effectively address concerns or conflicts openly with the team and clients.
  • has the persistence and resourcefulness to overcome project obstacles and drive to resolution.
  • can deal with uncertainty in a constructive manner and generate options for moving forward.
  • wants to make a real and positive impact on the people around you and the world at large.
  • wants to be part of and help build a high performing team.
  • does whatever it takes to get the job done. Without being asked.


Employment Type: Full Time

Primary Work Location: Hybrid based out of our34 Kern Road, Unit 3, Toronto, Ontario, Canada office. Must be able to work in the office to support project and team needs as required.Must be legally permitted to work in Canada. Occasional international travel may be required.

Annual Salary: We are considering candidates with a variety of experience levels for this Team Lead or a Manager level role, depending on experience and capabilities. Salary offers are based on a number of factors including internal equity, applicant skills, prior relevant experience, and local market conditions.

Interview Process:
  • Phone screening with Human Resources
  • Remote or in-person interview with Hiring Manager + Inertia team member
  • In-personinterview with 2-3Inertia team memberswhere you present on a past project
  • Offer, subject to reference calls


How to Apply: If this feels like a role and place where you will thrive, please follow this link to submit your application online via https://inertiaengineering.bamboohr.com/careers.

Learn More: Visit us at www.inertiapd.com and on LinkedIn at Inertia.

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