Spectranetics

Program Manager (Sustaining)

Spectranetics • $136K — $216K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in software medical device product development or program management.
  • Hands-on experience with post-market surveillance and sustenance releases.
  • Strong knowledge of medical device regulations such as ISO 13485 and IEC 62304.
  • Preferred experience with Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) and connected devices.
  • Ability to fulfill physical, cognitive, and environmental job requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Lead sustainment programs aligned with organizational goals, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.
  • Manage program execution with a focus on schedules, dependencies, risks, and issues.
  • Oversee the sustainment of medical device portfolios for safety, effectiveness, and compliance.
  • Drive roadmap execution for enhancements, defect fixes, and regulatory changes.
  • Implement detailed program plans tracking timelines, resources, and risks.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to monitor field performance and apply risk assessments.
  • Ensure regulatory compliance across sustainment activities with relevant standards.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Benefits

  • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy.
  • 401k plan with up to 7% company match.
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contribution.
  • Stock purchase plan for employees.
  • Education reimbursement to support continuous learning.
Full Job Description
Job Title
Program Manager (Sustaining)

Job Description

Your role:

  • Leading structured sustainment programs aligned to organizational goals, ensuring delivery within defined scope, schedule, and budget constraints. Providing end-to-end governance across planning, execution, and delivery with limited supervision and strong ownership.
  • Managing program execution rigor, including integrated schedules, dependencies, risks, and issue tracking, clear escalation pathways and decision-making forums. Providing transparent reporting to leadership on scope, timelines, quality, and compliance.
  • Owning the sustainment program management for a portfolio of medical devices, including hardware, Software as a Medical Device (SaMD), and connected digital platforms. Ensuring products in the field remain safe, effective, compliant, and commercially viable throughout the full lifecycle.
  • Driving the roadmap clarity and execution for sustainment initiatives such as minor enhancements, defect remediation, cybersecurity updates, and regulatory-driven changes. Balancing speed, quality, and compliance to support revenue continuity and customer satisfaction.
  • Implementing and managing detailed program plans covering timelines, resourcing, risk management, and cross-functional dependencies. Monitoring performance using KPIs such as schedule and cost variance, proactively identifying and mitigating risks to keep programs on track.
  • Partnering cross-functionally with Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, and Post0Market Surveillance teams to monitor field performance and manage risk. Applying structured risk assessment practices (e.g., ISO 14971) to proactively identify issues and ensure timely, compliant remediation.
  • Ensuring regulatory and quality compliance across all sustainment activities, including adherence to FDA 21 CFR Part 820/QMSR, ISO 13485, IEC 62304, ISO 14971 and cybersecurity and data privacy requirements (as applicable).
  • Driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency of sustainment operations, reduce cycle time, and improve product reliability and customer experience. Enabling data-driven decision making by defining and tracking key KPIs.

Youre the right fit if:

  • Youve acquired 7+ years of software medical device Product development and/or Program or Project Management experience, with significant exposure to sustenance or lifecycle management.
  • Your skills include:
    • Hands-on experience managing products in-market including post-market surveillance, complaint handling /CAPA and sustenance releases (patches, updates, minor features).
    • Strong knowledge of medical device regulations and standards including ISO 13485, IEC 62304, ISO 14971.
    • Experience with SaMD and/or connected medical devices is highly preferred.
  • You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this .
  • You are an excellent communicator and influencer, capable of aligning diverse stakeholders and driving decisions in a matrixed organization.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the companys facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the companys main facilities, generally at the customers or suppliers locations.

This is an office role.

The pay range for this position in PA is $127,000 to $202,000.

The pay range for this position in MA is $136,000 to $216,000.

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found .

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Malvern, PA or Cambridge, MA.

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This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

About Spectranetics

Spectranetics is a medical device company that develops, manufactures, and markets single-use medical devices used in minimally invasive procedures within the cardiovascular system. The company's products include laser atherectomy systems, thrombectomy systems, and lead management accessories. Spectranetics was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In 2017, the company was acquired by Royal Philips for $2.2 billion.
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Size
900 employees
Industry
Founded
1980

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