Technician Project Lead

Technical Project Lead – Medical Devices

Medical Device Experience Essential

Location: Norfolk

Salary: £60,000 – £65,000 per annum, dependent on experience

Reporting to: Head of Programmes

The Opportunity

We are supporting an innovative organisation within the medical device sector in the search for a Technical Project Lead.

This role will take ownership of assigned development programmes and project workstreams, coordinating cross-functional activities from concept through to industrialisation and manufacturing transfer. Working closely with engineering, quality, manufacturing partners and suppliers, you will play a key role in ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope and to the required quality standards.

This position would suit an individual with a medical device development background who has progressed into project leadership and enjoys driving programme delivery within a regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead assigned project workstreams across medical device development programmes.

• Coordinate activities across engineering, quality, suppliers and manufacturing partners.

• Drive project timelines, actions, risks and technical deliverables.

• Facilitate project meetings and provide progress updates to stakeholders.

• Support verification, qualification, industrialisation and manufacturing transfer activities.

• Maintain project and development documentation in line with quality system requirements.

• Identify and help resolve technical and operational issues impacting delivery.

• Engage with suppliers, manufacturing partners and customers to support programme execution.

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across project and engineering processes.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Proven experience within the medical device industry.

• Experience leading or coordinating technical projects across the product development lifecycle.

• Strong understanding of medical device development, verification, industrialisation and manufacturing transfer activities.

• Knowledge of design controls and quality management systems within a regulated environment.

• Excellent stakeholder management and project coordination skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive projects to completion.

• Strong communication, organisational and problem-solving abilities.

Desirable

• Experience working with combination products.

• Formal project management qualification or training.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to work on innovative medical device and combination product programmes.

• Exposure to complex development and industrialisation projects.

• Collaborative and technically driven environment.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

• Occasional international travel.