Project Manager - Digital Medical Devices en Hospital for Special Surgery

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HSS is consistently among the top-ranked hospitals for orthopedics and rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report. As a recipient of the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, HSS was the first hospital in New York City to receive the distinguished designation. Whether you are early in your career or an expert in your field, you will find HSS an innovative, supportive and inclusive environment.

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Emp Status

Regular Full time

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Compensation Range

The base pay scale for this position is $86,000.00 - $131,375.00. In addition, this position will be eligible for additional benefits consistent with the role. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be determined based on various factors, including but not limited to: scope of role, level of experience, education, accomplishments, internal equity, budget, and subject to Fair Market Value evaluation. The hiring range listed is a good faith determination of potential compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.

What you will be doing

Project Manager - Digital Medical Devices

Position Overview

The Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead the technical development projects within its new Institute for Technology Development (HSS ITD).  The initial focus of the role will be overseeing the execution of our Digital Twin Platform in Orthopaedics project. This fully funded 4-year initiative will develop infrastructure to build patient-specific orthopedic digital twins to transform surgical planning and personalized care. Within this project, you will coordinate across several integrated core teams, manage complex multidisciplinary workflows, and ensure successful delivery from infrastructure development through clinical implementation.

Location: Hybrid or remote

Reports To

Kevin Koch, PhD, Director, HSS Institute for Technology Development

Dr. Andrew Pearle, MD, Chief of Digital Twin Project Steering Committee

Key Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day project execution across project execution teams, including imaging, biomechanics, and cloud compute cores.

• Coordinate with executive steering committee and internal advisory councils overseeing technology projects

• Manage project timeline, budget, and deliverables across development lifecycles

• Implement risk mitigation strategies and maintain project alignment with clinical and institutional goals

• Facilitate communication between technical teams, clinical stakeholders, and external collaborators

• Oversee transition from development to clinical validation, including IRB coordination and trial management

• Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations, HIPAA requirements, and institutional policies

• Prepare project progress reports for HSS leadership and funding stakeholders

• Lead project documentation and knowledge transfer

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Project Management, or related field; PMP certification preferred

• 5+ years of project management experience in digital medical device development or healthcare technology

• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multidisciplinary R&D projects with budgets >$1M

• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles and clinical trial processes

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with clinical and technical stakeholders

• Proven track record of delivering projects on time and within scope

• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and project management tools

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in relevant field or MBA

• Experience with AI/ML product development and deployment

• Knowledge of medical imaging, radiology workflows, or orthopedic surgery

• Experience with regulatory compliance in healthcare environments (FDA, HIPAA, IRB processes)

• Background in cloud-based healthcare platform development

• Experience with clinical research coordination and data management

Work Environment

This position is based at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, working within our innovative research environment at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and clinical practice. You will collaborate closely with world-renowned orthopedic surgeons, researchers, engineers, and clinical staff.

How You’ll Make an Impact

You will be instrumental in delivering a revolutionary platform that enables surgeons to virtually test surgical strategies before operating, directly improving patient outcomes and advancing the field of precision medicine in orthopedics.

Non-Discrimination Policy
Hospital for Special Surgery is committed to providing high quality care and skilled, compassionate, reliable service to our community in a safe and healing environment. Consistent with this commitment, Hospital for Special Surgery provides care, admits, and treats patients and provides all services without regard to age, race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, national origin, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, veteran or military status, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law or by accreditation standards.

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