Reports to: Director of Program Management
Workplace Type: Onsite
At Capstan Medical, we’re building one of the most exciting and innovative companies in medtech—developing a first-of-its-kind robotic platform for minimally invasive heart valve treatment. Our team combines surgical robotics, catheter-based delivery, and next-generation implants to transform complex procedures into safer, lower-stress solutions for patients and clinicians alike. As a highly collaborative, hands-on team, we move fast, wear multiple hats, and believe the best ideas can come from anyone.
Based in Santa Cruz, our unique workspace blends cutting-edge Bay Area innovation with a lifestyle-driven environment near trails, beaches, and open space—creating the perfect place to do meaningful, career-defining work.
Role Overview:
As Project Manager for our flagship robotic transcatheter valve replacement program, you will own end-to-end execution of one of the most complex and capital-intensive programs in structural heart. You will drive alignment within the Robot team (mechanical, electrical & software) through design freeze, V&V, clinical trials, and regulatory submission.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop, maintain and actively manage detailed project schedules (MS Project) with dependencies, resources and critical path on a weekly basis
Facilitate daily stand-ups, core team meetings, and technical working meetings
Ensure full design control compliance: traceability matrices, design reviews, DHF completeness, and on time deliverables for critical phase gates
Drive mitigation plans and escalate when needed
Prepare clear updates, dashboards and decision materials for cross-functional program and leadership reviews
Support vendor selection, and ongoing supplier management for key components and capital equipment
Mentor junior project leads (engineering) and help instill project management discipline across the organization
Work on site to keep a pulse in a fast moving environment
Required Qualifications:
5+ years of project management experience in medical devices; Class III implantable and/or robotic/capital
Proven track record of shipping at least one cardiovascular implantable or robotic/capital system through FDA submission or approval
Familiar with design controls (21 CFR 820.30, ISO 13485), risk management (ISO14971) and DHF maintenance
Exceptional organization skills and attention to detail
Strong influencing skills with no direct authority
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or life sciences
Preferred Qualifications:
Direct experience with structural heart valves (TAVR or TMVR) or robotic catheter delivery systems
Core team lead or experience leading cross-functional projects
Experience with early stage clinical trial studies (First In Human, Early Feasibility, etc)
Prior Series B/C startup experience with successful exits or acquisitions
You Will Thrive If:
You’re obsessed with schedules, risk management and keeping teams marching in lockstep
You stay calm when timelines slip and can make recommendations on how to recover them
Why Join Us:
We offer a fun, fast-paced, collaborative environment where you will be working on transformational technologies in the cardiac healthcare space that can make a meaningful impact for patients
We offer outstanding benefits with medical, dental, and vision covered at 100% for you and your family, as well as flex time off
We thrive in our work-hard, play-hard environment. Bring your bike or running shoes if you’d like or just be ready to enjoy a fun office outing. We enjoy time inside the office and out!
