Technical Product Owner (medical devices)

Spacelabs Healthcare
Edinburgh
3 weeks ago
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We are seeking aTechnical Product Ownerto provide functional direction in the development of innovative medical software solutions that enhance patient care and clinical workflows. This role serves as a critical bridge between product strategy and engineering execution, ensuring that user needs, regulatory requirements, and business goals are translated into actionable development tasks.

You will collaborate closely with Product Management, Software Project Management, and cross-functional teams to define and prioritise the product backlog, write technical features with functional acceptance criteria, and guide Agile development teams. A strong understanding of software usability in healthcare settings is essential, along with experience in regulated medical device environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Product Definition

  • Collaborate with engineering, clinical teams, and internal stakeholders to gather requirements and write detailed, actionable feature descriptions for the development teams.
  • Translate and apply the product vision and strategy, providing alignment with business objectives, user needs, and regulatory standards.

Agile Execution

  • Participate in backlog grooming, sprint planning, and other Agile ceremonies.
  • Write technical features with functional acceptance criteria to guide development.
  • Provide feedback during sprint reviews and demos to ensure quality, usability, and compliance.

Stakeholder Collaboration

  • Support human factors and usability testing against clinical workflows and safety requirements.
  • Coordinate dependencies across projects and teams to ensure timely delivery.

Regulatory & Compliance

  • Collaborate with regulatory and quality teams to ensure adherence to standards such as IEC 62304, ISO 14971, and 21 CFR Part 820.
  • Contribute to documentation and processes required for regulatory submissions and audits.

Culture & Values

  • Uphold the Companys core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork.
  • Demonstrate behaviour consistent with the Companys Code of Ethics and Conduct.
  • Duties may be modified or assigned at any time to meet the needs of the business.

Requirements:

  • Bachelors degree in engineering, Computer Science, medically related field; or equivalent experience.
  • 4+ years of experience as a Technical Product Owner or Project Manager in an Agile software development environment.
  • Experience in medical device development under Design Control (21 CFR Part 820), IEC 62304, and ISO 14971.
  • Proven ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders in a matrixed organisation.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to manage complex, interdependent projects with multiple stakeholders.

Preferred

  • Clinically relevant field experience. Patient monitoring experience is preferred.
  • Experience with usability testing and human factors engineering.
  • Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Figma, or Azure DevOps.

Additional Requirements

  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (up to 15%).
  • Ability to work across global time zones (e.g., NA, EMEA, APAC) as needed.
  • Must be able to obtain necessary documentation for international travel.


NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES

OSI Systems, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively OSI) does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. If any person or entity, including a recruiter or agency, submits any information, including any resume or information regarding any potential candidate, without a signed agreement in place with OSI, OSI explicitly reserves the right to use such information, and pursue and/or hire such candidates, without any financial obligation to the person, recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited information or resumes, including those submitted directly to hiring managers, are considered and deemed to be the property of OSI.


OSI Systems, Inc. has three operating divisions: (a) Security, providing security and inspection systems, turnkey security screening solutions and related services; (b) Healthcare, providing patient monitoring, diagnostic cardiology and anesthesia systems; and (c) Optoelectronics and Manufacturing, providing specialized electronic components and electronic manufacturing services for original equipment manufacturers with applications in the defense, aerospace, medical and industrial markets, among others.


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