Product Development Manager

Imagine: A Career with Purpose and Possibility

Picture this:
You are part of a global team of problem-solvers whose innovations in materials science can make life better. Every day, you help turn ideas into impact using science, technology, and creativity to tackle real-world challenges. You are part of a company whose work helps improve patient outcomes in healthcare and protects essential consumer goods that people around the world rely on every day.

At Tekni Plex, you’ll join more than 8,000 colleagues across 12 countries, all united by one purpose: creating safer, smarter solutions that touch daily life. Through our two divisions, Tekni Plex Healthcare and Tekni Plex Consumer Products, you’ll help shape industries that matter: healthcare, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, beauty, and personal care.

Here, your ideas count and your work matters. You’ll be encouraged to think boldly, collaborate across cultures, and keep growing every step of the way. You will help protect the integrity of essential products, support patient safety and comfort, and contribute to innovations that make everyday life better, all while building a career that makes an impact.

Because at Tekni Plex, you don’t just deliver products – you help shape what’s next.

The New Product Development (NPD) Manager leads the technical development, commercialization, and scale-up of advanced medical packaging solutions. Operating within a high-precision, fast paced manufacturing environment, this role oversees complex, multi-substrate projects involving flexible films, foils, medical-grade printing, and functional coating of porous substrates. This position will report to the Director of Innovation.

The NPD Manager acts as the critical bridge between medical device OEMs, Regulatory Affairs, and Operations to ensure all new product introductions (NPI) comply with ISO 13485 and ISO 11607 standards while optimizing manufacturing efficiency. The salary range for the role is $103,000 to $130,000. Pay is based on experience.

• Lead NPI projects from initial customer/plant concept through successful commercial manufacturing scale-up.
• Ownership of the site project/ Stage-Gate process, ensuring rigorous technical, quality, and financial milestones are achieved before phase progression.
• Formulate and manage comprehensive project timelines, identifying critical path risks and executing proactive mitigation plans.

• Spearhead the technical transfer of new products from pilot/lab scale to high-speed commercial production lines (extrusion/lamination, precision coating, and printing).
• Design, author, and execute industrial trial protocols to establish optimum window settings for line speeds, temperatures, tension, and drying profiles.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing defects during trial phases, including web handling issues, coating voids, delamination, and ink adhesion failures.
• Be the SME for Customer and Vendor interactions.

• Author and maintain the Design History File (DHF) and associated technical documentation in strict compliance with ISO 13485.
• Facilitate and lead Design and Process Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (DFMEA / PFMEA) to systematically eliminate product performance and process safety risks.
• Support Validation and Quality Engineering to develop and execute protocols for IQ/OQ/PQ of new equipment, tooling, or material formulations.
• In a team environment, support and own part of the product portfolio such as creating/updating and monitoring of all technical documents.

• Serve as the primary technical interface for medical device OEM customers,…