Manager R&D
Posted Aug 14, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
Likely interview questions for this role
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About your past
Tell me about a team of project managers you led. How did you make sure deadlines were met without micromanaging?
What they are checking: Whether they can lead project managers through clear expectations and coaching rather than doing the work themselves.
Tell me about a time you escalated an issue to a project sponsor. What did you bring them?
What they are checking: Whether they escalate with facts, options and a recommendation rather than just a problem.
Tell me about a time you had to tell leadership a project needed more people or time.
What they are checking: Whether they are honest about resourcing needs and can back the request with evidence.
How do you develop project managers who are new to quality and regulatory work?
What they are checking: Whether they can grow people into compliance-savvy project leaders over time.
What would you do
You have product file updates, audit readiness and post-market work all competing for the same people. How do you plan resources?
What they are checking: Whether they can prioritize compliance work by regulatory risk and commitment dates when capacity is short.
A contract manufacturer is slow to provide documents you need for an audit. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they can get results from outside partners while keeping relationships workable.
About the work
How do you spot early that a compliance initiative is going to miss a regulatory commitment?
What they are checking: Whether they track leading signals of risk instead of finding out when a deadline has already slipped.
Walk me through how you would plan a project to update technical files for a large product family under a new regulation like EU MDR.
What they are checking: Whether they understand the scope and coordination behind device file remediation across manufacturers.
How do you keep many separate compliance projects aligned so one team's fix does not create a gap for another?
What they are checking: Whether they think about how initiatives connect across the quality system, which the posting stresses.
What project management tools and governance do you use, and how do you adapt them to regulated work?
What they are checking: Whether their methods leave the documented trail auditors expect in a quality and regulatory setting.
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