Dublin engineering jobs

R& D Manager

Date posted: Monday 30th November

Location: Galway

Purpose;

The role of the R&D manager will be to provide strong leadership, talent management and technical skills to the Coronary/Peripheral group in the design and development of innovative devices to be used in the treatment of Cardio Vascular disease.

Position Responsibilities

•Lead a group of technical staff (approximately 10 personnel) in the definition, development and commercialization of catheter based technologies/devices in line with the CardioVascular strategy.
•Coordinate the activities of engineers in the solution of complex product and process development problems using engineering expertise, experimental design methods, statistical analysis, and effective writing and presentation skills.
•Provide motivation, coaching and professional development opportunities to the R&D group.
•Supervise engineers leading or participating in Product Development Core Teams.
•Utilizing strong Program management skills, be capable to take a leadership role on a Core Team
•Work closely with marketing in the identification of opportunities for new vascular technologies.
•Collaborate with our physician partners to identify novel new technology, improvements to existing product designs or new clinical applications for our current technology.
•Develop functional expertise within R&D related to product development processes.
•Ensure all design control procedures and company procedures are followed before and during product release.
•Conduct or contribute substantially to Design Reviews, Phase reviews, and peer reviews for projects within R&D.
•Maintain current knowledge of competitive technologies in addition to medical, technical, and biomedical developments related to products.
•Assist in developing and implementing Annual Operating Plan. Develop and track cost center budgets. Participate, along with project leads, in the development and management of project budgets.
•Contribute to the intellectual property position of the company by actively promoting the generation of invention disclosures and patent applications
•Maintain a professional and credible image with physicians, consultants, vendors and co-workers.

Summary of Major Requirements;

Qualifications: Third Level Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Biomedical, Materials) or equivalent is required. Post Graduate qualification is desirable.

Experience: Minimum eight years related experience in the medical device industry including program management responsibility and prior people management experience.

Knowledge: Complete understanding and wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts related to product, process, and technology development and evaluation. Knowledge of statistical techniques is desirable. Knowledge of vascular disease, therapies and device markets, is required, as is an understanding of design control principles, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)/Quality System Regulations (QSR).