Job title: R&D Project Manager
Location: Ballybrit, Galway
Benefits: Excellent salary, bonus, pension, healthcare, hybrid working and opportunity to grow your career with a hugely exciting Medical Device organisation.
Company:
My client is a Medical Device company who has recently been acquired by a multinational, a global leader in neurovascular care, and has a broad portfolio of devices used in the endovascular treatment of haemorrhagic and ischemic stroke. My client invests in their people and takes great pride in providing a positive work environment that respects diversity, supports wellbeing, and embraces innovation.
About the role:
The Research & Development Project Manager will be part of the R&D team in Galway, an exciting group of engineers and scientists dedicated to understanding unmet needs in neurovascular diseases (such as stroke) and developing innovative device solutions to improve their treatment.
Some responsibilities include:
* Provide technical leadership and take ownership of critical technical tasks in the execution of new product development catheter projects.
* Liaise with key opinion leaders to develop a deep understanding of the disease state, gather user needs; and articulate throughout the team.
* Translate needs requirements into technical specifications.
* Foster a culture of creativity; generate creative product solutions to address unmet needs.
* Provide leadership to the team in the development of test models for prototype performance evaluations, building and testing of prototypes, test data analysis and interpretation, component and finished device assembly drawings/specifications, product materials selection, and process development. Hands-on approach where appropriate, leading critical activities by example.
* Identify and manage key technical risks and appropriate mitigations throughout the product lifecycle.
Program Management Responsibilities:
* Develop detailed technical project goals, plans, and budget.
* Identify critical project tasks, define project strategy, and set team priorities.
* Identify and manage key program risks.
* Manage direct team and across functions to deliver on performance, time, and cost targets.
* Report progress across the organisation.
* Leverage and liaise with external resources to achieve project goals.
* Manage project in accordance with quality system – take ownership of design history file and lead design reviews.
Requirements:
* A minimum of 8 years’ experience in the medical device industry with experience of technical project leadership, and prior catheter product development experience as a Senior R&D Engineer is required.
* Strong technical leadership capability, responsible for leading and managing the technical team in the development of differentiated catheter devices.
* Strong catheter design, development and technical ability is essential, based on a solid foundation of fundamental engineering principles. Strong work ethic and creative problem solver.
What awaits you:
This is an opportunity to work with a ground-breaking biomedical operation, part of a company with an excellent record in employee continuous professional development and business improvement.
* An opportunity to be part of a global market leader.
* A dynamic and inspiring working environment.
* Opportunities to work on challenging projects and assignments.
* Possibilities for further personal and professional development/education.
* Excellent benefits.
Does this sound like your next career move? To apply and for more info, forward your application to the link provided or contact me on 087 0612325 OR thomas.gallagher@lifescience.ie #J-18808-Ljbffr