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Product Development Manager


Reference:TG - PD Manager Location: Galway
Galway City
Qualification:DegreeExperience:10+ Years
Job Type:PermanentSalary: Not Disclosed
May be suitable for: BD Manager, Engineering Manager, New Product Development Engineer, Principal Engineer, Product Manager, Project Manager, R and D Manager, Research and Development

Job title:Product Development Manager
Location: Ballybrit Upper Industrial Estate, Galway
Benefits:Top salary, Pension, healthcare, yearly bonus, Hybrid working and the option of a 4 day week.


Client:
My client is a global expert in the design, development, and manufacturing of complex medical devices and component technologies


Role overview:
The Product Development Manager will lead a team of engineers and technicians to bring projects from Phase 1 to commercialization. The Product Development Manager will act as a technical leader for Product Development related improvements, as well as informing development assignments or training related to the PDP procedure.


Responsibilities:

  • Partners with Program Managers to execute the project plan to schedule, within budget constraints, meeting or exceeding customer requirements.
  • Partner with Manufacturing Engineering, NPI Engineering, or SMEs to develop innovative manufacturing processes following lean manufacturing and DFM principles that satisfy customer and regulatory requirements, as well as vitality metrics (yield, cost, on-time delivery).
  • Mentor and develop junior staff members on PDP overview, procedure, and best practices.
  • Mentor and develop junior staff members to lead their own projects or sub-portions of larger projects.
  • Co-ordinate and participate in brainstorming and troubleshooting activities.
  • Co-ordinate and participate in design or phase reviews to support the advancement of projects from Phase 1 to commercialisation following the Nordson PDP procedure.
  • Participate in design for manufacture/design for assembly activities.
  • Participate in customer meetings and visits.
  • Familiar with medical device regulations FDA, QSR and ISO 13485.


Skills and Qualifications:
  • Degree in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, polymer engineering or other equivalent discipline.
  • 10+ years work experience in medical device or similar industry is preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to develop medical devices from concept to commercialisation.
  • Experience in design and manufacture of balloon catheters and delivery systems.
  • Experience in phase-gated, PDP (Product Development Process) procedure.


Does this sound like your next career move? For more info forward your application or contact me on 087 0612325 ORthomas.gallagher@lifescience.ie