Research and Development Manager (Heart Valve
Performance Design & Evaluation) – Medtronic Heart Valves, Santa Ana, CA
Requisition
91289
Category
Engineering
Business
CardioVascular
Division
CVG SH Resrch a Innov/Prod Dev
Location
USA-CA-Santa Ana
Relocation
Relocation eligibility to be determined
Job Type
Full Time - Regular
Exempt/Non-Exempt
Exempt
Shift
First
Travel Percentage
10 - 20%
Experience Required
8 years
Education Required
Bachelor of Engineering
Medtronic is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Position Description
Lead a performance design and testing engineering
team to support surgical and transcathter tissue
heart valve research & development projects.
Manage the tissue valve R&D functional group to
ensure all department and program development
objectives are met. Provide technical leadership
and resource management to execute on
multi-disciplinary team project. Proactively
interact with internal and external customers,
vendors, contractors across the business unit.
Serve as an adjunct member of the Head of R&D’s staff.
Position Responsibilities
• Define group objectives and provide day to-day
work direction and coaching for subordinate
project leaders, engineers and technicians.
Ensure group objectives are consistent with
business unit strategic and operational
objectives. Ensure product development schedules are met.
• Lead functional project team members to
successfully execute projects through different
phases of the product development process.
Partner with other functions to ensure product
functions and performance meet customer
requirements and all other pertinent measures of
quality, and are delivered within the budgetary
and schedule constraints of the business unit.
• Ensure Medtronic Structural Heart Business
maintains state-of-the-art laboratory equipment
and highly trained personnel for safety,
performance and durability testing of new heart valve devices.
• Interfaces with project team leaders to ensure
accurate and sufficient resources for supporting
the company’s product development programs according to set priorities.
• Provide ongoing manufacturing support. Ensure
Product Development resources are available to
other functional groups to maintain a consistent
flow of highest quality products in support of
our sales and distribution organizations.
• Maintain good working relationships with key
consultants and key customers in the field to
enhance Medtronic Structural Heart Business’s
technical expertise and improve our understanding
of impending changes in technology/capabilities
that may affect our business strategies.
• Participate as an adjunct member of the Head of
R&D’s staff on all product development support.
• Personnel management. Must manage people who do
not directly report to them but who are involved
in the project. (May or may not have direct
reports as well.) Establish objectives, provide
work direction as needed, and evaluate progress and results.
• Leads the development of product specifications and process specifications.
• Specifies tests for product testing based on
design specifications and applicable guidelines
(industrial and government guidelines and/or standards).
• Performs data analysis (statistical and
practical) and develops appropriate action plans based upon such analysis.
• Communicates progress and decisions to associates and functional manager.
• Follows company policies and procedures.
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Basic Qualifications
• BS in engineering or biological field
• Minimum of eight (8) years technical work
experience; Minimum of five (5) years project
and/or people management experience
Desired/Preferred Qualifications
• Project and resource management experience.
• MS or PhD.
• Eight (8) or more years in medical products field;
• Demonstrated success with management of large
projects involving multi-disciplinary project teams;
• Demonstrated success with management of
engineering professionals; Experience with FDA
regulations, GMP, ISO 9001, or ISO 9002 requirements;
•Experience with design and manufacturing of medical products.
• Strong in mechanical engineering fluid dynamics.
• Strong track records of successful applied
engineering development, testing, scientific
research, and/or product development.
• Hands-on experience in designing and building electromechanical systems
• Product design, especially heart valve and/or cardiovascular products.
• Demonstrated solid people management and development skills.
• Financial management skills.
• Influence/communication/presentation skills.
• Experience in working in large cross-functional team environment.
• Experience in product development,
manufacturing, clinical, regulatory and business management requirements.
Physical Job Requirements
• Able to stand/sit/walk 8 hours a day.
• Must be able to see small component details and read engineering diagrams.
• Ability to travel.
• Specific vision abilities sometimes include
close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• The physical demands described within the
Responsibilities section of this job description
are representative of those that must be met by
an employee to successfully perform the essential
functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations
may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is regularly required to be
independently mobile. The employee is also
required to interact with a computer, and
communicate with peers and co-workers.
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Received on 2014-02-14 14:54:26