Device Development Lead

Principal Consultant – Drug Delivery Devices
📍 Cambridge, UK (Hybrid)
💰 Competitive salary + bonus + profit share

TEC Partners are working with a leading employee-owned technology and product development consultancy based in Cambridge. For over 40 years, the business has partnered with global pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical technology companies to solve complex engineering challenges and bring innovative products to market.

They are now seeking a Principal Consultant specialising in drug delivery devices to join their growing Drug Delivery team.

This is a senior technical leadership role where you will lead complex development programmes, guide multidisciplinary teams, and work directly with clients to develop next‑generation drug delivery technologies.

As a Principal Consultant, you will lead technically challenging product development programmes across a range of drug delivery technologies including injectable devices, infusion systems, and advanced therapeutic delivery platforms.

Working within a collaborative consultancy environment, you will partner closely with clients to define technical strategies, manage development risk, and deliver commercially successful products from early concept through to transfer to manufacture.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading complex medical device development programmes from concept through to manufacture
• Providing technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Developing innovative drug delivery systems including injectables, infusion technologies, and implantable devices
• Working closely with pharmaceutical and biotech clients to define development strategies and technical solutions
• Managing technical risk, regulatory considerations, and programme timelines
• Supporting proposal development and contributing to the growth of client partnerships

We’re looking for an exceptional engineer with deep expertise in drug delivery device development and a strong track record of leading complex programmes.

You will likely have:

• 10+ years’ experience in medical device development
• Strong expertise in drug delivery systems
  , ideally injectable devices or infusion technologies
• Deep fundamentals in mechanical engineering and systems engineering
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and complex development programmes
• A strong understanding of the medical device development lifecycle and regulatory landscape
• The ability to communicate complex technical ideas clearly with both engineering teams and clients

Experience gained within a product development consultancy would be highly advantageous.

• Work on technically complex and impactful drug delivery technologies
• Collaborate with world‑class engineers, scientists, and product developers
• Significant autonomy to shape projects and technical strategy
• Employee‑owned organisation with strong profit‑sharing incentives
• Excellent benefits including private medical insurance, pension, bonus, and flexible working

If you are an experienced medical device engineer with expertise in drug delivery systems and enjoy solving complex engineering challenges in a collaborative consultancy environment, we would love to hear from you.