Senior Manager R&D - IP&SS Product Development - PeriOperative Surgical Solutions

Senior Manager R&D – IP&SS Product Development – Peri Operative Surgical Solutions

As a Senior Manager R&D - IP&SS Product Development - Peri Operative Surgical Solutions you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Leading a team of R&D Product Development engineers and scientists developing products across the Peri Operative Surgical Solutions portfolio while:
  • partnering with Upstream Marketing and FEI R&D in our strategic marketing efforts (early‑stage product strategy and product roadmaps) to fill the product pipeline with advancements in existing products and entry into new areas that address unmet clinical needs
  • partnering with Upstream Marketing, Downstream Marketing, and Medical Affairs to develop and maintain clinical customer relationships and build employee clinical acumen
  • working in concert with the Project Management Office to maintain effective core team resource allocation, and IP&SS R&D Design Development to maintain effective extended team resource allocation – to achieve committed deliverables
  • owning R&D design control deliverables for new product development efforts
  • decreasing portfolio uncertainty as early as feasible by clearly defining program scope and aligning program timing with technology capability
  • continuously evaluating selected designs to ensure they meet user needs and design input requirements while reducing project‑, cost‑, and timeline‑risk and increasing certainty of business case attainment
  • transferring product design knowledge to Sustaining Engineering as products enter the market; maintaining a role as product design subject matter experts to support Sustaining activities as needed
• Ensuring the health and vitality of our IP&SS new product development portfolio and products by:
  • defining and implementing vision, culture, and development focus areas for the team and our people
  • leading by example with a hands‑on, player‑coach approach
  • fortifying medical design device rigor, empowering our team, driving accountability, and increasing engagement
  • developing product and technology strategies – and guiding the implementation of them – to maintain viable product portfolios while ensuring inclusion of feature, process, and technology improvements that address unmet needs and improve customer satisfaction and patient outcomes
  • contributing to organic technology‑focused ideation and feasibility activities
  • contributing to the review and due diligence of inorganic opportunities
  • leading experienced professional and/or specialist employees who exercise significant latitude and independence

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in an applicable technical field
• Ten years of relevant experience
• Experience in a regulated industry (medical devices preferred) utilizing design controls to design, develop, verify, validate, and commercialize new products
• Previous experience managing people, leading teams, and developing/managing budgets

In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required:

• Expertise in project technical leadership with the ability to oversee multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience with and working knowledge of ISO
  9000, FDA and GMP requirements including product requirements, specification documents, risk management files
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint), strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to read and understand technical drawings

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Working knowledge of processes and equipment common to medical device manufacturing; examples include additive manufacturing, machining, extrusion, injection molding, coating, adhesive and thermal bonding, die cutting, flat film converting, automated and semi‑automated manufacturing equipment
• Master's degree in an applicable technical or business field preferred
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate, mentor, and grow engineering talent
• Excellent…