Associate Director, R&D

Job Description Summary

Becton, Dickinson, and Company (BD) is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of Med Tech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

We are the makers of possible

BD Medical is among the world's leading suppliers of medical devices. We are passionate about providing innovative solutions to reduce the spread of infection, improve diabetes treatment and advance drug delivery. With our technical capabilities, the Medication Management Solutions (MMS) team are able to manage multiple systems and our operational capabilities enable us to have medications available when and where needed, reducing inefficiency and waste for nursing and pharmacy teams.

As the Associate Director, R&D– you will manage activities across a complex Dispensing Platform(s) within our MMS R&D Global organization. As a key strategic and technical leader, you will lead a number of teams that drive business growth, primarily through sustaining products, while collaborating with peer leaders across the organization. Work will include managing on‑market product activity that drive sustainable growth within the MMS Dispensing business.

Role is hybrid in San Diego, CA – selected candidate will be expected to work onsite at San Diego office four days per week and one remote.

• Technical leader for complex medical device platform(s) and important sub‑project(s) with responsibilities for large elements of the product development effort.

• Drive and lead innovative problem resolution at an accelerated pace.

• Provide technical leadership the project team with the ability to deep dive into technical issues.

• Responsible for Strategy and execution of product development as per roadmap.

• Ensure work product integration of multiple engineering projects within a large platform.

• Ensure forward looking technology & architectural decisions are incorporated into roadmap.

• Ensure implementation of quality and regulatory standards is timely scoped in.

• Partner with Core Team Lead to develop yearly Key Driving Goals.

• Responsible for decomposition of large targets into frequent milestones that allow the team to generate data through continuous learning loops.

• Strategize and scope development R&D efforts including resources, cost, timelines.

• Guide project teams on technical strategy with ownership of the technical risk register.

• Identify technical risk and manage risk mitigation.

• Identify and incorporate technical development process improvements.

• Facilitate communication between Core Team and R&D development team (road map, escalations, key decisions, project expectations).

• Ensure technical development aligns with business needs throughout the development cycle.

• Responsible for R&D project expenditures to help ensure timely and effective portfolio management.

• Lead and work with Functional Leaders to assign engineering disciplines to achieve platform goals. Work with other leaders to mentor, develop and performance manage talent assigned to the platform.

• Work with cross‑functional engineering managers to ensure proper talent allocations through the year.

• Bachelor of Science in an engineering field (Mechanical, Systems, Physics, Electrical, Biomedical, Software) required. Master’s degree or PhD preferred.

• At least 10 years of growing responsibility in R & D technical engineering roles or a PhD in a relevant engineering discipline with 3‑5 years of industry experience, with extensive, successful experience in product development and a clear understanding of quality management systems.

• Regulated industry experience (FDA, Automotive, Industrial, etc.).

• Familiarity with Mechatronics Analysis & Design.

• Experience leading a team of multi‑disciplinary engineers in both pre and post market development activities.

• Project management experience for complex systems.

• Experience in a proven design process (e.g.…