R&D Engineering Director: Implant Durability and Lab Operations, Santa Ana, CA
R&D Engineering Director: Implant Durability and Lab Operations, Santa Ana, CA
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
$ 194400 - 291600
1 Vacancy
Job Description
At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.
A Day in the Life
The Implant Durability and Lab Operations leader is a member of the Structural Heart/Aortic Modeling Simulation and Reliability leadership team. This leader is responsible for functional leadership of the Implant Durability and Lab Operations team in Santa Ana CA.At Medtronic we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we -person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We are working onsite 4 days per week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. This role will require less than 20% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.
There are 3 critical areas required to ensure success in this role:
1)Competency Growth and Strategy: Ability to understand implant durability needs and develop a strategic roadmap with key stakeholders mapping future capability improvements needed in methods for demonstrating mechanical implant durability and submission testing.
oAccelerated Wear Testing Dynamic Failure Mode testing etc.
oPartner in developing characterizing tissue material properties with new test methods.
oTextile mechanical property characterization and associated test method capability development for design input and evaluation.
oPartner with Anatomy Device Interaction team in understanding use conditions to improve test methods.
oLeadership of Migration modeling/test improvement efforts across the M&T and T&C verticals.
oIntegrated Hemolysis and Thrombosis (IHAT) future development and integration.
oIntegration of Next generation capabilities for PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) into program deliverables.
oDevelopment of strategy for effectively leveraging PIV for validation of predicted flow field results from computational methods to minimize PIV test burden.
2)SNA Lab Operations Leadership: Ability to lead both Design and Test Labs a critical functional team responsible for prototyping and validation testing for the entire portfolio. This is a business-critical function to maintain predictable development cadence for program teams across the entire portfolio. Ownership of strategic vision to grow future capabilities of Lab Operations to be best in class and most efficient and reliable in executional standards. Partnership with other R&D Labs to leverage best practices and implement continuous improvement methods.
3)Functional Leadership and Talent Development: Ability to build AND maintain a high performing engineering and technician team. Mentor and coach extended team to achieve success in meeting business outcomes and individual growth.
The key job responsibilities of the Implant Durability and Lab Operations Director are as follows:
Plans directs and implements all aspects of the functional competency growth for implant durability and Lab Operations in SNA.
Accountable for strategic roadmap for durability capability improvements tied to testing and validation strategy with key inputs from Therapy teams across the SH/A portfolio.
Responsible for functional goals and work directly with therapy leaders and extended SMEs to ensure clear communication of objectives deliverables and timing of key milestones.
Manages daily execution of Lab Operation including critical path tasks budgets resources and risk.
Effective use of project schedules and work breakdown with stakeholders to manage critical path activities.
Understands applicable product standards (ISO 5840) and procedures in the development of next generation Test Methods with a platform approach with applicability across M&T and T&C.
Delivers results with uncompromising quality integrity and ethics.
Regular communication with T&C M&T and R&D LT through regular updates and Pre-PDP framework.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements: To be considered for this role please ensure the minimum requirements are evident on your resume.
Bachelors degree in engineering or scientific field
Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in engineering management PDP roles with 7 years of managerial experience OR an advanced degree with minimum of 8 years of relevant experience with 7 years of managerial experience.
Nice to Have (Desired & Preferred Qualifications):
Experience with Transcatheter Valve Replacement new product development
Experience with Lab Operations with implant focus
Physical Job Requirements:
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. For Office Roles: 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. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America).
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits resources and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. Learn more about our benefitshere.
In addition to Base Salary this position is eligible for a short-term incentive plan which provides the opportunity to earn significant incentive compensation for achieving or exceeding your goals. Learn more about Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP)here.
The provided base salary range is used nationally in the United States (except in Puerto Rico and certain CA locations).The rate offered is compliant with federal/local regulations and may vary by experiencecertification/education market conditions location etc.
About Medtronic:
Together we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic we push the limits of what technology therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be. We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Lets work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients lives. Help us shape the future.
Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
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. For Office Roles: 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. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits resources and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20 hours per week: Health Dental and vision insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition assistance/reimbursement andSimple Steps (global well-being program).
The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees:Incentive plans 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) andCapital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above or subject to IRS earning minimums).
Regular employees are those who are not temporary such as interns. Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time as required under applicable state law and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.
Further details are available at the link below:
Medtronic benefits and compensation plans
About Medtronic
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life unites a global team of 95000 passionate people.
We are engineers at heart putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab to the factory floor to the conference room every one of us experiments creates builds improves and solves. We have the talent diverse perspectives and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
Learn more about our business mission and our commitment to diversity here.
It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local addition Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic Inc. (Medtronic) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County you can findhere a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
