R & D Manager Verfication and Validation Patient Systems

Hybrid Morrisville NC

Lead quality assurance. Advance medical device excellence. Strengthen patient care innovation.

Join Ascoms R&D organization as an R&D Manager Verification and Validation and play a critical leadership role in shaping the quality reliability and compliance of our Patient Systems solutions. This hybrid position combines people leadership verification strategy and cross-functional influenceideal for someone who wants to elevate engineering quality while helping deliver technology used in mission-critical healthcare environments.

Why This Role Matters
You will sit at the center of product quality and regulatory confidence: leading verification and validation strategy driving continuous improvement in test engineering and ensuring our medical device solutions meet both internal quality expectations and external compliance requirements. Your leadership will help Ascom deliver safer more reliable products while enabling development teams to move faster with stronger test coverage and automation.

What Youll Own

Lead and develop a team of verification engineers strengthening V&V test engineering and quality assurance capabilities

Define evaluate and improve test frameworks and methodologies to ensure strong functional performance and security test coverage

Oversee test planning execution reporting and documentation to support product quality reliability and compliance with Quality Management System requirements

Drive test automation initiatives that improve scalability reduce variability and support a shift-left approach in the development lifecycle

Identify and implement tools techniques and process improvements that increase verification efficiency and effectiveness

Partner closely with development managers product management and regulatory teams to align verification activities with business needs internal processes and customer expectations

Ensure verification procedures align with applicable quality environmental health safety and regulatory standards

Promote a culture of collaboration accountability and continuous improvement across the team

Track progress communicate risks and ensure improvement opportunities in verification processes are addressed

What Sets You Up for Success

Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience

7 years of experience in verification engineering ideally within a regulated environment such as healthcare medical devices automotive or similar industries

3 years of leadership experience managing and developing technical teams

Experience developing and executing verification strategies for hardware and software systems

Experience integrating automated tests into continuous integration environments

Strong understanding of quality assurance practices compliance requirements and regulated development processes

Proven ability to mentor teams and foster collaboration accountability and continuous improvement

Excellent written presentation and verbal communication skills in English

Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to think beyond established solutions

Ability to work effectively both independently and cross-functionally

Diversity at Ascom
Ascom is committed to diversity inclusion and equal opportunity. We value different perspectives and backgrounds and believe they help us create better solutions. At Ascom people are judged by their skills motivation and potential.