We’re a business that never stands still. Join us on our journey to #ForeverCaring as a Senior Manager – Research and Development Engineering, and you won’t either.
The Senior Technical Manager will be part of the R&D Infusion Care business unit. The role is to have a key focus on leading technical development of allocated customer projects, remediation projects, or change projects. This will be done in close collaboration with the NPDL. The role‘s objective is to deliver on a subset of the NPDL’s goals and targets. Manager is furthermore to have direct reports of technical resources.
Key Responsibilities:
Overseeing technical progress and making technical decisions for allocated projects and acts as lead engineer.
Leading technical documentation development and design control of projects.
Leading design exploration and/or improvements.
Keeping the overview of documentation and dependencies across R&D product portfolio according to the design control processes.
Ensuring that projects are aligned with the NPDL and key stakeholders on critical decisions.
Ensuring that all technical aspects of a project including documentations is progressed on time and fulfilling the agreed quality target.
Ensuring escalation of project issues to the NPDL and/or set governance.
Work together with cross functional product development engineers to optimize designs for manufacturability, build prototypes and conduct proof-of-principle, and pilot-scale manufacturing trials.
Handling the day to day work of direct reports.
Building a strong team collaboration and is to ensure sufficient competencies within the team that can support the NPDL’s goals and targets.
Include specific reference to cross functional work and project-based requirements if appropriate.
Ensure abbreviations/acronyms are either not used or clearly explained.
Skills & Experience:
Proven track record of managing a technical team in regulated industry.
Good understanding of ISO 13485 and design controls.
Lead Engineering experience.
Practical experience on design control and documentation development for class II+ products.
Experience in applying in-depth process knowledge to help inform design and process FMEAs, set realistic tolerances, devise sampling plans, and the like.
Track record of participating in product development projects needing Design for Manufacture and Design for Assembly considerations.
Proven track record of applying modern engineering theory, critical thinking, and statistical analysis to structure problem solving and process design optimization.
Good understanding for mechanical engineering disciplines such as tolerance analysis, molding, CAD drawings, requirement engineering, design verification and validation principles.
Proven ability to navigate a broad stakeholder environment.
Proven track record of being a technical decision maker.
Qualifications/Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Science or Engineering (or equivalent) is required.
Experience working within the Medical Device Industry or equivalent regulated industry in a Lead Engineering role with a proven track record of delivery excellence.
Experience managing technical teams.
Ability to understand business and operational objectives, and to prioritize high volume and complex workloads accordingly.
Has excellent technical and non-technical communication skill in English, both written and verbally.
Travel Requirements:
Up to 10 travel days annually internationally.
Weekly commute between the two DK sites.
Languages:
English (speaking, reading and writing)
Additional languages are welcomed
Our ambitions will bring the very best out in you. You’ll be pushed to aim higher and really own your work. You’ll be encouraged and supported to make things happen, too. It can be challenging. But, as the progress you make will help improve the lives of millions, it’ll be worth it.
This is stepping up to a challenge.
This is work that’ll move you.
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