Device Lifecycle Expert
Ballybrit, Galway
As a seasoned professional in Product Sustaining Management, you will be responsible for managing design changes and sustaining activities providing technical leadership and judgment to a team of engineers in the life cycle of a portfolio of devices to treat ischaemic and haemorrhage stroke.
About the Role:
* Responsible for product development (LCM) activities for the portfolio of products.
* Technical leadership with responsibility for team structure, team development, and performance management.
* Identify critical project tasks, define project strategy, and set team priorities.
* Develop detailed project goals, plans, and objectives.
* Report progress across the organization.
* Organizing and prioritizing activities, including escalations, in collaboration with key functions and aligning on deliverables and timing.
* Manage interfaces between other functions, especially Supply Chain, Quality, and Regulatory, to plan and support product lifecycle management. This includes working with:
o Quality and Design Assurance in risk identification and assessment of any design and process changes, Product Sustainability representative for re-certification and vendor audits.
o Supply Chain and Manufacturing in developing and implementing cost improvement programs with external manufacturing partners.
o Support product sustainability department with customer visitors in terms of presenting on the development history of our product portfolio.
* Support customer complaint technical investigations and site representative for review meetings. Product Sustainability point-person to review complaint trending, alert, and action levels.
* Contribute to the cultural development of the Product Sustainability department by identifying opportunities for improvements in ways of working, and proactively implementing ideas for continuous improvement.
Requirements:
* Honours degree in Engineering or Science with strong technical acumen,
* Significant experience in a product sustainging or related role in the medical device industry.
* Team leadership experience required.
* Ability to work within design control systems and processes