Solventum · 7 hours ago
Senior Manager R&D - IP&SS Product Development - PeriOperative Surgical Solutions
US, Minnesota, Maplewood
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$188K/yr - $258K/yr
10+ years expSolventum is a new healthcare company focused on improving lives through innovative solutions. The Senior Manager R&D will lead a team in developing products for the PeriOperative Surgical Solutions portfolio, collaborating with various departments to ensure successful product development and market introduction.
Medical Device
No H1B
Responsibilities
Leading a team of R&D Product Development engineers and scientists developing products across the PeriOperative Surgical Solutions portfolio while:
Partnering with Upstream Marketing and FEI R&D in our strategic marketing efforts (early-stage product strategy and product roadmaps) to fill the product pipeline with advancements in existing products and entry into new areas that address unmet clinical needs
Partnering with Upstream Marketing, Downstream Marketing, and Medical Affairs to develop and maintain clinical customer relationships and build employee clinical acumen
Working in concert with the Project Management Office to maintain effective core team resource allocation, and IP&SS R&D Design Development to maintain effective extended team resource allocation – to achieve committed deliverables
Owning R&D design control deliverables for new product development efforts
Decreasing portfolio uncertainty as early as feasible by clearly defining program scope and aligning program timing with technology capability
Continuously evaluating selected designs to ensure they meet user needs and design input requirements while reducing project-, cost-, and timeline-risk and increasing certainty of business case attainment
Transferring product design knowledge to Sustaining Engineering as products enter the market; maintaining a role as product design subject matter experts to support Sustaining activities as needed
Ensuring the health and vitality of our IP&SS new product development portfolio and products by:
Defining and implementing vision, culture, and development focus areas for the team and our people
Leading by example with a hands-on, player-coach approach
Fortifying medical design device rigor, empowering our team, driving accountability, and increasing engagement
Developing product and technology strategies – and guiding the implementation of them – to maintain viable product portfolios while ensuring inclusion of feature, process, and technology improvements that address unmet needs and improve customer satisfaction and patient outcomes
Contributing to organic technology-focused ideation and feasibility activities
Contributing to the review and due diligence of inorganic opportunities
Leading experienced professional and/or specialist employees who exercise significant latitude and independence
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in an applicable technical field
Ten years of relevant experience
Experience in a regulated industry (medical devices preferred) utilizing design controls to design, develop, verify, validate, and commercialize new products
Previous experience managing people, leading teams, and developing/managing budgets
Expertise in project technical leadership with the ability to oversee multiple projects simultaneously
Experience with and working knowledge of ISO9000, FDA and GMP requirements including product requirements, specification documents, risk management files
Proficiency in MS Office applications (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint), strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to read and understand technical drawings
Preferred
Working knowledge of processes and equipment common to medical device manufacturing; examples include additive manufacturing, machining, extrusion, injection molding, coating, adhesive and thermal bonding, die cutting, flat film converting, automated and semi-automated manufacturing equipment
Master's degree in an applicable technical or business field preferred
Demonstrated ability to evaluate, mentor, and grow engineering talent
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, familiarity with statistical techniques, experience with scientific methods and Design of Experiments
Ability to understand and resolve complex technical and business system issues
Benefits
Medical
Dental & Vision
Health Savings Accounts
Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Disability Benefits
Life Insurance
Voluntary Benefits
Paid Absences
Retirement Benefits
Company
Solventum
At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. We never stop solving for you.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase