Hero Recruitment
Job title:
Senior Research & Development Manager
Company
Hero Recruitment
Job description
Join a global leader in medical technology and innovation. This is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact by leading a world-class engineering team in the development of pioneering, life-changing medical devices. This role is based in Galway, Ireland – a city celebrated for its vibrant community, stunning scenery, and exceptional quality of life.About the Role
As a Senior R&D Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving the development of innovative products within the Interventional Pain Therapy area. Reporting to senior management, you will lead a large engineering team, working cross-functionally within the Organisation Unit (OU) to develop strategic plans and build a strong product pipeline. This is an exciting time to join our client, who is leading the way in providing new, minimally invasive treatment options to more patients globally.Key Responsibilities
- Lead and Inspire: Guide, develop, and motivate a diverse, high-performing engineering team focused on designing and developing state-of-the-art transcatheter medical devices and procedures.
- Strategic Leadership: Contribute to strategic planning and partner with internal and external experts to maintain and enhance clinical and technical expertise.
- Organisational Growth: Participate in the ongoing development and scaling of the organisation, ensuring the skillsets required to deliver predictable outcomes are in place.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Foster relationships across multiple sites and functions in a large, matrixed organisation.
- Project Management: Oversee the achievement of project objectives and milestones, managing complex and undetermined outcomes using strong engineering and clinical judgement.
- People Management: Manage senior engineers and other managers, ensuring career development plans are in place and actively mentoring and coaching direct reports.
- Resource Management: Oversee the functional cost centre budget and resource allocation, aligning with company policies and procedures.
- Innovative Solutions: Drive the generation of novel and unique solutions to both engineering and organisational challenges.
Qualifications and Experience
- Educational Background: Level 8 Degree in Engineering or a related discipline is required; a Master’s/PhD is preferred.
- Professional Experience: Minimum of 10 years of relevant direct engineering experience within a similar environment, with at least 3-5 years of managerial experience in a progressive leadership role.
- Industry Expertise: Experience in the medical device market, ideally within orthopaedics or product development in the spine area, with a proven track record of success.
- Leadership Skills: Strong team-building, communication, people management, and leadership skills, with a dynamic and proactive approach to working within a global team environment.
Why Join Us?
Our client is a pioneer in medical device innovation, constantly challenging itself to disrupt the markets it has created. With over 40 years of firsts – from spinal cord stimulation to deep brain stimulation and implantable drug pumps – they continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible. This role offers an opportunity to shape the future of healthcare by leading groundbreaking research and development initiatives.“Our Vision: To be recognised as the best STEM Contracting & Permanent Recruitment company and the Employer of Choice for top performing RecruitersFor further information on this role please contact Johanne Kennedy on 0864403725 /Check out all our open jobs on our HERO Recruitment website –Please Note: Under its obligation under the Data Protection legislation, HERO Recruitment will not forward your details to any company without your prior approval.Data can only be transferred outside of the EEA on the basis of standards contractual clauses, to a country for whom an adequacy decision has been given by the European Commission or where the express permission of the data subject has been given. You have supplied us with your personal data in the process of applying for a position. Our client company may have personnel outside of the EEA who will review your data. We will apply the appropriate criteria in respect of the data transfer depending on the location of those personnel.”
Expected salary
Location
Galway
Job date
Thu, 05 Sep 2024 02:27:03 GMT
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