Senior/Principal Research & Development Engineer - Interventional Vascular R&D | J&J MedTech| Galway

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Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

R&D Mechanical Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Galway, Ireland

Job Description:

Role: Principal Research & Development Engineer - Interventional Vascular Devices

Location: Ballybrit, Galway

Reports to: Director of R&D or Senior R&D Manager

Live Our Credo & Pursue Our Purpose:

As part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, Our Purpose is ‘We blend heart, science and ingenuity to profoundly change the trajectory of health for humanity.’ We are guided by the values in Our Credo. With responsibility to patients, employees, communities, and stakeholders, Our Credo puts the needs of each of those first.

About Johnson & Johnson MedTech

J&J MedTech Neurovascular is a global leader in neurovascular care. Our commitment to changing the trajectory of stroke is inspired by our long heritage and dedication to helping physicians protect people from a lifetime of hardship. Our implants and instruments are used by interventional neuroradiologists, neurosurgeons and neurologists, to treat patients with conditions resulting from haemorrhagic and ischemic stroke. Our environment is entrepreneurial, learning-driven, and is as challenging as it is rewarding. We are one of the fastest growing businesses within Johnson & Johnson.

What is it like to work at Johnson & Johnson Medtech | Neurovascular

• Culturally, we are putting the needs of Our Credo stakeholders first through pursuing the highest standards of quality, compliance, and ethics, ensuring everyday actions contribute to Our Purpose.
• We are continuing to better our understanding of clot science, through our Neuro Thromboembolic Initiative (NTI). This is a commitment to advance the treatment of stroke through interdisciplinary collaboration and investment in stroke research.
• From a People perspective, we invest in our people and take great pride in providing a positive work environment which respects diversity, supports wellbeing, and embraces innovation. This is empowered through our employee resource groups (ERGs) focused on further balances of gender, nationality, capability and more, including the additional attracting of qualified diverse candidates for our open roles.

Job Summary:

Johnson & Johnson Medtech Neurovascular is recruiting for a Principal R&D Engineer in Galway, Ireland.

The Principal R&D Engineer will be responsible for providing technical leadership in the design and development of neurovascular interventional devices from early-stage concept through to commercialization. Overall responsibility for the understanding unmet clinical needs to drive novel solutions for our neurovascular portfolio and for problem solving via the application of technical first principals.

Key Responsibilities:

Customer Connection to Drive Innovation:

• Liaise with key opinion leaders to develop a deep understanding of the disease state, gather user needs; and articulate throughout the team.
• Attend external meetings with key opinion leaders to present the product portfolio and gain feedback on new product development.
• Support generation of Intellectual Property by filing new ideas and drafting patents as required.

Technical Leadership, Product & Process Development:

• Cross project ownership of device design and development, working with design engineers to identify novel solutions to meet product performance requirements while leveraging existing capabilities to meet cost of goods targets.
• Provide technical leadership and take ownership of critical technical tasks in the execution of product development projects.
• Design new products, optimise product performance and refine product design to meet technical specifications and unit cost target.
• Leading and developing project engineers, identifying and implementing best practice in the design and development of interventional devices.
• Identify and manage technical risk across projects, in partnership with the project manager.
• Build and test prototypes, analyse test data and interpret to identify optimal solution(s).
• Develop test capability to evaluate product performance and safety requirements.
• Identify and support development of processes for new products.

Culture –Improving the Way We Work & Building Capability

• Foster a culture of creativity; generate creative product solutions to address unmet needs.
• Mentor those around you to grow in capability by open questioning to drive self-reflection and development.
• Actively identify technical and adaptive opportunities for improvements and take action to address.

Qualifications -

• Honours degree in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering or equivalent.
• Further academic qualification in a metallurgy-based discipline an advantage.

Experience and skills -

• Extensive experience in the medical device industry - particularly with nitinol implants, metallurgy expertise, interventional vascular delivery system design experience.
• Specific design experience in neurovascular, cardiovascular or peripheral implants an advantage.
• Excellent technical problem solving and analytical ability. Data review and statistical methods expertise.
• Highly motivated and an enthusiastic self-starter with the ability to work under own initiative and as a team player.
• Ability to communicate clearly, accurately, and directly, both verbally and in writing, to a widely varied audience.

• Creative problem solver.

This is what awaits YOU at J&J:

This is an opportunity to work with a ground-breaking neurovascular research department and to be a member of a Johnson & Johnson company, with an excellent record in employee continuous professional development and business improvement.

We are passionate about our work; we play vital roles across a range of professional disciplines, and care deeply about our customers and communities. At Johnson & Johnson, our culture enables dynamic and impactful careers.

Whether you’re one of the people who already work here, or you’re considering joining the team, we offer:

• An opportunity to be part of a global market leader.
• A dynamic and inspiring working environment.
• Opportunities to work on challenging projects and assignments.
• Possibilities for further personal and professional development/education.
• Excellent benefits.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Coaching, Contract Management, Critical Thinking, Design Thinking, Fact-Based Decision Making, Feasibility Studies, Incident Management, Mechanical Engineering, Organizing, Process Oriented, Product Development, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Support, Research and Development, SAP Product Lifecycle Management, Technical Credibility, Technical Writing, Vendor Management