Job Description Summary

Job Description

We are the makers of possible 

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities. 

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us. 

Job Summary: 

The Associate Director of R&D will serve as a technical leader for new product development within the Infusion business. 

Responsibilities 

• Will act as the technical leader for complex medical device platform(s) and important sub-project(s) with responsibilities for large elements of the product development effort. 

• Will provide technical leadership, direct and indirect reports, with the ability to deep dive into technical issues. 

• Will Implement best-in-class R&D tools, processes & standards within the development platform. 

• Will lead in the development of project plans and timelines for product delivery.  

• Will create Product Development goals which are linked with business priorities and traced to individual engineering responsibilities. 

• Will drive and lead innovative problem resolution at an accelerated pace. 

• Will work in a development environment which supports both organic and inorganic development opportunities 

• Will lead and work with Functional Leaders to assign engineering disciplines to achieve platform goals.  

• Will work with other leaders to mentor, develop and manage performance of talent assigned to the platform. 

• Will to plan and administer yearly platform budget to ensure proper execution of deliverables as aligned to business strategy 

• Will work with multi-functional engineering managers to ensure proper talent allocations throughout the year 

Minimum Requirements: 

• Bachelor of Science in an engineering field (Mechanical, Systems, Physics, Electrical, Biomedical, Software). 

• 10 years of growing responsibility in R&D technical engineering roles with experience in product development. 

• Understanding of quality management systems 

• Regulated industry experience (FDA, Automotive, Industrial, etc). 

• Experience with design for manufacturing, process validation and design transfer 

• Experience leading a team of multi-disciplinary engineers. 

• Project management experience for sophisticated systems. 

• Experience in a proven design process (e.g.<