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. 

BD Medical is among the world's leading suppliers of medical devices and a leading innovator in injection- and infusion-based drug delivery. We are passionate about providing innovative solutions to reduce the spread of infection, improve diabetes treatment and advance drug delivery. With our technical capabilities, the Medication Management Solutions (MMS) team are able to manage multiple systems and our operational capabilities enable us to have medications available when and where needed, reducing inefficiency and waste for nursing and pharmacy teams.

As the Associate Director, R&D – you will manage activities across a complex Infusion Platform(s) within our MMS R&D Global organization. As a key strategic and technical leader, you will lead a number of teams that drive business growth, primarily through sustaining products, while collaborating with peer leaders across the organization. Work will include managing on-market product activity that drive sustainable growth within the MMS Infusion business.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Technical leader for multiple complex medical device platforms and important sub-projects with responsibilities for large elements of the product development effort in the post market environment.

• Lead technical team through the execution of high quality CAPAs and represent R&D in audits.

• Continuously Improve engineering organization by growing key skills within the team through hiring or training

• Lead technical team through proactive analysis of legacy specifications and tool conditioning to enable production scale up

• Provide technical leadership, to direct and in-direct reports, with the ability to deep dive into technical issues.

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

• Lead in the development of project plans and timelines for product delivery. Create Product Development goals which are linked with business priorities and traced to individual engineering responsibilities.

• Drive and lead innovative problem resolution at an accelerated pace.

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

• Lead and work with Functional Leaders to assign engineering disciplines to achieve pre and post market portfolio goals. Work with other leaders to mentor, develop and performance manage talent assigned to post market activities.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in an engineering field (Mechanical, Systems, Physics, Electrical, Biomedical, Software) required. Master's degree or PhD preferred.

• At least 10 years of growing responsibility in R & D technical engineering roles or a PhD in a relevant engineering discipline with 3-5 years of industry experience, with extensive, successful experience in product development and a clear understanding of quality management systems.

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

• Familiarity with Mechatronics Analysis & Design.

• Experience leading a team of multi-disciplinary engineers in both pre and post market development activities

• Project management experience for complex systems.

• Experience in a proven design process (e.g. DFSS) over multiple programs.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to lead complex programs which are developed in partnership with a matrixed organization and external technical suppliers.

• Outstanding written and oral communication skills required. Experience leading global teams is a strong plus.

• Ability to mentor and develop talent for current and future needs and will positively align talent decisions to strategic plans.

• Demonstrated analytical, decision making, p