R&D Associate Technical Manager

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

What you’ll work on

• Provide technical direction/advisor to project teams.
• Lead/perform product definition, system architecture, product test and evaluation, System V&V, and/or design control documentation.
• Lead the development of design processes.
• Lead, design and conduct system level characterization/verification of complex systems; collect, organize, analyze, and document test results.
• Responsible for project planning, managing resources, the creation of project schedules and budgets.
• Lead integration of analytical and performance related elements with software, hardware, and electronics system Components
• Communicate effectively and participate on cross functional development teams with good negotiating skills to direct multidisciplinary teams toward solutions.
• Responsible for utilizing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.
• Lead cross-functional engineering teams developing new products or processes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or physical science or equivalent.
• Minimum 4 years Product development experience in Engineering or physical science.
• Experience in embedded medical device development 
• Extensive experience in general engineering/science principals and laboratory skills.
• Extensive experience of contemporary design control and risk management practices.
• Strong knowledge of defined development process that is consistent with ISO, FDA design control standards or requirements.
• Experience managing compliance testing to EMC, safety, radio and other regulatory standards.
• Expertise in the electro-mechanical, software, mathematical, biomedical engineering. 
• Ability to work on many subjects concurrently.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree a plus.

     

The base pay for this position is

$83,600.00 – $167,200.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Product Development

     

DIVISION:

ADC Diabetes Care

        

LOCATION:

United States > Alameda : 1360-1380 South Loop Road

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Not specified

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

     

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     

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