R&D Consultant - Drug Delivery Device Design - Cambridge

Newton Colmore; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pension

Life assurance

Medical insurance

Additional perks

Job summary

Newton Colmore seeks an R&D Consultant to lead the design and development of next-generation Drug Delivery Devices in Cambridge. You will guide multidisciplinary teams and shape early-stage concepts, driving rigorous R&D activities and ensuring manufacturable solutions.

You will stay hands-on throughout project delivery, contributing to concept generation, prototyping, experimental design, verification planning and risk management, while mentoring junior colleagues and strengthening the team’s

Qualifications

• Experience mentoring or developing junior colleagues is highly valued.
• Background in Medical Devices, from concept through development.
• Familiarity with regulatory expectations for combination products.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of next-generation Drug Delivery Devices, guiding cross-functional teams.
• Drive early-stage concepts, prototyping, verification planning and risk management.
• Support clients in navigating development pathways and technical decisions.

Skills

R&D leadership

Device design

Programme management

Client engagement

Job description

R&D Consultant - Drug Delivery Device Design - Cambridge

We are seeking an R&D Consultant to lead the design and development of next‑generation Drug Delivery Devices, working at the intersection of technical innovation, human‑centred design and strategic consultancy.

Based in Cambridge, you will guide multidisciplinary teams of engineers, scientists and designers as they create industry‑defining medical technologies. Your focus will be on shaping early‑stage concepts, driving rigorous R&D activities, and ensuring that device architectures, mechanisms and usability considerations translate into robust, manufacturable solutions.

Alongside leading programmes, you will remain deeply hands‑on throughout project delivery. You will contribute to concept generation, prototyping, experimental design, verification planning and risk management, while also supporting clients in navigating technical decisions and development pathways. Experience mentoring or developing junior colleagues will be highly valued, as you will play a key role in strengthening the team's technical capability.

You will have begun your career in the Medical Devices sector as an engineer or designer directly involved in the creation of new devices from concept through development. You may have progressed into a consultancy, technical leadership or client‑facing role where you shaped project direction, advised stakeholders and translated complex technical challenges into actionable development strategies.

This position centres on delivering high‑value expertise rather than a physical product. Key strengths include R&D leadership, device design, programme management, client engagement and a strong understanding of Drug Delivery technologies and regulatory expectations for combination products.

The organisation offers an excellent salary and benefits package, enabling you to focus on impactful, technically challenging work.

• enhanced pension
• life assurance
• medical insurance
• a range of additional perks associated with a well‑established, innovation‑driven company

Candidates I have previously placed with this organisation have enjoyed exceptional technical growth and career progression. Several have even gone on to lead spin‑out ventures - a rare and exciting opportunity for those with entrepreneurial ambition.