Deputy Manager - Biomedical Engineering

Thyrocare; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Thyrocare in Gurugram, Haryana, seeks a Biomedical Equipment Maintenance Manager to lead the engineering team responsible for diagnostic laboratory equipment. You will plan and execute preventive maintenance, manage breakdown responses, and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.

The role requires coordinating with OEMs and service providers, maintaining asset records, and driving continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of biomedical/diagnostic maintenance teams.
• Strong planning and scheduling for PM/Breakdown activities.
• Ability to manage multi-vendor service providers and audits.

Responsibilities

• Lead Biomedical Engineering team for diagnostic lab equipment.
• Allocate daily work, PM activities, and service priorities.
• Monitor team performance, attendance, and response times.
• Conduct regular team meetings and performance reviews.
• Arrange technical training for engineers and technicians.
• Ensure manpower coverage for critical lab operations.
• Promote safety, accountability, and preventive maintenance.
• Oversee PM schedules for all equipment types.
• Coordinate calibration, validation, and safety checks.

Skills

Team leadership

Preventive maintenance

Equipment management

Safety compliance

Tools

CMMS

ERP systems

Job description

Key Responsibilities

1. Team Handling & Department Management

• Lead and supervise the Biomedical Engineering team responsible for diagnostic laboratory equipment.
• Allocate daily work, preventive maintenance activities, breakdown calls, and service priorities to team members.
• Monitor team performance, productivity, attendance, and response time.
• Conduct regular team meetings, technical reviews, and performance assessments.
• Identify training requirements and provide/arrange technical training for engineers and technicians.
• Ensure adequate manpower coverage for critical laboratory operations and emergency breakdowns.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, preventive maintenance, and timely service.

2. Preventive Maintenance

• Develop, implement, and monitor preventive maintenance (PM) schedules for all diagnostic and laboratory equipment.
• Ensure timely completion of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, and annual maintenance activities as applicable.
• Monitor PM compliance and ensure maintenance records are complete and properly documented.
• Identify recurring equipment failures and implement corrective/preventive actions.
• Coordinate calibration, validation, performance verification, and safety checks of equipment.
• Ensure critical equipment is maintained according to manufacturer recommendations and departmental SOPs.

3. Breakdown & Corrective Maintenance

• Supervise and coordinate timely resolution of equipment breakdowns.
• Establish response and resolution timelines based on equipment criticality.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues and support the team in identifying root causes.
• Escalate critical breakdowns to OEM/authorized service providers whenever required.
• Analyze breakdown trends and implement measures to minimize downtime and repeat failures.
• Maintain equipment downtime records and prepare periodic performance reports.

4. Diagnostic Laboratory Equipment Management

• Ensure availability and functionality of critical laboratory equipment such as:
  • Biochemistry analyzers
  • Hematology analyzers
  • Immunoassay analyzers
  • Microbiology equipment
  • Molecular diagnostic/PCR systems
  • Centrifuges
  • Incubators
  • Refrigerators/freezers
  • Autoclaves
  • Water purification systems
  • UPS and other equipment supporting laboratory operations
• Coordinate installation, commissioning, acceptance testing, relocation, and decommissioning of equipment.
• Ensure equipment is available for clinical use with minimum operational downtime.

5. AMC / CMC & Vendor Management

• Coordinate AMC/CMC activities and ensure service visits are completed as per contractual terms.
• Monitor vendor performance, service response time, spare-parts availability, and equipment uptime.
• Verify service reports, quotations, invoices, and replacement of spare parts.
• Coordinate with OEMs and authorized service providers for critical equipment.
• Support contract renewal, technical evaluation, and vendor performance assessment.
• Ensure warranty and service-contract benefits are utilized effectively.

6. Calibration & Quality Compliance

• Maintain an updated asset register containing equipment details, serial numbers, installation dates, warranty/AMC/CMC status, and maintenance history.
• Ensure timely calibration and certification of applicable equipment.
• Maintain documentation required for NABL, ISO, and other applicable quality/accreditation requirements.
• Support internal and external audits and ensure timely closure of observations.
• Ensure equipment-related SOPs, checklists, service reports, calibration certificates, and maintenance records are properly maintained.

7. Equipment Lifecycle & Asset Management

• Assess equipment condition, age, utilization, repair history, and replacement requirements.
• Support preparation of annual CAPEX/OPEX proposals for equipment procurement and replacement.
• Participate in technical evaluation of new equipment and vendor demonstrations.
• Assist in installation qualification, operational qualification, performance verification, and user acceptance, as applicable.
• Recommend replacement of obsolete, unreliable, or high-maintenance equipment.

8. Safety & Risk Management

• Ensure biomedical equipment is operated and maintained safely.
• Identify equipment-related risks and implement appropriate mitigation measures.
• Ensure electrical safety, grounding, UPS/power-backup requirements, and environmental conditions are monitored for critical equipment.
• Support incident investigation related to equipment failure and patient/user safety.
• Ensure compliance with infection-control and laboratory safety requirements where applicable.

9. MIS & Performance Monitoring

• Prepare periodic reports on:
  • Preventive maintenance compliance
  • Breakdown frequency
  • Equipment uptime/downtime
  • Mean time to repair (MTTR)
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
  • AMC/CMC status
  • Calibration status
  • Critical equipment availability
  • Spare-parts consumption
  • Vendor performance
• Present equipment performance and maintenance status to management.
• Identify trends and implement continuous-improvement initiatives.