Associate Director (Biomedical Engineering)

Monroe Consulting Group; Eastern Visayas; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Monroe Consulting Group, an executive recruitment firm, partners with a leading healthcare organisation in the Philippines to hire an Associate Director - Biomedical Engineering. This role leads strategy and operations to deliver safe, reliable patient care in a world-class facility.

You will provide strategic leadership for biomedical engineering services, drive compliance and asset management, oversee budgeting, and advocate continuous departmental improvement while engaging executive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering; preferred Biomedical, Electronics, or Electrical.
• Master's degree or MBA units preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of managerial experience in biomedical engineering or hospital functions.
• Active PRC licence required.
• Certifications in Biomedical Engineering or Clinical Engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for biomedical engineering services to support safe, reliable care.
• Lead compliance, safety programmes, and asset optimisation.
• Maintain an equipment and facilities database for tracking and lifecycle management.
• Ensure personnel training on safe operation and basic maintenance of medical equipment.
• Review capital equipment requests and support procurement evaluations.
• Support project planning for construction, commissioning, and inspections.
• Oversee maintenance programs to meet uptime targets and regulatory standards.
• Develop policies, procedures, and budget planning for the department.

Skills

Business acumen

Data analysis

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree or MBA units preferred

Job description

Monroe Consulting Group, an executive recruitment firm, is partnering with a leading organisation in the Healthcare sector to hire an Associate Director - Biomedical Engineering. This opportunity is based in the Philippines. The role offers the chance to lead biomedical engineering strategy and operations within a respected healthcare institution committed to delivering safe, reliable, and world-class patient care.

Position Overview

Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for biomedical engineering services, ensuring medical equipment and facilities support the delivery of high-quality healthcare.
Act as the key adviser to executive leadership on biomedical engineering matters while driving compliance, safety, asset optimisation, and continuous departmental improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a systematic approach for maintaining and managing healthcare equipment and facilities to ensure safe and efficient operations.
• Establish quality assurance and safety programmes to identify, document, and resolve equipment and facility hazards.
• Maintain an accurate database of all healthcare equipment and facilities for effective control, tracking, and asset management.
• Ensure medical personnel are trained in the safe use, proper operation, and basic maintenance of medical equipment and support systems.
• Review, evaluate, and prioritise strategic capital requests for biomedical engineering equipment.
• Provide biomedical engineering resources to support medical equipment planning for construction projects, conduct pre-purchase evaluations, vendor research, and cost-of-ownership assessments, approve acceptance testing and inspections of new equipment, and participate in hazard recall programmes and device-related incident investigations.
• Ensure compliance with equipment uptime targets by monitoring preventive and corrective maintenance activities.
• Ensure compliance with Joint Commission medical equipment standards and other regulatory requirements through engineering oversight.
• Develop programmes that support the continuous growth of the biomedical engineering group and enhance organisational effectiveness.
• Develop, review, and approve departmental policies and procedures.
• Plan, review, and approve the departmental budget.

Key Requirements

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, preferably Biomedical, Electronics, or Electrical Engineering.
• Master's degree or units in Business Administration preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of managerial experience in biomedical engineering or related hospital functions.
• Active PRC licence required.
• Certifications in Biomedical Engineering or Clinical Engineering preferred.

Technical / Functional Expertise

• Strong business acumen with advanced data analysis skills.
• Computer literate and up to date with the latest biomedical engineering trends applicable to tertiary hospital institutions.
• Proven ability to establish quality assurance and safety programmes.
• Experience managing equipment databases for asset control, tracking, and management.
• Expertise in reviewing, evaluating, and overseeing capital equipment requests.
• Knowledge of preventive and corrective maintenance programmes and equipment uptime management.
• Familiarity with medical equipment planning, procurement evaluation, vendor assessment, acceptance testing, inspections, and lifecycle cost analysis.
• Understanding of Joint Commission medical equipment standards and relevant regulatory requirements.

Soft Skills & Leadership Competencies

• Assertive, observant, and results-oriented.
• Sound professional judgement and decision-making ability.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage effectively across all organisational levels.
• Capable of leading teams, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and enhancing organisational effectiveness.