Product Development Specialist - Eagan,MN/San Antonio, TX

Solventum in; Eagan (MN); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Solventum seeks a Product Development Specialist to drive new medical device concepts from design through launch, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative healthcare solutions. The role emphasizes safety, confidentiality, and adherence to regulatory standards while advancing technologies for wound care and patient outcomes.

The successful candidate will contribute to prototypes, intellectual property, and external presentations, with travel to support development efforts

Qualifications

• Medical device design and development experience.
• Experience prototyping using medical related materials.
• Experience maintaining complete confidentiality and discretion in business relationships and exercise sound business judgment.
• Prior technical presentation experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design efforts with cross functional teams to progress concepts to launch.
• Determine wound healing related user needs and develop technologies to solve customer needs.
• Contribute to project schedules for design and technical aspects as a technical team member.
• Protect Solventum intellectual property through patent filings, publications and conferences.

Skills

Product development

Medical device design

Prototyping materials

Technical presentation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or higher

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Thank you for your interest in joining Solventum. Solventum is a new healthcare company with a long legacy of solving big challenges that improve lives and help healthcare professionals perform at their best. At Solventum, people are at the heart of every innovation we pursue. Guided by empathy, insight, and clinical intelligence, we collaborate with the best minds in healthcare to address our customers’ toughest challenges. While we continue updating the Solventum Careers Page and applicant materials, some documents may still reflect legacy branding. Please note that all listed roles are Solventum positions, and our Privacy Policy: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/legal/website-privacy-statement/applicant-privacy/ applies to any personal information you submit. As it was with 3M, at Solventum all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Job Description

Product Development Specialist - Eagan,MN/San Antonio, TX (Solventum)

3M Health Care is now Solventum At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue. We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

• Leading technical design effort by working with cross functional teams to progress projects through a new product development and commercialization process to take concepts through to launch.
• Helping to determine wound healing related user needs and leveraging expertise to develop and advance technologies that can solve for our customers.
• Contributing to the project schedule for design and technical aspects of the project and providing input as a member of the technical team.
• Protect Solventum intellectual property through the filing of new patent applications, publish in top-tier journals, and present at appropriate conferences.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher AND 7 years of experience in product development in a regulated environment in a private, public, government or military setting.
• OR High School Diploma/GED AND 11 years of experience in product development in a regulated design environment in a private, public, government or military environment.
• In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required: Medical device design and development experience. Experience of prototyping using medical related materials. Experience in maintaining complete confidentiality and discretion in business relationships and exercise sound business judgment. Success in dealing effectively with all employees and external business contacts, to build networks and convey a positive, service-oriented attitude. Prior technical presentation experience.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Master's degree or higher degree in a materials or scientific discipline from an accredited institution.
• An understanding of wound care, the wound care industry and associated international standards.
• Background in regulated industry for medical devices or pharmaceutical products, including FDA, ICH and ISO requirements.
• Project management training and/or experience.
• Experience in manufacturing processes for raw materials or commercial products.

Additional Requirements

In this role, you may be required to enter healthcare or other third-party facilities. Those facilities may, in turn, require you to possess certain licenses, vaccinations, and/or other credentials or qualifications (collectively “prerequisites to entry”) for regulatory, safety, or other business reasons. All information will be kept in accordance with applicable law and Solventum policies. In order to respond to the prerequisites to entry, Solventum may share your information with the providers of medical screens, vaccinations, or verifications as well as the healthcare or other third-party facilities requiring the prerequisites to entry.

Work location: Onsite Eagen, MN or San Antonio, TX. Job Duties allow for some remote work but require travel to Eagen or San Antonio location at least 4 days per week. Travel: May include up to 10% domestic/international. Relocation Assistance: May be authorized Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

Applicable to US Applicants Only: The expected compensation range for this position is $124,000 - $170,500, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience.

In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.solventum.com/en-us/home/our-company/careers/#Total-Rewards

Responsibilities

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Solventum is an equal opportunity employer

Solventum is an equal opportunity employer. Solventum will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Application and Terms

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Company Overview

A new healthcare company with a rich history. With more than 70 years of delivering healthcare innovations, we continue to move the industry forward by helping to solve our customers’ biggest challenges. 20,000+ employees worldwide. Solventum relies on the courage and the boundless insights of professionals worldwide to achieve exceptional results for our customers and those who rely on them. Healthcare that leads with heart and humility starts with listening and never finishes, only evolves. As long as healthcare challenges remain unsolved, we will be here, united by empathy and a relentless belief that countless lives are improved through our work. Operations in 38 countries. Driven by our dedication to improved outcomes for all we serve, we break through by making unprecedented connections that impact lives. In more than 300 offices and facilities around the world, we work closely with customers and partners to create positive healthcare outcomes that transcend borders. To realize our shared vision, we harness diverse talents and perspectives from every background to not only address our customers' most urgent priorities but anticipate the needs of the future.