Senior Manager, R&D

Abbott (abbottcareers2 board); Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Vascular's New Brighton location seeks a Senior Manager of R&D who oversees long-range strategy and daily product development activities. This role has direct management over R&D engineering functions and partners cross-functionally to keep Abbott's products ahead.

The incumbent will attract and develop top technical talent, drive innovative solutions, ensure quality and regulatory compliance, and deliver medical devices to market with leadership across directors, physicians, suppliers,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Experience leading engineering teams in medical devices.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and product safety.

Responsibilities

• Hire, mentor, and develop R&D staff and subcontractors.
• Lead and foster an innovative culture within R&D aligned with Abbott values.
• Set objectives for direct reports and monitor progress.
• Collaborate with marketing, regulatory, clinical affairs, quality, and operations.
• Oversee lifecycle management from ideation to sustaining products.
• Present to senior management and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Leadership

R&D Management

Regulatory Knowledge

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Job description

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Main Purpose of the Role

Use multidisciplinary engineering knowledge to manage and participate in design and development of innovative medical devices and subsystems in support of Abbott's strategic plan. Leads and manages a team of R&D engineers developing new products and maintaining legacy products. Manages and conducts development work as part of a major project. Oversee and perform analyses to develop design specifications and performance requirements working with senior management to ensure market compatibility. Provides technical information concerning engineering techniques. Provides leadership and mentoring to R&D engineers and technicians.

Job Summary

The Senior Manager of R&D in Abbott Vascular's New Brighton location is a broad and dynamic role that spans activities that range from developing long range strategy to assisting with daily execution of product development activities and programs. The role has direct management responsibilities over R&D engineering functions within Abbott Vascular R&D. This individual will play a role in technical stewardship of Abbott Vascular's product innovations, working cross-functionally to keep Abbott's products in a leadership position long-term.

With the Abbott Vascular R&D leadership team, the individual will be responsible for attracting and developing the top technical talent necessary to successfully execute Abbott Vascular's product plan; will share in identifying and implementing innovative solutions and best practices, creating and scaling robust processes; and ultimately will develop products that meet or exceed customer requirements for quality, safety, and effectiveness and Abbott's requirements for marketability. This role requires a proven track record of leading high performing teams and delivering fully developed medical products to market.

The Senior Manager will interact and collaborate with a broad set of stakeholders, including directors and executives throughout the organization, physician customers, external suppliers, OEM partners, and service providers.

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for hiring and retaining diverse, highly qualified staff and providing career coaching, growth, and personal development. Accountable for staff development: critiquing, instructing, mentoring, coaching, and evaluation. Accountable for the performance of subordinates and work output of managed subcontractors.
• Responsible for leading and fostering an innovative and ambitious culture within R&D that is consistent with Abbott Vascular's core values. Translates mission and vision into actionable, quantitative plans.
• Sets expectations and objectives for direct reports and monitors progress.
• Participates in Abbott Vascular's business cycle including strategic planning, organization and talent planning, and annual operating planning.
• Collaborates on new device planning, knowledge sharing, and innovative design. Works not only with engineering direct reports and peers but also with partners from marketing, regulatory, clinical affairs, quality, and operations.
• Supports lifecycle management of current and future products from ideation, through development, to sustaining. Drives innovation in all aspects of product development.
• Prepares and delivers presentations to senior management and cross-functional teams as required.
• Direct and makes decisions to resolve systematic problems and to improve efficiency and speed of activities associated with medical device development.
• Apply technical expertise to diagnosing design and manufacturing quality problems.
• Coordinate with project managers to assign resources and operate within timelines and budgets.
• Comply with FDA regulations; other regulatory requirements; and company policies, operating procedures, and processes. Works cross-functionally to ensure proper documentation systems are implemented. Reviews and provides functional approval for project and quality system documentation.
• Ensure technical competency and expertise in the organization around risk, product safety requirements, reliability, usability requirements, and global regulatory standards and compliance.
• Remain current on developments in field of expertise, regulatory requirements, and industry trends. Maintains knowledge of current and novel technology through literature, trade journals, university associations, and by attending scientific conferences.
• Ability to travel 10%.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. Masters in technical or