US Design Practice Lead: Health & MedTech Innovation

Dolmen; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Dolmen is seeking a senior design leader to spearhead the US Design Practice, delivering complex, multidisciplinary programs in regulated MedTech environments. You will bridge clinical, engineering and regulatory teams to ensure high-quality, commercially impactful outcomes while growing capabilities and client relationships across Health & Life Sciences sectors.

You will drive design as a strategic differentiator, shaping opportunities, mentoring talent, and influencing governance with quality

Qualifications

• Senior design leader with strong client-facing and delivery experience.
• Proven track record leading complex multidisciplinary product development programmes.
• Significant experience within MedTech.
• Strong understanding of how design operates within multidisciplinary product development environments.
• Expertise in complex and regulated product development and medical device development processes.
• Experience working within Quality Management Systems, particularly ISO 13485.
• Knowledge of applicable regulatory frameworks and standards.
• Strong commercial awareness with a track record of contributing to growth and business development.
• Forward-looking perspective on design, healthcare innovation and emerging MedTech trends.
• Experienced in building, leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Passionate about advocating for human-centered design within technical and engineering-led environments.
• Credible with senior clients, stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Strong operator, able to balance delivery excellence, team performance and business growth.
• Structured, pragmatic and outcome-focused.
• Collaborative and effective within a broader leadership model.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Design, Design Research, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years' experience within product development, innovation consulting or outsourced product and technology development.
• Significant experience within the MedTech sector.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams spanning design, engineering and scientific disciplines.
• Proven success building and developing high-performing design teams and capability.
• Strong understanding of design's role within complex product development programs.
• Experience contributing to business development, opportunity shaping and commercial growth.
• Experience across drug delivery, diagnostics, digital health, and/or surgical & interventional technologies.
• Experience providing sector-focused thought leadership.
• Knowledge of emerging healthcare technologies and future market trends.
• Cross-sector experience in consumer, industrial and/or wellness categories.

Responsibilities

• Lead the US Design Practice. Own the performance, development and day-to-day operation of the Design capability in the US, ensuring alignment with global priorities while building capability to support growth across the Health & Life Sciences GTM and other sectors which Design supports.
• Deliver Complex Multidisciplinary Programs. Lead and oversee the delivery of complex programs from early ideation through implementation, ensuring high-quality outcomes, effective collaboration and successful client delivery across both innovative and regulated product development environments.
• Build and Maintain Senior Client Relationships. Act as a trusted advisor to clients, helping shape problems, guide solutions and strengthen long-term relationships.
• Drive Business Development and Growth. Identify opportunities, shape propositions and bring market insight and design perspectives to support the conversion of pipeline into strategic, high-value engagements.
• Drive Best Practice. Own the consistent application of design methods, tools and standards across delivery. Promote excellence in design practice while ensuring alignment with Quality Management Systems and regulated development frameworks where appropriate.
• Develop High-Performing Teams and Capability. Build, lead and develop a strong design team, including coaching senior talent, strengthening capability, supporting career development and leading effective workforce planning and deployment.
• Champion Design in Technical and Regulated Environments. Advocate for human-centered design within multidisciplinary product development teams, ensuring design contributes meaningfully to technical feasibility, user needs, commercial objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Represent PA and the Design Capability. Serve as a visible ambassador for Design across internal and external communities, championing the value of design within PA, Jacobs and the wider DES ecosystem.

Job description

Dolmen is seeking a senior design leader to spearhead the US Design Practice, delivering complex, multidisciplinary programs in regulated MedTech environments. You will bridge clinical, engineering and regulatory teams to ensure high-quality, commercially impactful outcomes while growing capabilities and client relationships across Health & Life Sciences sectors.

You will drive design as a strategic differentiator, shaping opportunities, mentoring talent, and influencing governance with quality