POSITION TITLE : GCE Medical R&D Team Lead
Job Profile :
REPORTS TO : Director of Innovation
NUMBER OF DIRECT REPORTS : 6
LOCATION : Chennai
Duties & Responsibilities :
- Managing the team's actions to delivery New Product development projects. This is an end to end responsibility of successful project delivery from gate 0 to post project audit.
- Manage the R&D budget, timelines, and resources effectively to achieve project goals on time and within scope
- Collaborate with business managers, product managers, regulatory, production, purchasing to ensure that new products and technologies meet healthcare standards, regulatory requirements, and market needs.
- Contribute to align the R&D strategy with the business growth goals
- Creative input to the NPI projects and program
- Point of contact for technical questions from customers / production / product management / quality & regulatory
- Creation, completion, and management of technical files for relevant product lines
- Determining test criteria, organising testing and interpretation of results
- Working closely with procurement to drive cost savings
- Working closely with production to deliver optimized production processes Metrics of success for the role
- Delivery of the product roadmap
- Project performance KPIs including, time to market, development cost, product cost, sales impact and product performance criteria
- Delivery of cost reduction projects
- Delivery on quality improvement projects
- Qualifications (Include education, experience, technical, travel and language requirements) :
Required Qualifications :
Masters in Engineering Mechanical or Electronics as a minimumMinimum of 10 years of experience in R&D leadership in the healthcare or medical device industry or highly regulated industry.3-5 years experience working in a multinational, preferably American led organization working in a Global function preferably R&D.Experience leading Engineering process (Stagegate) and systems (PLM).Preference to those with a strong understanding of healthcare regulations (FDA, CE), quality standards (ISO), and product standards (NFPA, HTM, ISO, CFR, CGA, CRN).Person Specification :
Highly engaged attitudeAbility to manage a team under pressure.Ability to undertake travel.Experience in a medical device company is essential.Experience in leading R&D in a multinational environment is essentialProven innovation and delivery of multiple successful NPIs in European and US markets isessential
Experience in regulatory matters associated with medical devices is essentialExperience in digital healthcare is essentialFamiliarity with healthcare reimbursement and market access strategies.Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to identify new opportunities for innovation.Experience with managing cross-functional teams and navigating complex project lifecycleExcellent communication and presentation skills, both technical and non-technical.Ability to balance scientific rigor with practical, market-driven solutions(ref : iimjobs.com)