Job title:Project Manager - R&D
Location:Ballybrit, Galway
Benefits:Excellent salary, bonus, pension, healthcare, hybrid working and opportunity to grow your career with hugely exciting Medical Device organisation.

Company:
My client are a Medical Device company who have recently been acquired by a multinational, a global leader in neurovascular care. And a broad portfolio of devices used in the endovascular treatment of haemorrhagic and ischemic stroke.My client invests in their people, and take great pride in providing a positive work environment which respects diversity, supports wellbeing, and embraces innovation.


About the role:
The Research & Development Project Manager will be part of the R&D team in Galway, an exciting group of engineers and scientists dedicated to understanding unmet needs in neurovascular diseases (such as stroke) and developing innovative device solutions to improve their treatment




Some responsibilities include:

• Provide technical leadership and take ownership of critical technical tasks in the execution of new product development catheter projects.
• Liaise with key opinion leaders to develop a deep understanding of the disease state, gather user needs; and articulate throughout the team.
• Translate needs requirements into technical specifications.
• Foster a culture of creativity; generate creative product solutions to address unmet needs.
• Provide leadership to the team in the development of test models for prototype performance evaluations, building and testing of prototypes, test data analysis and interpretation, component and finished device assembly drawings/specifications, product materials selection, and process development. Hands-on approach where appropriate, leading critical activities by example.
• Identify and manage key technical risks and appropriate mitigations throughout the product lifecycle.

• Develop detailed technical project goals, plans and budget.
• Identify critical project tasks, define project strategy, and set team priorities.
• Identify and manage key program risks.
• Manage direct team and across functions to deliver on performance, time and cost targets.
• Report progress across the organisation.
• Leverage and liaise with external resources to achieve project goals.
• Manage project in accordance with quality system – take ownership of design history file and lead design reviews.

• A minimum of 8 years’ experience in medical device industry with experience of technical project leadership, and prior catheter product development experience as a Senior R&D Engineer is required.
• Strong technical leadership capability, responsible for leading and managing the technical team in the development of differentiated catheter devices.
• Strong catheter design, development and technical ability is essential, based on a solid foundation of fundamental engineering principles. Strong work ethic and creative problem solver.