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NPD Specialist (Healthcare)

Our client is an indigenous Irish Pharma Business selling into Ireland & the UK. They have a fantastic opportunity for an entrepreneurial Scientist to work as an NPD Specialist within an established NPD team. Reporting to the NPD Manager, the NPD Specialist will give full support to the delivery of development projects from concept to launch to agreed timelines and commercial targets. The incumbent will bring new projects to life from early evaluation, identification and concept through to market launch stage. They work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure ...

Location: Dublin,
NPD Specialist (Healthcare) 		Dublin Not Disclosed
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Research and Development Scientist Career Profile

R&D Scientist

Although the majority of roles within operations of medical device companies are focused on engineering, scientists play a crucial role in the development of new products and in the improvement of existing products. An R&D Scientist understands the current range of technology e.g. materials, they take it, obtain customer input and do all the design work and bring it through to producing a product in the market place. R&D Scientist understand and conceptualize the new technologies and the NPD group will take it and develop into a product. R&D Scientists are passionate about research and have a long term view i.e. could be working on new product technologies for 2-3 years

Key Requirement of R&D Scientist


  • Maintaining up to date knowledge in areas of responsibility, including customer needs, latest technologies and relevant scientific understanding in the area
  • Researching and developing new technologies and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
  • Preparing reports, writing technical papers and providing technical presentations to develop reputation and market presence.
  • Identifying and directing vendors responsible for material supply and process development
  • Planning, scheduling and initiating activities to support research and development projects in areas of technical competence
  • Monitoring project schedules and ensuring successful and timely completion of project activities
  • Assisting Marketing and Operations personnel with technical expertise and as required, meeting existing or new customers/vendors.
  • Research & Development - including concept development, sourcing/selection of materials and components and the evaluation of same
  • Evaluating new technology performance and stability
  • Supporting future product introductions
  • Accomplishing trial work for new technologies
  • Working with patent counsel to support patentability/infringement searches and preparation of patent applications