Job Description Summary

The role takes on a hands-on, customer facing, technical leadership role on a cross functional project core team guiding the design, development, verification and validation of on-body combination products in support of BD’s global R&D pipeline with special focus on the parenteral delivery of biologics and biosimilars. At its core, supporting our pharmaceutical partners, this role will give the opportunity to develop user-centric on-body drug delivery solutions designed to drive patient empowerment, independence, compliance, and improved health outcomes.

Job Description

We are the makers of possible

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

Why join us?

A career at BD means learning and working alongside inspirational leaders and colleagues who are equally passionate and committed to fostering an inclusive, growth-centered, and rewarding culture. You will have the opportunity to help shape the trajectory of BD while leaving a legacy at the same time.

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of health. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive. And find satisfaction in doing your part to make the world a better place.

Become a maker of possible with us!

Main responsibilities will include:

Day to Day responsibilities:

• Be part of the team representing the organization as one of the prime technical contacts to a pharma partner on a B2B product development project.

• Deliver on new and exciting advanced drug delivery solutions as a technical leader on a cross-functional project team through all phases of the project lifecycle, from concept through launch.

• Translate business requirements into a robust, scalable technical design.

• Pursue complex problems by applying sound engineering principles, utilizing experimental, computational and analytical methods to a range of technical product development challenges over a range of products from simple disposable components to complex electromechanical and “smart” device assemblies.

• Work closely with both functional teams and project managers to identify and mitigate technical issues to reduce programmatic risks.

• Improve product development cycles and quality via the application of DFSS and Lean Product Development Tools

• Develop and guide technical design/methodologies to achieve product goals,

• Work within a team of R&D associates, applying best design practices, analysis, simulation and verification of subsystems and systems

Technical Leader capable of:

• Representing R&D within a team of QA, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Marketing, and Manufacturing team members by facilitating effective communication and engagement.

• Mentor and motivate team members and junior associates while coaching them through activities such as bench studies, tolerance stack up analysis, FMEAs, design verification, validation, vendor interactions, materials specifications and component specifications.

• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal communication skills, which enable you to gain client trust and mentor junior engineers.

• Apply and assert DFSS best practices on all projects

• Be an agile learner, tolerant of risk, and biased towards action

• Effectively and clearly communicate concepts, ideas and knowledge to other individuals, teams and customers

• Ensure compliance with BD quality policies, procedures and practices as well as with all local, state, federal and BD safety laws, policies and procedures.

About you:

• Must have a Bachelor of Science Engineering or technical degree. A post graduate degree is desired.

• Minimum of 5 years’ related work experience in medical device development with an emphasis on wearable infusion pumps, large volume injection devices, or the like.

• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills, including customer, and/or varying internal/external stakeholder interaction experience

• Deep experience in the selection and/or design and commercialization of parenteral drug delivery devices in the Biotech industry.

• Proven track record of executing complex system designs incorporating mechanical subsystems, preferably in the medical device field

• Ability to lead multi-discipline engineering project teams

• Proficiency with modern CAD, CAE and other design / simulation tools

Click on apply if this sounds like you!

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IRL BD and CO Dublin South

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