This Senior R&D (Research and Development) Manager role will be a member of the TAVR and Congenital R&D leadership team guiding overall strategy for the Therapy Delivery Group (TDG). They will be responsible for the development of an organization of talented and engaged engineers while responsible for supporting our active programs, working with cross functional partners within the OU (Organization Unit) on the development of strategies and our product pipeline.

This is an extremely exciting time for this organization as we focus on dealing with the growing opportunity to provide new, minimally invasive, treatment options to more patients.

A Day in The Life Of:

• Guide, grow, and motivate an exceptionally talented, diverse and world-class performing engineering team responsible for the design and development of pioneering transcatheter medical devices and procedures.
• Participate in the ongoing development and scaling of the organization in line with business demands and ensure that we have the skillsets in place to deliver predictable outcomes.
• Contribute to strategic planning and partner with internal and external experts to maintain and strengthen relevant clinical and technical expertise
• Grow and nurture cross site and cross functional relationships in a large, multi-site, matrixed organization.
• Support and ensure the achievement of project objectives and milestones with initially complex or undetermined outcomes.
• Contribute to project decisions using personal expertise, customer input, and strong engineering and clinical judgment.
• Manage high-level engineers and managers involved in an array of product development and technology exploration projects.
• Actively mentor, coach and ensure career development plans are in place for direct reports.
• Collaborate with core teams to establish objectives and evaluate the progress of direct reports.
• Responsible for managing functional cost center budget and resource allocation.
• Understand and comply with company policies & procedures and external standards & guidance.
• Generate solutions to both engineering and organizational challenges.

Key Skills & Experience

• Level 8 Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 7 years relevant direct engineering experience within a similar environment. Masters degree advantageous
• 5 years direct managerial experience of engineers and a career history of demonstrated progressive management experience
• Excellent team building, communication, people management and management skills
• Extensive Program Management skills are a distinct advantage
• Dynamic team player and mentor and can work effectively and proactively on a global team
• Experienced in the medical device market and have a proven result driven record of accomplishment