VP R&D Equipment Development

Date Posted:

2/26/2010

 

Job ID:

1705

 

Company:

Company is the world's biggest source of goods and services for people going through dialysis because of chronic kidney failure, a condition that affects more than million individuals worldwide. Through our network of over two thousand dialysis clinics around the world, we provide dialysis care to almost 200,000patients around the globe. We are also the leading supplier of dialysis products around the world.

 

Location:

Northern CA

 

Reports To:

SR VP R&D

 

Salary:

200 to 240k

 

Education:

MS. Degree in Engineering or equivalent.

 

Requirements:

Minimum of 15 years of development experience. Experience in development, verification, and standards necessary to meet FDA / IEC / ISO requirements. Ability to interface with customers, marketing to develop and review requirements and plants. Clear understanding of Development and Quality Assurance processes. Demonstrated achievements in planning, directing, and implementing projects on time, within budget and with desired functionality. Ability to provide technical leadership. Thorough knowledge of Medical Equipment technology development processes. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, functional reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies or members of the business community. Write effective reports, speeches, business correspondence, procedure manuals, and articles for publications that conform to prescribed style and format. Effectively present information to upper management and other groups. Mathematical and reasoning skills: Ability to comprehend and apply principles of advanced math. Ability to apply logical and scientific critical thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Relationships: Internal Contacts: Regulatory Affairs, Marketing, Quality Systems, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Accounting, Technical Services, Legal & Intellectual Property Dept., Human Resources, Sustaining Engineering, German R&D and Marketing External Contacts: Consultants (e.g. outside design groups), Vendors (e.g. electronic, mechanical components), Test Laboratories (UL, CKC and others), Learning Centers, Contractors, and Job Placement companies Supervise: R&D Equip. Directors, Managers and Supervisors. Responsibilities includes interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Customer Interaction : Responsible for driving the FMCNA culture through values and customer service standards. Accountable for outstanding customer service to all external and internal customers. Develops and maintains effective relationships through effective and timely communication. Takes initiative and action to respond, resolve and follow up regarding customer service issues with all customers in a timely manner.

 

Duties:

Director the development of all phases of the design process, including conception, design, planning, tracking, and execution of multiple R&D projects. Direct the appraisal of the development process to product launch of Dialysis Equipment and related products. Provide product support in area of quality, manufacturing, regulatory, marketing and clinical research. Support manufacturing cost reduction projects for Dialysis equipment. Continue to develop the technical skills and project leadership capabilities of the Equipment group. Enhance employee satisfaction via coaching/feedback, training, professional development, field therapy exposure and recognition. Manage and control R&D budget for the Equipment products. Develop and encourage others within the department, to promote intellectual property for the company. Prepare and present to executive management project updates, design concepts and other technical information as is needed. Develop work estimates, work breakdown structures and the project work plan; Prepare a consolidated work plan for initiatives that involve multiple related projects. Seek and interact with outside consultants if needed, on project related technical matters. Keep up with the state of the art of technologies to ensure the safety, performance and quality of our products.