Senior R&D Engineer - Johnson & Johnson MedTech | Neurovascular
- Galway
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Conduct research internally or using external sources to meet R&D needs in the development of devices for treatment of neurovascular diseases.
- Work with other team members on research planning, execution, analysis and reporting as needed.
- Collaborate externally with physicians and academics, and internally with R&D, Clinical, Medical Affairs, Marketing, and other business partners to understand unmet needs.
- Provide meaningful output that can be utilised by product development teams, e.g. analysis of data from literature, in-vitro test model development, in vitro and in vivo pre-clinical experiments, and test protocol development.
- Work to project timelines, ensure accurate completion of activities, ensure project reviews are timely, effectively communicate project updates, risks, and issues to management on a timely basis.
- Remain current on the constantly evolving landscape of neurovascular disease research in search of better strategies for prioritising our portfolio based on treatment insights.
- Publish original research in relevant, peer-reviewed medical, engineering or scientific journals.
- Present work at international congresses as part of Industry symposia or Scientific Programmes.
- Acquire an in-depth knowledge of current products from a technical point of view: design, materials, performances, manufacturing process.
- Provide direction to other team members, including mentoring and oversight of less experienced engineers or technicians.
- Support regulatory submissions.
- Support to Sales and Marketing for product characterization, competitive testing and field training.
- Leverage and liaise with external resources, including suppliers, to achieve project goals.
- Write procedures, protocols, specifications, and reports.
- Support development of marketing materials (presentations/videos/demos).
- Ensure personal and company compliance with all Federal, State, local and company regulations, policies and procedures for Environmental, Health and Safety.
- Other duties as assigned or required.
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Medical Devices, Cardiovascular or Neurovascular implants or instruments including catheters, stents, or delivery systems.
- Advanced degree in Engineering or Science.
- Strong design and technical ability based on a broad and deep knowledge of fundamental engineering principles.
- Data review and statistical methods skills (Minitab).
- Strong work ethic, creative problem solving, capable of working on own initiative.
- Excellent writing, presentation, and verbal communication skills essential.
- Results and deadline driven with an ability to handle multiple tasks and operate in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with people to achieve results.
- Highly motivated and an enthusiastic self-starter with the ability to work under own initiative and as a team player.
- Experience in neurovascular disease and its treatment.
- Development of in-vitro test methods for evaluation of medical devices.
- Leadership experience of small teams, and/or coaching and mentoring would be advantageous.