» Senior Consultant, Diagnostic Product Development

Main purpose of the job
To take a leading role in the design and delivery of multi-disciplinary projects in the field of diagnostic product development. The position will require you to apply your extensive diagnostic product development experience and project leadership skills to the development of world-leading medical products for our clients around the globe.
Type of work undertaken by the division/group


Your specific responsibilities will vary according to your particular expertise but are likely to include:
- Definition of technical solutions for product or system developments
- Provide technical leadership as either a technical authority or systems lead
- Systems engineering or technical review of complex development projects
- Compilation of system architecture specifications
- Project management of significant development projects
- Root cause analysis and leadership of problem solving through laboratory based investigation
- Transfer of designs to manufacture through liaison with external suppliers
- Writing technical reports and producing high quality design documentation
- Contribute to the companies external profile through development of IP or as technical author
- You will also support the diagnostics business development function, exhibiting and presenting at key conferences and representing the Diagnostics Group at sales meetings.
- You will use your strong technical expertise and knowledge of the diagnostic product development field to develop relationships with current and future clients by demonstrating an understanding of their needs and writing proposals to define work programmes.

Minimum requirements
- To meet the requirements of this role you should have a very high level of practical experience with proven technical skills in either optics, electronics/software, electromechanics, or fluidics and have spent substantial time in an engineering design environment.
- You should be capable of acting as systems lead for complex multidisciplinary projects.
- You should have significant experience in diagnostics either within a product company or consultancy with direct experience of in-vitro diagnostics.
- You should have excellent oral & written communication skills.
- You should be a self-motivated team player who is highly enthusiastic about the diagnostic product development area
- Significant project management or project leadership experience is essential.
- An excellent understanding of medical device development processes compliant with ISO 13485 and QSR is also a key requirement.

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