Vertos Medical

Video - A message from David Lalor, VP of Operations/R&D

Overview

Vertos Medical is moving into its newest stage of growth and innovation.  The new VP of R&D is looking for a talented Director of R&D to join his team and focus on stage 2, 3, and 4 of the product development lifecycle with a focus on product design and development up to technology transfer and launch.  The right leader will get to grow and mentor a team, drive and coordinate cross-functional partnerships, and ensure team understanding and accountability to project investments, schedules, and hitting timelines.  The VP has an empowerment, servant-leader mentality and needs a partner who can lead and that is hungry to grow.

Responsibilities

Assume complete responsibility of projects to ensure on-time, on
budget, per plan delivery of quality products including development,
product verification, and validation testing. The leadership includes
overall design, requirement development, design for manufacturing,
and test methods.

• Leads design and development with strong hands-on experience in mechanical design development
• Strong influence on proof of concept and manufacturing, DOM, and technology transfer best practices
• Develop, manage, and maintain up-to-date project timelines
  inclusive of all critical milestones, key interdependencies and
  resource constraints, while applying appropriate project scheduling techniques.
• Guide project team activities to meet project and business objectives including approval of project recommendations through governance; drive team accountability for deliverables and ensure projects meet milestones.
• Lead cross-functional team.
• Create Design History file that complies with FDA and ISO medical
  device requirements.
• Define scope and ensure stakeholder alignment, resource, and risk
  management, project leadership, team development and
  communication.
• Proactively identify and escalate risks and issues to relevant
  stakeholders; lead development and delivery of tactical and
  achievable mitigation and contingency planning.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or relevant degree/Advanced Degrees are preferred
• 10+ years’ relevant experience with at least 3 in mechanical design development.
• Experience leading teams with a minimum of 3 years of leadership experience with direct reports.
• Must be a strong leader and mentor with a servant leadership mentality.
• Must be hungry for growth and ready to make an impact in a growth environment.
• Experience in managing Class II device development programs in the medical device space with knowledge of regulatory and quality requirements.
• Strong understanding of quality systems, regulatory requirements, development, and manufacturing processes.
• Strong experience in mechanical design development, proof of concept, product launches and know the pitfalls to avoid.
• Strong, proactive leadership style with a proven track record of hitting timelines and following schedules.