Cook Medical Holdings
Central Engineering Services Director (Finance)
Posting Date 1 month ago (11/24/2021 4:36 PM)
Requisition ID 2021-9909 Job Location(s) Bloomington IN United States Travel 10-20% Position Type Full Time Company Cook Medical Holdings Category Engineering
Overview
The Central Engineering Services Director at Cook Medical provides Engineering support for both the Research & Development (R&D) and Post Market Engineering functions globally, in the areas of testing, biocompatability, Engineering Operations, Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), materials, packaging and sterilization.
This position is responsible for leading the team that provides Engineering support for both the Research & Development (R&D) and Post Market Engineering teams globally, as well as engineering teams at other Cook companies, in the areas of testing, biocompatibility, Engineering Operations, Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), materials, packaging and sterilization.
Toxicology & Biocompatibility:
Responsibilities
• Ensure that adequate resources are available for execution of all engineering activities required to support R&D and Post Market Engineering efforts globally
• Collaborate with global leadership of Corporate Operations, R&D and Post Market Engineering to establish the strategic direction of the Central Engineering Services team, as well as manage and prioritize workload
• Collaborate with R&D and Post Market Engineering to establish and maintain procedures, processes and tools to support the efficient completion of design control and risk management activities
• Establish processes to ensure operational compliance with all applicable company, regulatory and industry standards and define approach to achieve compliance effectively and efficiently
• Define metrics to appropriately measure the effectiveness of the Central Engineering Services team and a mechanism to communicate progress against these metrics to relevant stake holders
• Assure functional costs are tracked and managed within budgetary constraints
• Develop and justify plans for staffing and equipment to fulfill service provision requirements
• Work with industry leadership groups to influence future standards and practices.
• Establish an network of vendors that can support and supplement the work of the CES team
• Build, develop and manage the performance of the team
• Foster and maintain a workplace culture respectful and supportive of individual differences
• Ability to establish a culture of continual improvement and drive efficiency gains while maintaining quality and compliance
• Strong ability to collaborate with other functional leadership to achieve established objectives
Qualifications
• Minimum Bachelor's degree required in Engineering, preferably in Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, or Biomedical Engineering
• Masters/PhD Degree preferred
• Minimum 10 years experience in the medical device field
• Minimum 7 years experience in Engineering management
• Strong technical, statistical, computer and analytical skills, demonstrated by achievements in lean or other process improvement methodologies
• Significant experience working directly with cross functional teams
• Broad knowledge and understanding of regulatory requirements, medical device quality systems, design controls, risk management, sterilization, materials and human anatomy
Physical Requirements:
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations
• Majority of work is performed in a normal office environment
• Ability to travel globally to interact with all R&D, Post Market Engineering, Manufacturing location management and Corporate executives
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