ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

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  Abiomed, part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, is recruiting for an Associate Director, Product Development located in Danvers, MA.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities may include :  Lead product development programs from inception to implementation   Direct supervisor of technical staff including engineers and technicians from multiple disciplines  Organize the team around standardized best practices for project management, including schedule development, resource and budget estimates, requirements generation, cost/benefit analyses, design and development milestones, priority and task management, and meeting facilitation.  Hire and retain top talent to keep pace with platform growth.
Sets business metrics for the team and provides performance feedback to employees.  Represent the platform as a technical spokesperson to management and the cross functional team  Engage with external and internal manufacturing partners to develop manufacturable designs and processes.
  Lead design reviews to ensure producibility, inspectability, testability, maintainability and repairability of updated product processes and design changes  Partner and collaborate cross-functionally (product management, operations, quality, manufacturing, and regulatory) to launch new features, technology, and products into the market  Assess technical performance of newly launched features, technology, and products in the field to identify, investigate, communicate, and execute on opportunities  Identify requirements through physician interactions  Plans, schedules, conducts, and manages various engineering projects, ensuring all projects adhere to acceptable engineering practices and compliance regulations and are appropriately staffed  Develops standard operating procedures.
  Provide engineering expertise and maintains a high level of competency and business development acumen.
  Qualifications QUALIFICATIONS  BS in Engineering required; preferably in Mechanical or Biomedical   10+ years’ experience in production development required  3+ years management experience preferred  Personnel focused leader with passion for developing junior staff  Strong meeting facilitator and effective presenter to all audiences  Expert in medical device design controls required Expert project manager (planning, scheduling, coordinating, budgeting) preferred Experience in root cause investigation and coordinating, assigning, aligning timely effective mitigations preferred Knowledge of Solidworks, ANSYS Mechanical, MathCad, MiniTab & Matlab Engineering CAD preferred  Possesses excellent communication, motivation, team building, employee involvement, diplomacy, delegating skills as well as confidence and enthusiasm.
May require up to % travel – US & EU  Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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