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The incumbent will provide some technical support to a Renal solution commercial products line. He will serve as expert and will lead a cross-functional team to assess and implement all changes related to the container closure system.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing and coordinating all activities necessary to complete a major materials engineering project or several small projects
• Coordinate material testing with external and internal laboratories
• Design user friendly products at low production cost and in accordance with manufacturing, marketing, customer expectations and applicable regulatory rules
• Create materials qualification strategy and plan
• Identify and analyze design problems to achieve optimal solutions that satisfy cost and technical requirements using both internal and external technical resources. Formulate new, innovative approaches to solve technical problems on a consistent basis
• Communicates key information and recommendations to internal (purchasing, quality, marketing and production) and external partners to influence technical decisions and strategy
• Supervise the work for lower level research associates/engineers
• Create and communicate project plans, tasks and deliverables and manage time to meet project deadlines. This includes reporting pertinent information at key milestones through clear, concise oral and written communications
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of GxP and regulations related to new product development

Qualifications

• Knowledge about injection molding and/or injection molding parts
• Understand implications of a material change in a very broad perspective (product impact, process impact, regulatory implications, end user, sterilization, etc)
• Extensive experience utilizing material characterization tools to solve problem with minimal assistance. Proven ability to solve problem
• Demonstrated ability to decompose complex problems into task lists
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership for materials engineering projects with substantial complexity and scope
• Demonstrated ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations based on technical inputs from multiple and varied function (i.e. manufacturing, quality, regulatory, etc.)
• Proven communication skills and ability to perform in a cross-functional team environment
• Ability to drive change initiatives
• Excellent technical protocol & report writing skills with quality and regulatory requirements in English
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
• Ability to coach and develop new team members
• Good understanding of regulations applicable for drug and medical devices

Education and/or Experience

• Hold a BSc with 8 to 13 years of experience or a MSc with 6 to 11 years in material science, polymer science & engineering, chemical engineering, metallurgy, mechanical engineering or equivalent
• Experience with product development, especially in the design of plastic parts and/or packaging

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