The Company

Since 2003, we have been building better futures with our partners as IDE Group and have completed 250 projects across the medical technology landscape, including diagnostic imaging, respiratory care, surgical interventional, drug delivery, radiology and point of care diagnostics.

Making a difference drives our values; to be resourceful, curious, think positive, put others first, embrace complexity and take ownership create our successful outcomes.

IDE is a group of likeminded people and organizations, that love working together to utilize design, engineering, and entrepreneurial capabilities to bring medtech products to life.

This position is based out of our newly growing US office in Minneapolis, MN, USA, and will work with our other global locations: Sydney, Australia (headquarters), Rotterdam, Netherlands, and Newton Square, Pennsylvania.

The Role

We are seeking an Associate Director of Product and Systems with a passion for entrepreneurship, design, and a bringing great new products and services to market.

The Associate Director of Product and Systems takes the role of Product Lead in IDE product innovation and development projects. The Product Lead is responsible for providing technical vision for the product and leading the technical process for the team to execute the project. The Product Lead works with Project Lead to ensure we create valuable ventures, products and services by balancing quality, time, and budget.

The Associate Director of Product and Systems works with the Business Unit Director to ensure the Business Unit and project teams have the technical capabilities and resources required to execute planned product development projects.

• Product Leadership – Work with the Business Unit Director and Client to challenge the brief and identify valuable problems / solutions. Lead technical resources (Designers, Engineers and other specialties) to complete activities (value proposition design, concepting, detailed design, V/V) that create valuable new ventures, products and services.
• Prospecting & Proposal Building – In concert with the Business Unit Director, work to engage potential client prospects by sharing IDE capabilities, scoping potential programs, and providing technical competency in face-to-face strategy and risk planning discussions.
• Project Planning – Work with the Project Lead to define solutions that are desirable / feasible / viable in the context of the venture. Assist the project lead in planning and estimating the project by giving input to the required activities and resources to achieve the project aim.
• Technical Execution - Select or modify the most appropriate processes and methods to apply in Product Development activities. Defines the appropriate level of quality for PD Outputs and Outcomes to ensure it is achieved.
• Risk Management –Identify and manage Product Risks appropriately, with effective controls implemented. Provide input to the Project Lead to identify and manage project risk.
• Review and Approvals - Ensure effective Technical Reviews for PD activities are conducted as planned. Co-ordinate and conduct effective System Level Design Reviews.
• Facilities Planning & Support – Work with the Business Unit Director to maintain facility in alignment with the quality system as well as execute equipment upkeep and investment for future expansion in alignment with client needs.
• Mentor & Coach – Provide mentorship and guidance from your experience to expand and develop our aspiring junior team members.

Skills and Experience

• A degree in Engineering or other appropriate technical discipline.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams in an R&D environment.
• Experience in the medical device and healthcare industry
• 8 Years of product development and engineering experience
• Consulting experience is preferred
• Experience in applying a sound engineering methodology (systems approach), and an ability to communicate intent, approach and value to others.
• Experience in estimating development effort for the purpose of project planning and making commitments to stakeholders.
• Experience and knowledge across the entirety of product development and commercialization lifecycle
• Experience working in compliance with Quality Management Systems (ISO9001, ISO13485, GMP or similar) in regulated industry (Medical Device preferred).
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite (incl. Powerpoint & Project)
• Extensive experience with CAD software (preferably Solidworks and/or Creo/Pro-e), FEA software
• Experience across prototyping processes, fidelities, and 3rd Party Vendors

Why You Will Love Working With Us

• Purpose driven culture “Building Better Futures”
• Take ventures from “idea on a napkin” to “meaningful medtech venture” with your products in-market.
• Learn unique processes that create valuable products for exciting new ventures and get exposure to large multinational partners.
• Experience a variety of projects from basic syringes to advanced networked injector systems, from CPAP masks to pharmaceutical automation.
• Global opportunities across Australia, USA and Netherlands.
• Mentoring program to ensure your career progresses where you want to go
• Employee Assistance Program