Product Dev. Research Scientist - Medical Devices

Description There may be no better place to advance your career than at Kimberly-Clark. Join our Healthcare Team in a pivotal role of a global consumer and medical products company. Kimberly-Clark is a major global player in health and hygiene products with global-scale issues and opportunities. Please visit our website at to learn more about us.
Kimberly-Clark offers a wealth of career growth opportunities that allows you to reach your full potential. Our collaborative team environment will provide you with an energetic and rewarding work experience that includes project management, technical savvy, customer/supplier interaction and leadership roles. You will have an opportunity to move into other disciplines to broaden your business knowledge. Your technical expertise will enable efficient, timely commercialization of name brand innovative products that enhance the health, and hygiene, and well being of families everywhere.
Summary:
As a member of a diverse team of engineers and scientists, provides project management and leadership, product development and commercialization of medical device design changes across assigned product portfolio(s) to deliver product quality improvements, manufacturing optimization, cost savings, and raw material sourcing optimization.
Responsibilities:

All aspects of medical device product development process for design changes, including conceptualization, analysis, design of components and systems, design for manufacturing, launch, and post launch phases.

Medical device component / product design and development, including materials, plastic part design, associated process development, design change qualification through design verification and validation activities.

Overall project leadership/management and product development execution across product portfolio(s) as assigned to deliver product design changes.

Leadership and guidance for problem investigation and development of solutions.

Project scope and budget development.

Product, supplier, and raw material specification development and management.

Coordination and execution of Design Control, Change Control, Stage/Gate, Risk Analysis and Management.

Mentoring to junior scientists and co-operative education employees on team, and plant resources supporting projects.

Take a leadership role in interactions with product supply/manufacturing and quality/regulatory peers on shared projects.

Development and execution of documentation to facilitate intellectual property management.

Ability to travel 25-40%.
Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or Plastics Engineering.

A minimum of 5 years of experience in medical device product development.

Demonstrated knowledge of Design Control, Risk Management, product design validation and qualification, and problem analysis tools.

Knowledge of FDA, GMP, international regulatory guidance, ISO, medical device regulatory requirements and standards and experience in working within a well-defined quality system.

Leadership and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and lead through influence.

Extensive project management skills.

Working knowledge of Microsoft Project.

Strong time management skills, ability to manage multiple priorities.

Ability to accept and manage project risk to drive concurrent projects forward.
Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of the design and manufacture of molded parts.

Experience in medical device manufacturing, including component assembly, manual to automated processes.

Medical device process development skills.

Knowledge of Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing tools.

Working knowledge of test method development.

Working knowledge of business applications such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

Working knowledge of CAD solid modeling (Solid Works preferred).

Ability to interface effectively with health care professionals and medical device customers.

Experience working internationally (vendors, manufacturers, and customers).

Bilingual; Spanish language skills.
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