Job Description
Culture of IQ Endoscopes
We have a product with the capacity to genuinely change lives for the better and bring huge benefits to the medical device industry and industry professionals, and we want our new colleagues to feel as passionate about our mission as we are. At IQ Endoscopes, culture is incredibly important to us and we recruit colleagues who fit that culture. This isn’t just a job to us, it’s a passion.
We want you to be a part of our vision and to find your purpose within our organisation.
PURPOSE: To create pioneering endoscopy technologies for the early diagnosis of diseases, helping people live longer & better
VISION: A world where everyone has easy access to safe, sterile endoscopy
MISSION: Design and deploy high quality sustainable single use endoscopes
STRATEGY: To enter the single use endoscopy market as soon as possible with a product range that is clinically and commercially credible, will be adapted to meet future market demands and sets the benchmark for carbon neutral responsibilities
Equity, and at IQ Endoscopes
At IQ Endoscopes we work hard, but we give ourselves a break. We support each other, but we question and challenge each others’ thinking. We recruit highly skilled professionals and specialists, but we collaborate and listen to each other’s opinions and ideas. It doesn’t matter where you come from, what your background or beliefs are, who you love or how you express yourself. What matters is that you are you, and you can be you within our team. Our inclusive culture has grown organically as a result of focusing on recruiting the right person with the right skills. Nothing else. Plain and simple.
We are a progressive organization set to disrupt the medical device industry with our innovative and pioneering design – we want to remain progressive, we want equity to breathe our values. We are inclusive because inclusivity is how we will achieve our vision.
Talk to us if you have any ideas about how we can improve our recruitment process. We want to know.
We welcome applications from the neuro enlightened community. If you need us to run our recruitment process in a different way to get the best from your application, contact the HR Manager hr@iqendoscopes.co.uk.
Job purpose
This role exists to provide hands-on technical and organisational leadership to ensure progression of design and development projects related to our Q-series of base units from concept though to regulatory approval and market release. This is achieved through provision of technical and organisational input directly into the projects as well as through line management of direct reports who hold responsibility for key roles within the projects. The work of the Development Manager – Base Unit feeds directly into organizational objectives meaning this post holder feeds updates on delivery of the ‘project plan’ as well as company objectives directly to the R&D Director ensuring key milestones are met while considering opportunity to develop Q-Series product range further.
Key responsibilities
The main responsibilities and activities for this post holder include:
Leading a team of multi-skilled and specialist engineers in the development and continuous improvement of our base units: Q-Series.
* Lead core development functions within the team including project management, planning, design engineering, Coordinates with cross-functional teams to ensure effective deployment of resource which placed the focus on the critical and aspirational objectives of the business in the right way
* Ensure design control and traceability at each phase of a development project
* Drive the design and development for the development or the Q-Series including new products to be integrated into endoscopy systems
* Assist in establishing and ensuring adherence to a project plan
* Support the specification of requirement acceptance criteria
* Lead the development and iteration of design concepts, respecting functional requirements alongside design for manufacture, electrical safety, EMC and usability and maintenance considerations
* Lead the production of prototypes adopting cost effective techniques
* Drive product testing activities including prototype bench testing, computational analysis, evaluation verification as appropriate
* Support the manufacture process design, verification and validation, and associated risk management
* Provide updates to key stakeholders and leadership teams as required
* Develop, maintain and train procedures for design and drawing control
* Support regulatory submissions and audits including TGA registration, CE marking and FDA submissions
* Maintain resource needs and identify skills gaps before a critical need arises
* Source suppliers and contractors as required, develop and maintain relationships
* Keep abreast of emerging technologies and their potential applicability to IQE products
* Work inclusively and with equity as part of your natural daily operations to ensuring our keeps us progressive in terms of our ways of thinking and collaborating
* Work to and comply with the principles of the GDPR and our company approach to protecting data and sensitive information
* Work to and comply with all regulations, standards and accreditations relevant to our business operations and our industry. This applies now and as we evolve to gain further accreditations. For example, ISO 13485, 14001, UK and EU MDR Regulations and CFR 820 Code of Federal Regulations.
Key responsibilities are intended to describe the general nature and level of work relating to a specific job role or function area being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not an exhaustive list and all employees are expected to be flexible with the responsibilities they take on, relevant to their job role, but not defined within their job description.
Person specification
Experience and qualifications
Essential
* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline
* Experience working in highly regulated medical device or other highly regulated engineering environments
* 5+ years. experience in medical device product development, preferably endoscopy. Or other highly regulated product development environments
* 3+ years experience developing multi-disciplinary systems that involve electronics, embedded software, optical and mechanical components – exposure to full development life cycle
* Strong technical knowledge and understanding in at least 2 of the above disciplines, preferably strongest in a combination of electronics, embedded software or optical. Mechanical with at least one of the other 2 also considered
* Knowledge of Project Management Techniques
* Knowledge of Risk Management procedures
* Knowledge of Regulatory and Quality System Requirements.
* Ability to propose and execute on product development testing activities (formative testing, verification)
* Numerical processing skills (e.g. Excel, Matlab, statistics)
* Expertise in 3D CAD design (e.g. SolidWorks or similar)
Desirable
* Demonstrated experience working in a clinical (surgical) setting, and consulting directly with healthcare practitioners to derive user needs, evaluate designs, validate the product
* Familiarity with medical image processing techniques
* Knowledge of Software development procedures and practices (embedded software)
* Competencies and personality Attention to detail and appropriate respect for operating in highly regulated development environment
* Excellent communicator able to coordinate multi-functional teams effectively
* Collaborator able to work cross-functions
* Relationship builder able to develop and maintain strong working relationships internally and externally
* A strategic thinker who sees the bigger picture as well as focusing on ‘the now’
* A natural leader who engages fully with their team to maximise on productivity, retention and attraction through creating healthy working environments
Colleague offering at IQ Endoscopes
* Hybrid working usually on site Tues - Thurs.
* Flexibility on start and finish times
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* 2 ‘Disconnect Days’ following probation
* 2 additional days paid dependents leave: entitlement from day 1
* Paid compassionate leave: entitlement from day 1
* Enhanced pension 5% paid by employer & 3% employee
* Employee health & well-being platform encompassing:
A cashback service for both essential and non-essential health and well-being treatments (plan detail attached, level 1 is company funded)
GP Anytime: 24/7 access to a phone or chat based GP
EAP Service: 24/7 phone and web chat access to professionals who can advise on a range of topics such as housing, relationships, legal advice, financial advice and mental health support
Face to face counselling: referral where required through our EAP line and a fully funded programme of up to 8 sessions.
Access to online health screening
Access to online physiotherapy
Employee PERKS discount scheme
* Refer a friend bonus £750: paid £250 following 3 months and £500 following further 3 month of your referrals’ employment
* £100 equipment allowance
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