Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence care, and infusion care. With around 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in almost 100 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Group revenues in 2022 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). Job Summary Our successful Senior Technical Manager will be reporting to our R&D NPD Director, and accountable for the execution of new product development projects from concept to market launch. This role will be a member of the respective business unit R&D leadership team and will be critical to the success of business to deliver high quality, timely products that meet the strategic deliverables over a 3-5-year horizon, through oversight and leadership of diverse cross functional teams (operations, R&D, medical, regulatory, clinical, quality, supply chain, marketing, etc.). Depending on the scope of the projects, the role may lead a team of assigned resources to deliver a specific program of work or serve as an individual contributor. Key Duties and Responsibilities • Delivering new product development projects towards first launch until commercial product owner/manager takes responsibility. Accountability will be on strategy and execution on quality, time & cost and-spanning Commercial, Technology & Innovation and Global Quality and Operations activities. • Provide leadership and oversight for project teams and close partnership with project managers to deliver new products to the market. • Lead the project scope definition, timelines, escalation, problem solving, and risk mitigation plans throughout the life of a project. • Responsible for the communication regarding a project(s) at the executive leadership forums such as business unit portfolio review in alignment with respective NPD Director and VP of R&D • Actively partner, influence, advocate and engage the wider business functions such as Regulatory Affairs, Clinical, Marketing, Quality and Operations etc. at both peer and senior level to enable the effective delivery of projects. • Lead a series of cross functional team projects and initiatives which are interdependent to enable the realization of business targets; Ensure appropriate visibility and escalation in a timely and coordinated fashion. • Partner with project manager to define, detail and maintain a series of project plans with clearly identified milestones and execute accordingly to time, quality and cost. • Ensure detailed and accurate project plans are in place for both the technical aspects of the project and the overall delivery of the project in partnership with the project manager. • May lead and initiate interactions with 3rd party partners and vendors on technical issues and questions. • Identify activities which are needed to mitigate risk during all stages of the projects and resolve by proving out concepts through to practice using methods such as prototyping and or rapid simulation techniques. • Analyze, interpret and present data from product, process development, clinical and regulatory, quality and operations work in partnership with functional leaders which can enable appropriate stakeholder management and engagement, propose recommendations and support decision making. • If applicable, actively recruit maintain and develop a team of personnel who can deliver on the projects for 3-5 years, ensuring a competent and clear deputy for this role is in place. • Coach, train and advise others on design controls and new product development process as a whole. Background and experience • Minimum of 10 years of medical device industry experience, including 5 years of technical management/leadership responsibilities • Degree in Scientific or Engineering education (advanced degree preferred) • Extensive experience in actives developments for Medical Devices. • Business and strategic experience and ability to influence and effectively manage relationships with Internal and External stakeholders, such as marketing, quality and operations. • Experience in clinical development, product development and design control • Ability to influence at the C-Suite level. • Good understanding of ISO 13485 and design controls. Working Conditions There is an expectation to attend site a minimum of every other week for the purposes of collaboration. Travel There will be overseas travel with this role, approx. 25%.