Research And Development Manager

Who are Advanced Medical Solutions?

AMS is a world-leading independent developer and manufacturer of innovative tissue-healing technology, focused on quality outcomes for patients and value for payers. AMS has a wide range of surgical products including tissue adhesives, sutures, haemostats, internal fixation devices and internal sealants, which it markets under its brands LiquiBand®, RESORBA®, LiquiBandFix8®, LIQUIFIX™, Peters Surgical, Ifabond, Vitalitec and Seal-G®. AMS also supplies wound care dressings such as silver alginates, alginates, and foams through its ActivHeal® brand as well as under white label.

Since 2019, the Group has made seven acquisitions: Sealantis, Biomatlante, Raleigh, AFS Medical, Connexicon, Syntacoll and Peters Surgical. AMS's products, manufactured in the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Thailand, India, the Czech Republic and Israel, are sold globally via a network of multinational or regional partners and distributors, as well as via AMS's own direct sales forces in various countries. The Group has R&D innovation hubs in the UK, Ireland, Germany, France and Israel. Established in 1991, the Group has more than 1,500 employees.

AMS provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants. We highly value and encourage diversity across our workforce meaning that no one will be discriminated against because of their gender, race, age, nationality, disability, or any other protected characteristic as prohibited by law.

R&D Manager of a team of Scientists and Engineers in a Medical Device company. Working as part of a multifunctional team to develop, design and validate medical devices.

What the role involves:

• To manage, motivate and develop the R&D team they manage.
• To develop and manage the R&D budget for the team.
• Development of new mechanical device adhesive and sealant products, from early-stage product concepts to commercial devices in line with the business strategy, Quality System and Development Process.
• Plan and execute projects, using agreed project protocols, to deliver emerging technology from specification to commercial handover (including internal and external validation activities, the management of scope changes and communication with key stakeholders).
• Ensure the R&D team have clear objectives to meet company needs.
• To create, review, refine product designs through DFM gap analysis, evaluating concepts and assessing their manufacturing capability.
• Maintaining ongoing compliance of R&D personnel, facilities, and activities with applicable regulatory requirements, standards, and company policies/procedures.
• Ensuring R&D personnel maintain Safety practices and GMP/GLP in company facilities.
• To ensure all devices developed have a maintained design history file and risk management file.
• To originate R&D documentation such as, but not limited to, protocols, and reports.
• To review and approve documents generated by the R&D team, when necessary.
• To generate monthly reports on project, resource, and budget updates.
• To keep all stakeholders informed of R&D progress and issues.
• To ensure the R&D team provide appropriate support to other department objectives.
• To analyse, mitigate and monitor project risks. To establish contingency plans and identify trigger events and responsibilities for initiating corrective action.
• Represents R&D interests at a senior level.
• Involved in strategic activities throughout the wider organisation.

What we’re looking for:

• Educated to degree level in a Mechanical Engineering discipline.
• Experience of managing an R&D team of scientists and Engineers.
• Ability to think innovatively to identify solutions.
• Experience of successful Design for Manufacturing.
• Demonstrates ability to apply regulations without guidance.
• Able to work collaboratively and effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
• Driven to achieve results, a 'can do' attitude and plenty of initiative.
• Good time management and organisational skills.