At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage medical product development projects and create detailed costed proposals.
- Company: Join a team that integrates design and engineering for class-leading medical products.
- Benefits: Opportunity to travel internationally to medical industry events and conferences.
- Other info: Position based in Warwick; relocation may be necessary.
- Why this job: Lead innovative projects in a dynamic consultancy environment with a focus on excellence.
- Qualifications: 1st or Upper 2nd degree in mechanical, mechatronics or design engineering required.
You will be working alongside other exceptional individuals to help develop and implement our medical and scientific sector marketing plan. This will involve pitching to potential clients, creating detailed costed proposals and nurturing long‑term relationships with key strategic clients. You will be expected to plan and manage a diverse range of exciting and complex medical product development projects against challenging timescales and budgets, while also taking on the technical lead role on these projects.
We operate in multi‑functional project teams and as a Sector Manager in our medical and scientific sector you will need to work closely with designers, mechanical, electronics and software engineers and other skill teams to integrate the visual and functional aspects of medical products and create class‑leading designs that deliver real benefits to their users.
What we expect:
- Considerable experience of delivering successful medical development projects within an ISO 13485 quality framework.
- Ideally, experience of working within a consultancy environment, balancing quality, cost, timescale and risk targets.
- Ability to plan, quote and manage the financial and commercial aspects of medical product development projects, as well as leading the technical work. This involves selecting and organising the team, managing budgets and timescales, and working closely with the client’s project team.
- Ability to guide, support and check the work of a multi‑disciplinary project team.
- Creative problem‑solving, generating innovative solutions to complex engineering problems.
- Good verbal and written communication skills with clients, suppliers and colleagues.
- Travel to medical industry events (including international events) such as trade shows, seminars and conferences to represent the company.
- Support the development and delivery of the medical and scientific sector marketing initiatives, including writing articles and delivering presentations.
- Establish and build strong, long‑term relationships with strategic clients.
- Attention to detail and a drive to achieve excellence.
What you need:
- A 1st or Upper 2nd degree in mechanical, mechatronics or design engineering from a university with a strong engineering reputation, or an equivalent technical qualification.
- Experience working in a medical product design or development environment, applying Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) tools and computational techniques to deliver medical and scientific product solutions, utilising a wide range of manufacturing processes and materials.
- A track record of delivering exceptional results across a range of medical projects.
- A track record of successfully managing multi‑disciplinary medical projects and client relations.
- Prepared to commute or relocate to our Warwick studios and eligible to work in the UK.
- Knowledge of and experience in high‑volume manufacturing processes such as injection moulding.
- To lead by example in setting standards with a "can‑do" attitude that inspires colleagues and clients.
Medical Sector Manager employer: OCTAGON
Work at a leading consultancy in the medical sector, offering competitive salaries and opportunities for international travel. The team is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions and building long-term client relationships, ensuring high-quality standards in all projects.
