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Product Development Engineer – Medical Device Industry

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Product Development Engineer to join a fast-paced and innovative medical device team. This role is central to the design, development, and optimization of next-generation medical technologies, involving both hardware and software components. You will work cross-functionally to bring products from concept through to commercialization, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and a strong focus on patient outcomes.

Responsibilities Include but are not Limited to:

• Lead product development activities from design and prototyping to testing, validation, and market launch.

• Collaborate with Operations, QA/RA, Technical Support, and Commercial teams to ensure smooth and compliant product development.

• Partner with Product Management to define product strategies and technical requirements aligned with business goals.

• Define design inputs, conduct feasibility studies, and contribute to the development of technical documentation including design history files and technical files.

• Work on embedded systems, firmware, and software development to support fully integrated device functionality.

• Conduct risk assessments and support the implementation of risk management strategies.

• Optimize designs for manufacturability, scalability, and performance.

• Manage the full product development lifecycle and ensure adherence to regulatory and quality requirements.

• Participate in design reviews and prototype evaluations, offering technical guidance across departments.

• Troubleshoot and resolve product issues during both development and post-market stages.

• Degree in Engineering (Biomedical, Mechanical, Electrical, or a related discipline).

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in product development, preferably in the medical device sector or a closely related field.

• Strong experience with embedded systems, firmware, and software development.

• Proven background in taking medical devices from concept to market launch.

• Solid understanding of design controls, validation, and regulatory compliance (e.g., FDA, ISO 13485).

• Proficient in both hardware and software product design, prototyping, and testing.

• Knowledge of mechanical engineering principles, manufacturing processes, and materials.

• Familiar with risk management techniques (e.g., FMEA) and regulatory documentation practices.

• Skilled in CAD tools (e.g., SolidWorks, AutoCAD), MATLAB, C/C++, Python, and embedded platforms.

Core Competencies:

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, regulatory, quality, and commercial teams.

• Highly detail-oriented, proactive, and adaptable with a continuous improvement mindset.

Preferred & Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience with auditory or wearable medical technologies.

• Familiarity with FDA 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, ISO 14971 standards.

• Experience with PLM systems and product lifecycle documentation.

• Lean/Six Sigma or other continuous improvement methodologies.

• Ability to mentor and train junior team members.

• Track record of process and product optimization with risk mitigation.

• Flexibility to work in a dynamic and evolving environment.

• Willingness to travel internationally as required.

Note: By applying for this position, you may also be considered by Pale Blue Dot® Recruitment for other or future related vacancies.

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Director, Combination Product Development page is loaded Director, Combination Product Development Apply locations Northern Cross, Dublin, Ireland time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R McDermott Laboratories Limited

At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.

Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.

We do so via:

Access - Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;
Leadership - Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and
Partnership - Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services.

Our Global Device Development is an innovative, technically excellent and fully integrated organization, delivering access to high quality, safe, robust and effective device and combination products to meet the worlds' evolving patient healthcare needs. We develop device technologies to enable drug-delivery for respiratory, biologic, biosimilar and injectable products, and work across Viatris to support innovative technology solutions to provide healthcare solutions for our patients. We operate from 4 sites: Dublin, Ireland, Cambridge & Sandwich, UK and Southpointe, Pittsburgh, USA. Every member of our team is dedicated to creating better health for a better world, one person at a time.

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here's how the Director, Combination Product Development - Injectables, Respiratory and Transdermal (Global Device Development) a people manager role will make an impact:

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• People manager of Scientists and Engineers who support device development for Injectables, Respiratory and Transdermal combination products

• Build and expand team with responsibility for hiring new positions to support new technologies and programs within the Injectables, Respiratory and Transdermal portfolio.

• Lead a team who support device development by generating the critical evidence that demonstrates to regulatory agencies that the combination product is safe, effective, reliable and fulfills regulatory requirements.

• Responsible for technical interface between drug product and device teams during combination product development on elements such as primary container interface and compatibility, exhibit batch manufacture and stability studies

• Lead and provide technical oversight to a team responsible for design verification, stability, biological evaluation, extractables, and transport & shipping studies.

• Responsible for leading a technical team during regulatory and notified body inspections by representing the team in front of auditors and ensuring audit readiness.

• Overall responsible for method development, approval of method validations and test protocols and reports.

• Technical oversight of team responsible for the development of design requirements and combination product specifications based on characterization of comparator products, regulatory requirements, design intent and user requirements.

• Provide technical support to manufacturing sites during filling and assembly process development. Responsible for designing experiments and manufacturing trials to identify process controls, reliability requirements, sampling plans and release specifications.

• Responsible for ensuring a device control strategy is in place to support combination product manufacture and transfer to manufacturing site.

• Trending and statistical analysis of design verification and manufacturing data including compilation of technical reports to support combination product development lifecycle.

• Ensures all activities within team are conducted and executed to the appropriate quality standards within the GDD Quality Management System.

The minimum qualifications for this role are:

• The ideal candidate will be a qualified, highly experienced pharmaceutical professional with a proven track record of success, a positive attitude and who wants to progress in a fast-paced environment.

• Experienced People Manager.

• Masters/Degree in Engineering/Science with experience in R&D or Technical Support environment.

• Previous experience of managing a technical team in an R&D environment.

• Experienced in writing regulatory submissions.

• Experienced in leading a technical team in support of FDA, HPRA or notified body inspections

• A working knowledge of ISO 13485 & FDA 21 CFR Part 820 Design Control requirements would be an advantage.

• It is essential that the candidate will be both highly innovative and well organized, having excellent planning and communication skills and able to operate across all site teams. In addition, the candidate must be able to work under pressure and have a proven track record of problem solving and effective time management.

• Well-developed communication skills to lead or facilitate effective discussions. Able to communicate technical information to key stakeholders.

• Some travel will be required as part of this role.

At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Benefits at Viatris

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. Some of our benefits include the following on top of a competitive salary:

• Excellent career progression opportunities

• Work-life balance initiatives

• Bonus scheme

• Health insurance

• Pension

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity and inclusion means to us, please visit

Sustainability at Viatris

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit

A t Viatris, we offer competitive salar ies , benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Viatris is a global healthcare company formed in 2020 through the combination of Mylan and Upjohn, a legacy division of Pfizer. By integrating the strengths of these two companies, including our global workforce, we aim to deliver increased access to affordable, quality medicines for patients worldwide, regardless of geography or circumstance.

We believe in healthcare as it should be - empowering people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life. Because of our unwavering belief that better access leads to better health, we leverage our best-in-class manufacturing and scientific expertise and proven commercial capabilities to bring quality medicines to patients when and where they need them.