Job Description Summary

Job Description

About BD

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world and is advancing the world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnostics, and the delivery of care. The company develops innovative technology, services, and solutions that help advance both clinical therapy for patients and clinical processes for health care providers. BD has 70,000 employees and a presence in virtually every country around the world to address some of the most challenging global health issues.

About BD TCI

BD, a 125-year-old global medical device company, has started its Enterprise Center in Bangalore, India called BD Technology Campus India (TCI). This Enterprise Center will be an integral part of the global network for BDX. It will have presence of R&D, Quality, Regulatory, IT, and other functions. The center boasts of some of the brightest minds who work in a unique environment that fosters and supports ingenuity. BD TCI is dedicated to serving BD’s customers and patients thereby contributing its bit towards “advancing the world of health”.

Position Summary

The right candidate will join the MDS - Injection Systems platform R&D engineering team. Their role and responsibilities will include functional leadership and managing technical associates along with site leadership. In partnership with global R&D teams, the Manager will aid development of MDS operating mechanisms that include supporting the growth strategy for the center, delivery of a roadmap strategy, contribution to the Annual Strategic Review (ASR), budgetary planning, and execution to meet technical and financial commitments.

The Manager will identify and develop the product champions. The manager must inclusively lead TCI team members and ramp-up capabilities within the team. The manager may hire associates, plan training, competency, and capability needed to drive the platform R&D projects. The manager requires a good balance of technical expertise and interpersonal skill to ensure all stakeholders remain positively involved and all the projects are delivered at the right quality on time. The ideal candidate will gain product domain knowledge, business acumen, and establish a good teamwork mechanism to ensure effective execution of platform engineering projects.

Educational Background

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a related technical field. Advanced degree preferred.

Professional Experience

Minimum 10 years of experience in the engineering/technical field, with 3-5 years demonstrated project and people leadership, preferably in the medical device industry with a successful track record of project completion.People Management experience is strongly preferred.

Job Responsibilities

General Function

• Build the BD TCI platform engineering team through effective selection, organizational, and development of highly skilled engineers.
• Manage platform engineering projects and personnel including engineers and technicians. Projects include, but are not limited to, supporting MDS – Injection Systems product lines, product design changes, product manufacturing changes, product compliance programs, and programs to support operational efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with BD quality policies, procedures, and practices through appropriate communication, training, and education of sound application of engineering principles.
• Ensure compliance with all local, state, federal, and BD safety regulations, policies, and procedures.

Organizational Management

• Quality systems processes: Ensure implementation of quality systems processes including design controls and change control.
• Project planning: Ensure quality and accuracy of integrated project plans encompassing all cross-functional activities.  Engage in detailed review of cross-functional plans and be accountable for their success.
• Project management: Ensure comprehensive and effective project plans are developed, actively monitored, and effectively communicate to stakeholders.  Monitor timely delivery of all project deliverables as specified in the plans.
• Budgeting:  Develop detailed budgets in accordance with project and department plans, and business objectives.  Manage budget diligently and be accountable to perform to the budget.
• Resourcing: Align dedicated and shared resources cross-functionally to optimize and ensure success of platform engineering projects.
• Technology transfer: Ensure efficient and effective transition from research to development to manufacturing in locations throughout the world
• Process effectiveness: Ensure appropriate processes are followed for effective and timely engagement of other parts of the company in project activities.
• Innovation: Develop and apply innovative approaches to ensure best outcomes in all aspects of the role. Create an environment in which innovation can flourish through empowerment, encouragement, and support.

Organizational Development

• Associate development:  Actively develop and mentor associates.  Provide frequent feedback.  Be accountable for their success.  Continue to raise the bar on the group and help associates rise to expectations.
• Human resource planning: Actively participate in human resource planning.
• Organization building: Develop a strong and deep leadership talent bench.  Build a team with world-class expertise in platform engineering.
• Recruiting and talent retention:  Establish a high bar for recruiting talent.  Actively recruit best talent and design long-term career paths and development to attract and retain.
• Customer focus: Develop credibility for the BD-TCI platform engineering team by obtaining has advanced understanding of external and internal customer requirements, establishing and delivering to clear expectations.
• Continuous learning: Develop an actively learning organization willing to take risks, systematically learning and applying new lessons.

Leadership

• Accountability: Demonstrate strong and clear accountability for the group’s performance and delivery.
• R&D communication:  Conduct and encourage frequent formal and informal communication within the group to ensure full engagement and efficient operation.
• Influence others: Intuitively and quickly assess people and situations and act accordingly.  Demonstrate strong persuasion and timing skills.  Remain open to be persuaded when appropriate.
• Inclusive work environment: Promote and leverage diversity to achieve best outcomes.  Ensure all interested parties have opportunities to influence and contribute to decisions and outcomes.
• Leadership courage: Demonstrate and promote leadership courage by doing what is right.  Engage those who disagree to persuade or be persuaded. Instil confidence in associates and customers.
• Dealing with ambiguity: Demonstrate agility and action orientation when facing change and uncertainty.  Effectively manage change and instil confidence.

Knowledge and Skills

Knowledge

• Medical Device and/or pharmaceutical industries

• Minimum 4 years of experience directly leading product development teams (20+ members) in a cross-functional environment

• Minimum 4 years of leading teams (5+ members) performing design & verification testing, including creation/execution of test protocols and procedure, conducting failure investigations, performing data analyses using MINITAB, STATISTICA, R or other statistical software.

• Proven ability to recruit, build talent and nurture teams through various milestones in a regulated environment to deliver designs on time, at cost and with quality.

• Demonstrated ability to guide and mentor teams in solid works and other CAD/CAE tools, expertise in DMAIC/DFSS using Stata, R, SPSS or relevant statistical package is necessary.

• In-depth understanding of various design tools used in requirement flow-down, tolerance analyses, loop-equations, FMEA, SPC and risk-retirement is required.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

  Skills

• Strong organizational leadership skills.

• Strong interpersonal and influence skills.

• Advanced Problem-solving skills.

• Strong Cross-functional Project Leadership skills.

• Strong technical and managerial judgment.

• Strong communication skills.

• Team orientation.

• Strong skills in project planning and management.

• Broad and deep understanding of disciplined change control processes, regulatory, and quality requirements.

• Strong motivational fit.

• Strong fit with BD values.

Desired / Additional Skills & Knowledge (Not essential to the job but will be an advantage to possess)
Any additional Information (Specially if needed for Quality or legal purposes)

Primary Work Location

IND Bangalore - Technology Campus

Additional Locations

Work Shift