Senior Consultant - Medical Devices

About 42T

42 Technology is a successful and growing consultancy specialising in innovation, design, and development. Our work with world leading clients in a range of industries takes products and processes from ideas to reality. We have built a reputation for challenging the status quo and finding creative and pragmatic solutions to difficult technical problems.

Our employees love the variety and challenge of our work. We have a stimulating and open culture, an excellent team, and a great location in the historic town of St. Ives, close to Cambridge.

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior or Principal Consultant to join the Healthcare Technology group. You will take a leading role in the delivery of medical device and life science technology development projects, solving complex technical problems, and developing new products and processes.

Main Duties/Key Responsibilities:

• Leading and managing medical device and life sciences projects, guiding the team to deliver against client and company project objectives.
• Taking a lead role when interacting with clients to build credibility and develop lasting relationships.
• Supporting colleagues in the application and development of their skills and experience, with a focus on junior members of the team.
• Supporting business development opportunities, through networking and representing the company externally and leading or contributing to proposals.
• Depending on your specific expertise, breadth of experience and interests, there will also be scope for contributions on a range of projects in other areas of the business.

About You

Education/Qualifications:

Essential:

• A technical degree in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, product design, physics or a similar technical subject, or equivalent experience.

Desirable:

• Chartered Engineer or equivalent.

Knowledge and Skills:

Essential:

• Proven track record in leading the design and development of medical products and devices, from concept to production, in a device manufacturing or consultancy environment.
• Significant experience in healthcare and medical products, working within ISO 13485 or to the equivalent regulations and requirements of the FDA.

Desirable:

• Application and understanding of key industry standard and regulations e.g. ISO 13485 or 21CFR Part 820, ISO 14971, IEC 62304, IEC 62366.
• Experience in managing the transfer to manufacture and/or industrialisation of devices through high-speed automated assembly processes.
• Experience working in a technical consulting environment.

Verbal and Written Communication Skills:

Essential:

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts and analysis to a range of audiences from technical experts to non-technical clients.
• Ability to present technical subjects in a compelling way, identifying the implications and demonstrating the implications to clients.

Personal Skills/Behaviours/Qualities:

Essential:

• A passion and talent for engineering, product development and creative problem solving.
• Flexible approach to changing work tasks.
• Motivated to produce high quality work.
• Attention to detail.
• Right to work in the UK.

Closing date of 28th April.