Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and execute overall strategy, workplan and budget/resources for PDE in consultation with steering committee, advisors and A*STAR HQ functions.
• Interface with internal and external stakeholders to gain alignment for the deliverables of PDE. Build up a strong, multi-disciplinary team of engineers, product developers and project managers
• Secure budget, sponsorship/investments (in-kind /cash) and strategic partnerships to advance PDE's mission
• Lead and contribute to strategic discussions with existing A*STAR teams on new and future collaboration models with partners such as healthcare institutions, design houses, suppliers etc.
• Interface closely with A*STAR entities i.e. ENT, BMRC, SERC and HMT HTPO to understand the project pipeline and to support the appropriate projects that can feed into PDE.
• To work with healthcare partners to create strong pipeline of projects for deployment at local sites.
• To provide leadership and guidance to the engineering team and their projects in the following:
• New product development from prototype through to early production and user testing
• Collaborate and communication in an interdisciplinary team from design conception through verification testing of the system, ensuring designs are reliable and scalable
• Identify and conduct critical tasks analysis on performance requirements to optimize usability
• Ability to support development, plan protocols for verification and validation activities such as usability testing and draft reports for regulatory submission.
• Optimize design for manufacturing and develop manufacturing processes
• Cooperate with contract manufacturers and design studios to deliver high-quality products
• To support in-house training initiatives to ramp up the knowledge and on the job training in productization and project management

Job Requirements

• M.S in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Mechanical Design
• 15+ years of experience in medical device hardware or software design and development and associated skills relating to QMS, design and developing and testing
• Experience with product development and design control from research/concept to product manufacture for at least 3 products, experience with SaMD
• Up to date with latest QA/RA requirements i.e. country regulations, standards
• Familiarity with setting up a ISO13485 prototyping and productization facility a plus
• Ability to own supplier/vendor relations including evaluation and coordination
• Experience in handling legal agreements, stakeholder relationships
• Possess excellent networking, communication and writing skills
• Demonstrate ability to juggle priorities and meet deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Enjoy working in a small team, start-up environment

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.