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 Director of Research and Innovation
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Director of Research and Innovation (Internal Candidates Only)

Ref: 331| Posted: 15th Aug 2025

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Director of Research and Innovation to lead our R&D – GTT/Innovation team. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of our research, innovation, and technical capability, driving advancements across durability, fatigue, simulation, and new product development within a global medical device organisation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead, manage, and allocate technical resources to support research and innovation activities across the department.
  • Oversee advanced design activities as part of the technical feasibility process in R&D (Pre Design Control SCF related activity).
  • Lead the durability and fatigue team, covering developments in Glasgow and other Terumo affiliates as agreed.
  • Manage simulation analysis internally and externally (FEA and CFD).
  • Advise and lead on durability physical testing internally and with external partners.
  • Develop and manage external academic collaborations, focusing on durability, fatigue, and simulation.
  • Own the SCF Process and collaborate with Marketing on pipeline prioritisation.
  • Manage internal IP processes and liaise with internal IP counsel.
  • Promote and facilitate an innovation culture across the company.
  • Line management of engineers/scientists, CAD team, and prototyping team.
  • Drive technology advancements in durability, fatigue, and analytical tool development.
  • Collaborate with R&D and Marketing on business cases for new product concepts.
  • Ensure compliance with all quality systems and regulatory requirements (ISO 13485, 21 CFR Part 820, MDSAP, MDD, MDR).
  • Create a safety culture and ensure compliance with Environmental Health and Safety standards.

Candidate Requirements

  • Degree in Engineering or Science (BSc minimum; MSc or PhD preferred).
  • Significant experience in Class II/III medical device development, ideally vascular devices.
  • Strong interpersonal, planning, and organisational skills.
  • Budget planning and financial management skills.
  • Understanding of manufacturing processes for Open and Endovascular devices.
  • Experience in team development and mentoring.
  • Working knowledge of CAD (SolidWorks), Excel, and Word.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and reporting skills.