Director R&D
We believe that great healthcare is an essential safeguard of human dignity.
At Laborie, we know the work we do matters – it’s what fuels our motivation and contributes to our success. If you’re ready to make a positive impact in the lives of patients across the globe, we’d like to meet you.
We support and empower our employees to grow their careers in an environment that encourages a sense of belonging and a connection to doing good. We’re not afraid to roll up our sleeves to make our goals a reality and work together to solve for our customers. We reward and recognize our employees based on our values of Aspire to Greatness, Respect All, Own It, Working Together, Persist with Passion.
Who We're Looking For:
As a key member of the R&D team, the Portfolio Director will play a crucial role in shaping the direction of the Gastrointestinal and Diagnostic Urology division at Laborie. You will need to work primarily with sales and marketing to manage the entire lifecycle of current and future product offerings. The successful candidate with have concrete examples of decision making and alignment based on strategic portfolio management principles, including the management of Product Design Owners, project scope, control board meetings, project initiation/cancellation decisions, business development investments, sustaining engineering programs and overall strategy. The Portfolio Director will be responsible and accountable to work collaboratively with sales and marketing to define clear inputs from customers and define key requirements with the engineering and system and quality teams. As the leader of the team, the strategic direction and scope of the product and technology roadmap with active tactical management will be your primary deliverable.
About the Role:
- Work collaboratively to develop and refine requirements and collaborate to translate the requirements to efficient testing and design.
- Provide strong leadership to the engineering and cross functional team fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
- Set clear goals and expectations and mentor internal and external team members to achieve their full potential.
- Build and maintain a high-performance team by attracting, hiring and retaining top talent and encourage, instill, and facilitate prioritization of projects and initiatives within the team.
- Collaborate with executive leadership to define and execute the portfolio strategy aligned with the company’s overall goals.
- Drive the scope, development, and implementation of programs to enhance the development and release of products.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Biomedical Engineering or related field with 5-10 years of proven experience in building and leading high-performance, cross-functional teams; medical software/product experience required.
- Extensive background in medical device development, testing, requirements development and deployment.
- Strong leadership qualities with the ability to inspire and motivate a diverse team.
- Ability to uncover and define user requirements and technical requirements; ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Why Laborie:
Our Mission every day is to operate as a world-class specialist medical company making and advancing technologies that preserve and restore human dignity. We do that today by helping people with pelvic and gastrointestinal conditions live normal lives, and by helping mothers and babies have safe deliveries.
- Paid time off and paid volunteer time
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account with Company Funded Contributions
- 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match
- Parental Leave and Adoption Services
- Health and Wellness Programs and Events
- Awarded 2023 Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation Gold Level
Laborie provides equal employment opportunities and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Laborie is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in our services, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities.