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 Principal R&D Engineer will be responsible for driving R&D technical excellence and execution in drug coated catheters for both existing products and new product development.  This includes aspects of product, process and component design, material selection/optimization, customer and product specification development, packaging design and other product development activities in support of the interventional urology portfolio goals.

About the Role:

• Responsible for product engineering and compliance with the medical device design control requirements globally
• Thought leader to drive improvements to current drug coated catheters as well as innovation of new products in the interventional urology business unit.
• Project management for engineering changes or projects where a small project team is required to achieve project goals.
• R&D resource assigned to product design projects for the development of drug coated catheters and associated components, chemistry, processes, and equipment. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, materials science, engineering, or equivalent, with an advanced degree preferred and a minimum of 8 years of experience or equivalent experience plus education
• Regulated industry experience.
• Experience with statistics and design of experiments.
• Knowledge of applicable standards/regulations- GMP, EU MDD/EU MDR, and ISO 13485

Preferred Qualifications:

• Medical device experience is strongly preferred.
• Lean / Six Sigma training / certifications a plus.

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

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.