Chief Innovation Officer

This is a senior leadership role that requires strategic vision, technical expertise and the ability to drive innovation. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of success in medical device development and the ability to lead high-performing teams.

• The Director of R&D will be responsible for managing the planning and execution of electromechanical product development, including engineering staff development and overall responsibility for ensuring that electromechanical development efforts are successful within a larger product development program.
• The role includes significant responsibility for managing and leading a remote site in India.

• Engineering Activities: Plans and directs engineering activities with overall responsibility for the design and development of all electromechanical projects.
• Policy Compliance: Ensures all engineering projects, initiatives, and processes are in conformance with established policies and objectives.
• Product Development: Integral part of a product development organization that delivers market-leading medical products on time and under budget.
• Team Leadership: Builds, leads, manages, and coaches an engineering team of 60+.
• Remote Site Management: Manages and leads multi-site development activities, including a staff in India.
• Responsible for ensuring the remote site meets all KPIs on time and within budget.
• Ensures the site is integrated and well-represented.
• Innovation: Continuously seeks innovative ways to improve development productivity through the introduction of new technologies, systems, methods, and controls.
• Development Tools: Selects, implements, and trains engineering development tools.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Works closely with other key stakeholders to define new products and ensure products meet or exceed customer requirements.
• Process Improvement: Establishes product development processes and metrics that effectively measure and improve team performance.
• Technology Trends: Monitors technological trends such as emerging standards and new technology opportunities.
• Resource Management: Engages requisite staff resources on a full-time or contract basis according to work level demands and budgetary constraints.
• Budgeting: Helps develop capital, operating, staffing, and project budgets; establishes annual department operating objectives and plans; and makes staffing and compensation decisions.
• Project Monitoring: Monitors project status, taking or approving corrective action as required in terms of schedules, budgets, priorities, staffing, and work quality.
• Competency Development: Ensures that engineering professionals are fully competent for their roles, effectively organized to deliver service to users, and receive appropriate training and mentoring.
• Core Values: Uphold the Company's core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork.
• Ethics and Conduct: Demonstrate behavior consistent with the Company's Code of Ethics and Conduct.
• Ensure that direct report(s) are trained and evaluated on their knowledge and adherence to the Company's values, Code of Ethics and Conduct, and applicable compliance policies.
• Quality Reporting: It is the responsibility of every Spacelabs Healthcare employee to report to their manager or a member of senior management any quality problems or defects in order for corrective action to be implemented and to avoid recurrence of the problem.
• Flexibility: Duties may be modified or assigned at any time to meet the needs of the business.
• Leadership: Demonstrate open-mindedness and innovative thinking, empowering team members and fostering a collaborative culture.
• Culture Building: Cultivate a transparent work environment that empowers and encourages personal and professional development with empathy.
• Budget Management: Develops research and development budget and manages expenses in line with organizational objectives; approves R&D expenditures including capital and manpower expenses.
• Team Creation: Creates and nurtures effective teams, effectively managing uncertainty and transitions, building and maintaining varied interpersonal connections, and engaging with senior management.
• Infrastructure Collaboration: Works with the infrastructure team to ensure the environment is available to support software and hardware development needs.
• Employee Engagement: Fosters employee engagement by actively promoting organizational diversity, nurturing a positive culture, and encouraging team-building activities.
• Functional Operations: Leads functional and departmental operations, overseeing talent planning, performance management, salary administration, and employee relations within the organization.
• Team Development: Coaches, mentors, and develops teams to enhance their effectiveness and boost employee engagement by fostering a collaborative and learning environment.
• Technology Analysis: Analyzes the external technology landscape to identify opportunities for the R&D team to collaborate with external partners or acquire technology that meets organizational needs.
• Project Lifecycle Management: Oversees the lifecycle of sustaining projects, ensuring they meet objectives and deliverables.
• Adaptability: Demonstrates adaptability and resilience to thrive in a dynamic and competitive environment.
• Flexible and agile in adjusting plans and priorities according to the changing needs and expectations of the market, customers, and organization.
• Continuous Learning: Constantly seeks to update and expand the knowledge and skills for self and team to stay relevant and competitive in the field.
• Problem Solving: Exhibits problem-solving skills and strategic planning to shape the organization's direction.
• STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP: R&D Strategy: Develops and executes the overall R&D strategy, aligning it with the company's goals and identifying future research directions.
• R&D Management: Oversees all stages of the R&D lifecycle, ensuring projects are on time, within budget, and meet regulatory standards.
• Team Building: Leads and develops a high-performing team of scientists and researchers, fostering innovation and professional growth.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborates with various internal departments (Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing, etc) and external partners.
• Regulatory and IP Oversight: Ensures compliance with regulations and manages the company's intellectual property strategy.
• Uphold the company's core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork.
• Demonstrate behavior consistent with the company's Code of Ethics and Conduct.
• It is the responsibility of every employee to report to their manager or a member of senior management any quality problems or defects for corrective action to be implemented and to avoid recurrence of the problem.
• Duties may be modified or assigned at any time to meet the needs of the business.

• Education: Bachelor of Science in engineering / Biotechnology / Bio-Medical or equivalent with a minimum of 15+ years of medical product development experience.
• Management Experience: Minimum of 10 years prior engineering management experience with demonstrated ability to lead and manage people and teams.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Must be knowledgeable of FDA Design Control requirements.
• Vendor Management: Must have experience working with OEM vendors and outsourced development.
• Remote Management: Must have experience managing remote development activities.
• Change Catalyst: Must be comfortable and effective acting as a catalyst for change.
• Technical Skills: Must have experience in software, electrical, mechanical, and industrial design.
• Interpersonal Skills: Strong interpersonal skills, excellent formal and informal communication skills, innovative problem-solving skills, and strong facilitation skills are required.
• Performance Orientation: Candidate must be performance and results-oriented and be able to develop, motivate, and lead strong, effective teams.
• Remote Teams: Experience managing remote teams is desirable.
• Portfolio Management: Experience delivering a complex portfolio of products is desirable.
• Matrix Organization: Experience working in a matrix organization is desirable.
• Technical Requirements: Clearly outline the hardware, software, network, and security requirements for development.