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Title: Principal Engineer, Device Development

Location: New Brunswick, NJ

The Device, Delivery and Product Strategy team within the Global Product Development and Supply organization supports the BMS pipeline to create patient centric products.  We now have a vacancy for a Principal Engineer to join our team and contribute to our success in meeting the needs of our business and our patients. The Principal Engineer is an important role in advancing cross-functional projects from ideation to commercialization directly influencing the success of our drug delivery devices. This role will involve leading cross-functional device development projects, evaluation and selection of robust device designs applying first engineering principles and multi-physics interactions, ensuring design for moldability / manufacturing, vendor selection and management, and developing fixtures and test methods using CAD design, prototyping and testing skills. The selected candidate will work in a fast-paced multidisciplinary environment as the competitive landscape keeps changing rapidly.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead cross-functional device development projects from concept through commercialization. Responsibilities include the selection, development, commercialization support, and lifecycle management support of drug delivery devices for various drugs within BMS pipeline.
• Project leadership activities include driving the establishment and validation of user requirements, translation into product/engineering specifications, design verification and validation activities, design reviews, design transfer and process validation activities, risk assessments, as well as post-market assessment activities leading to identification and implementation of potential product design improvements.
• Ensure that aspects of material selection and manufacturing processes are considered resulting in a robust design selection.  Ensure design for moldability for internal designs as well as with external partners.
• Troubleshoot issues with molding as appropriate for product development and sustaining engineering activities.
• Identify new technologies for drug delivery and leverage understanding of first engineering principles, customer needs, and technical judgment to assess device platforms against internal and external needs, with emphasis on safety, efficacy, user convenience, design robustness, manufacturability, and other BMS business objectives.
• Develop intellectual property leading to differentiated drug delivery platforms.
• Vendor selection and management - Identify best-in-class industry partners to establish business relationships and leverage existing technologies to develop innovative and differentiated delivery device platforms, balancing internal versus external investment and development activities. Collaborate with Global Procurement and Legal to ensure robust and favorable contract terms for partnership activities.
• Maintain an overview of state-of-the art technology development within drug delivery by identifying trends in clinical practice and regulatory landscape, evaluating and benchmarking competitive products, processes or new trends which may impact BMS business. Develop and maintain a network of professionals/experts to advance BMS goals and be at the forefront of technology development and innovation.
• Use advanced engineering skills to design experiments and analyze the test results using statistical tools. Lead efforts in creating and developing methods and test stations for characterization, experimenting and testing components, delivery devices and systems.
• Ensure all development activities are executed in alignment with design controls, with the proper documentation for traceability. Support Regulatory filing activities.
• Responsibilities also include mentoring and developing other members of the Device Development team.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering or other relevant engineering discipline. PhD is a plus.
• Minimum of 5 years (PhD) or 8 years (Masters) of relevant experience in the Biotech or related industry.
• Deep understanding of molding including interactions with product design, mold design and selection and molding process development.
• Understanding of multi-physics interactions, design for manufacturing and assembly.  Design for environment would be a plus.
• Proficiency of software such as SolidWorks or ProE, Abaqus, HEEDS, MoldFlow is preferred.
• Broad and deep understanding of disciplined product development process, including design thinking, design controls, and regulatory submission process.
• Strong cross-functional perspective, leadership and influencing capabilities within a matrix organization.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with special emphasis on technical writing for regulatory filings.
• Strong technical skills and familiarity with competitive landscape, industry trends, and regulatory environment for combination products.

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