Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence and critical care, and infusion care. With around 10,000 colleagues, and a promise to be forever caring, our products and services are available in over 100 countries. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE: CTEC) and in 2021 revenues were over $2 billion.
Our search for better is changing the lives of our customers. It’s changing the careers of our people too –creating new challenges and opportunities all the time. We’re a business that never stands still. Join us on our journey to #ForeverCaring as a Biocompatibility Specialist and you won’t either.
Job Summary:
Works within prescribed ISO 10993 Standards and ensures specific compliance to all national and international regulations relevant to Biocompatibility.
Function as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in biocompatibility at Convatec supporting the R&D and Sustaining Engineering Group (SEG) in biological evaluations of New Product Development and existing products and associated process and material changes. Support projects/programs in terms of biocompatibility of medical devices, materials, and processes. This role will work closely with program/project cross-functional teams to provide biocompatibility deliverables in compliance with global regulatory and internal requirements.
Duties and Responsibilities
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Develop or revise biological evaluation protocols, reports, and regulatory summaries in collaboration with cross-functional program teams, test laboratories, and suppliers.
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Understand biocompatibility strategies that are formed in consideration of product and process changes, gaps in materials, design and process to achieve optimal solutions that satisfy cost and technical requirements as they relate to biological safety
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Evaluate and execute biocompatibility studies, conducted by external laboratories, in support of programs dealing with our medical devices.
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Make positive contributions to, recommend approaches to, and support updating/ developing procedures for internal and external guidance document as they relate to biocompatibility, in compliance with applicable global regulatory requirements (e.g. FDA, ISO, MHLW, and CFDA)
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Support biological hazards risk analysis activities
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Interface with and indirectly report to corporate biocompatibility team and represent biocompatibility on project/program teams
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Analyze, interpret, and draw conclusions from biocompatibility testing, including, but not limited to, extractable and leachable chemical characterization and biological evaluations
Principal Contacts
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Internal – Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Research and Development, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs personnel
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External – Suppliers
Travel Requirements
Some travel will be required: 5-15% of the year.
Education/Experience/Qualifications
Education
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BS in one or more of the following disciplines: Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biology (Biological Sciences), Molecular Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Materials Science, or Toxicology; advanced degree (MS or PhD) in these fields preferred
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Strong industrial experience in the field of Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, or Biotechnology with expertise in biocompatibility, toxicology, and/or special process validation
Experience
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Fundamental understanding or direct experience of the ISO 10993 standards, biomaterials, toxicological assessment, extractable and leachable analysis, medical device manufacturing processes, and biocompatibility assessment methodology
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Capable of developing and driving to a detailed project plan with scheduled and defined dependencies between tasks and deliverable
Competencies
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Decide: Drives strategic alignment with focus on core objectives; ensures decision-making considers the impact on other team’s functions and is timely, efficient and well-informed; seeks to understand and support decisions made or disagrees constructively with them; appropriately delegates decision making; uses initiative and takes calculated business risks; is compliant with all laws and regulations.
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Innovate: Challenges the status quo and delivers competitive solutions; actively encourages change and continuous improvement; seeks differing viewpoints; critically evaluates risk and benefit tradeoffs for own team and the company as a whole; is consistently curious and demonstrates support for new ideas and changes raised by others.
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Engage: Collaborates with internal and external colleagues and stakeholders to achieve long and short-term results; positively influences others to facilitate effective decision making; shares insights to impact thinking; demonstrates commitment to “One Team”; demonstrates the “Be Here Now” state of mind; listens to understand; questions to seek others’ perspective; communicates information and decisions openly and honestly; inspires others by demonstrating resilience, integrity and passion.
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Execute: Drives focused execution of objectives to strengthen customer service and accelerate growth, while maintaining high integrity; addresses roadblocks by assuming positive intentions of others and takes accountability for finding solutions; is supportive of, and enables, colleagues to achieve their objectives; acts with flexibility, perseverance, focus on quality and a sense of urgency.
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Develop: Recognizes the value of different styles and perspectives; seeks out coaching and incorporates feedback into behavior; coaches others in the team; tackles difficult conversations; builds the technical and behavioral capability of self and others; takes on challenging assignments; recognizes and appreciates superior performance.
Working Conditions
Position is primarily office environment with some Hybrid/Remote working.
Our progress will give you countless opportunities to move forward too. Seek out new challenges, and you’ll find them. Stretch your thinking, and you’ll find new ways to make an impact. And if you embrace the opportunity to drive your own growth, you could go further, and achieve more, than ever before.
This is a big step forward.
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