Manager, R&D

Shockwave Medical, Inc. is a pioneer in the development and commercialization of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease. Shockwave Medical aims to establish a new standard of care for medical device treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease through its differentiated and proprietary local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque.

• Manage, lead, and mentor engineer(s) and/or technician(s).
• Lead all cross-functional project activities from concept through clinical trial and commercial release of product.
• Mentor and support a variety of development and engineering activities, which mainly focus on catheter design and development.
• Design and develop product(s) in full compliance with the company's Design Control requirements and consistent with FDA, ISO and MDD requirements.
• Coordinate technical personnel and their activities involved in developing new and improved products and manufacturing processes.
• Ensure that development activities are properly documented through lab notebook, history file, and other records.
• Coordinate cross-functional alignment and support for program success.
• Manage outside vendors and contractors providing products or services.
• Create, maintain, and communicate project timelines for internal and outside development projects.
• Provide regular updates of key milestones and issues to the project team as well as management.
• Identify issues and recommend solutions for products in development.
• Contribute ideas to new products, as defined by product specification requirements.
• Approve test methods, acceptance criteria, and test equipment for all stages of product development.
• Coordinate and participate in events, which provide clinical feedback such as animal studies, physician interface meetings, and Human Clinical Studies.
• Ensures that products satisfy acceptable quality standards and customer needs with consensus from cross-functional groups.
• Review and approve documents as specified in Document Control SOP.
• Compile the Design History File and conduct design reviews in compliance with Design control procedures.
• Ensure that products have capable manufacturing processes and that process verifications and validations are completed.
• Interact with cross-functional groups to ensure that products are compatible with other products in the intended operating system, and have met all requirements per design control process.
• Other duties as assigned.

• B.S. in Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 10 years' progressive experience in medical device development, including 3+ years' experience in leading projects in all phases of product development.
• 2+ years managing direct reports or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of QSR and applicable Quality System Standards.
• Experience with disposable medical device development preferably coronary and/or vascular catheters.
• Strong understanding of engineering materials, component selection, and design for safety, reliability and manufacturability.
• Solid communication and presentation skills with level of comfort being the spokesperson and leader of a team.
• Experience taking a product from concept through clinical or commercial release.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities
• Operate as a team and/or independently while demonstrating flexibility to changing requirements.
• Employee may be required to lift objects up to 25lbs

Market Range:

$167,000 - $209,000
Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

Benefits
Shockwave Medical offers a competitive total compensation package as well as the following benefits and perks:

Core Benefits:Medical, Dental, Vision, Pre-tax and Roth 401k options with a fully vested match, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance, Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account (HSA), Competitive PTO balance

Perks: Calm App, Pet Insurance, Student Loan Refinancing, Spot Bonus awards

EEO Employer