Posts Tagged ‘medical devices’

Temporary Process Evaluation Engineer – South Wales

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

Hannah Milward is looking for an experienced medical devices Product Evaluation Engineer to join a international medical devices organisation with a reputation for developing innovative and cutting edge products within this dynamic industry.

Responsibilities:

The primary objective of this Process Evaluation Engineer role is to improve the success of New Product Developments (NPD).  The PE Engineer has responsibility for the generation of documentation and conduct of testing to support PE activities within NPD projects.  The PE Engineer shall ensure that valid and robust data is obtained and documented during execution of validation and verification activities.

Key responsibilities of this role are:

  • Produce design verification protocols, reports and perform the product testing where necessary.
  • Design, develop and validate appropriate test methods
  • Participate in NPD phase reviews, presenting the results and progress summaries of activities for which they are responsible.
  • Ensure clinical model definition – translation of the intended clinical usage of a device into a definition in quantifiable engineering terms of the operational and environmental conditions that the device must with stand
  • Participate in risk management and FMEA exercises.
  • Review and contribute to the necessary design input documents
  • Interface with design, marketing, clinical, manufacturing and quality teams to ensure the PE function is fully integrated within the NPD team
  • Conduct programmes for extended life / reliability testing of new products
  • Analyse and report on Customer Enquiries
  • All other essential related duties as required

Qualifications & skills required:

To be considered for this Product Evaluation Engineer role you will possess the following:

  • Degree or equivalent calibre in science, engineering or technology discipline with demonstrable relevant experience, preferably within the medical device industry
  • Experience of quality or product test fields
  • Good organisational skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Concern for quality and standards
  • Customer focus

How to apply: 

For more information or to apply for this Process Evaluation Engineer role please contact Hannah Milward at CK Science on 0114 2839956 or hmilward@ckcience.co.uk.  Please quote reference SH22946 in all correspondence.

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Reena is looking for Mechanical Engineers

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Reena Dhana at CK Science is currently looking for a Principal Mechanical Engineer and a Mechanical Engineer to join a Medical Devices company based in Cambridge.

For more information, please contact Reena Dhana at CK Science on 01438 723 500 or email rdhana@ckscience.co.uk.

Mechanical Design Engineer – Hertfordshire

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

Our client a global pharmaceutical company are currently looking for an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer who can lead the design and development of pharmaceutical devices to join their team in Hertfordshire.

Responsibilities and Skills:

  • The ideal candidate will be a senior Mechanical Design Engineer, with experience of medical device design, mechanisms and the detail design of plastic injection moulded components for high-speed assembly.
  • The candidate will be able to create innovative design solutions and develop these into robust products using CAD, FEA and tolerance analysis software.
  • The level of CAD competency will be to an advanced surfacing level with a good understanding of top down design.
  • It will be necessary to have good communication skills in order to both present and review designs with suppliers, customers and team members.

Qualifications: 

The ideal candidate for the Mechanical Design Engineer role will possess a HNC in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent) with experience of Pro/Engineer Wildfire (essential, preferably version 4 or higher), Ansys Workbench v12 (desirablel) and CETOL 6d v8.1 (preferable but not essential).  This is a contract position for 12 months.

Apply now:

For more information or to apply now for this Mechanical Design Engineer position. Please contact Julie Marshall on 01438 723 500 or jmarshall@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference ST22113 in all correspondence.

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QA Officer – (Medical Device) Oxfordshire

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

Our client is a world leading Medical Device Organisation who is involved in the development of various medical devices & diagnostic products. They are currently looking for two QA Officers at different levels to join their Quality & Regulatory Team based from their site in Oxfordshire.

Responsibilities:

As a QA Officer (Medical Devices) you will be responsible for:

  • Assisting with the development of process & procedures on site
  • Review of quality documentation (ISO 13485) and device history records (DHRs) including approval/rejection of DHRs prior to release to sales & distribution
  • Provide support during internal and customer audits when required.

The senior of the two roles will also lead members of the quality team in absence of the team leader.

This is an outstanding opportunity to work with a leading name in the Medical Device industry. In return they offer an attractive salary and excellent benefits.

Qualification and Experience:

To be considered for this role, you will have demonstrated experience gained in a quality function including knowledge of ISO 13485 gained within the medical device, diagnostic or a related technology sector.

Apply now:

For more information or to apply for this QA Officer – Medical devices position.  Please contact Andrew Bolton on 01438 723 500 or abolton@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference ST22052 in all correspondence.

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Meet the recent addition to the CK Science team!

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Carrie Ann Bell is one of the recent additions to the  ever expanding CK Science team and is based in our Durham office. Carrie Ann specialises in recruitment for the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Medical Devices and Diagnostics industries.

Find out more about Carrie Ann by watching this short video:

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Medical Device Technologist Job – Oxfordshire, UK

Monday, May 9th, 2011

CK Science are currently searching for a Medical Device Technologist to join a global Medical Device company based in Oxfordshire, UK.

 

Responsibilities:

As Medical Device Technologist, your key responsibilities will include:

  • Providing technical support to the NPI (New Product Introduction) for the diabetes strip-manufacturing unit and supporting the unit to maintain production output and yields.
  • Ensuring the analysis and interpretation of measurements in process and release test data, identify potential areas of inefficiency to drive continuous process, product, cost and quality improvements in the manufacturing unit.
  • You will also ensure all work carried out in compliance with the correct processes and procedures and take ownership of assigned ER’s CAPA’s and VMP activities.

 

Requirements:

The ideal candidate for this Medical Device Technologist role you will have a degree qualification in a scientific/engineering discipline (or equivalent). Previous knowledge of relevant processes, test methods, analytical techniques, experimental design, data analysis and statistical process control would be advantageous. You will have a good understanding of the concept and importance of GMP. Have excellent communication and IT skills.

Apply now

For more information or to apply for this Medical Device Technologist position, please contact Reena Dhana on 01438 723 500 or email rdhana@ckscience.co.uk.Please quote reference ST21882 in all correspondence.

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Medical Device Design Engineer Job – (Temporary Contract) – Hertfordshire, UK

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

Our client is looking for a Medical Device Design Engineer who will be able to lead the design of pharmaceutical delivery devices. This Medical Device Design Engineer position will be based in Hertfordshire, UK.

The ideal candidate for this Medical Device Design Engineer will therefore be a senior mechanical design engineer, with experience of medical device design, mechanisms and the detail design of plastic injection moulded components for high-speed assembly.

The candidate will be able to create innovative design solutions and develop these into robust products using CAD (solidWorks, Pro-E), FEA (Finite Element Analysis) and tolerance analysis software. The level of CAD competency will be to an advanced surfacing level with a good understanding of top down design. It will be necessary to have good communication skills in order to both present and review designs with suppliers, customers and team members.

To be considered for this Medical Device Design Engineer position, you will possess a HNC (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering with Wildfire 4 (essential), Ansys Workbench v12 (preferable) and CETOL 6d v8.1 (preferable)

Apply Now

For more information or to apply for this Medical Device Design Engineer position, please contact Julie Marshall at CK Science on 01438 723 500 or email jmarshall@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference ST21239 in all correspondence.

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The Smithers Group Announce Pira Acquisition

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

As reported by the Medical-Devicenetwork.com, The Smithers Group has announced their acquisition of Pira International. Pira are a leading provider of information and testing services to their clients in the paper, packaging and printing industry.

Founded in 1930, Pira International employs approximately 120 people at five sites across the UK and US.

Speaking of the acquisition, Michael Hochschwender, President and CEO of the Smithers Group, stated, “Pira represents a tremendous strategic fit for Smithers. We have long respected the Pira organization and we are excited about what this acquisition means for our clients in terms of the expanded service offerings they will see from both Smithers and Pira,” Mr Hochschwender added.

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Senior Consultant – (Medical Device) – Cambridge, UK

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Our client, a leading Medical Device Consultancy, are currently looking for a Senior Consultant from an Engineering background to join their state-of-the-art facilities based in Cambridge, UK.

Joining as a Senior Consultant, you will be involved in project management of technology development projects for clients within the Medical Device, Healthcare and Consumer industries.

Working as a Consultant, you will also be required to work within the commercial function of the business including identifying new markets and clients within industry, working closely with new and existing clients to develop a technical understanding of their needs as well as providing technical support to the business development team internally.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a market leader in New Technology Development, which in return offers an attractive salary and benefits package.

To be considered for this Senior Consultant role, you will have a degree, MSc or PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Medical Engineering, Electronics or Physics (or equivalent) and proven practical project management experience gained within the Medical Device or a related industry. Experience gained within a medical device or related consultancy organisation would be advantageous, but it is not essential.

 

Apply now

For more information, or to apply for this Senior Consultant position, please contact Andrew Bolton at CK Science on 01438 723 500 or email abolton@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference ST20121 in all correspondence.

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Abbott Laboratories May Sell Vaccines Business

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Pills, syringe and thermometer.As reported by the Wall Street Journal, Abbott Laboratories, the drug and medical device manufacturer, is considering selling its vaccine business.

The news comes just months after Abbot t purchased the pharmaceutical unit of Belgium company, Solvay in February for $6.2 billion.

The purchase of Solvay granted Abbott access to the emerging markets in Eastern Europe and Asia along with new therapeutic areas, including hormone therapies and vaccines.

Shares of Abbott fell 63 cents to $46.55 in afternoon trading.

It is expected that pharmaceutical industry giants such as GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca may enter a bidding war for the vaccines business.

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