R&D Manager

About AMS

Who are Advanced Medical Solutions?

When we say we're a world leading independent developer and manufacturer of innovative and technologically advanced products for the global advanced wound care, wound closure and surgical markets, it's true. But we're much more than that...

With over 800 employees across the globe, we pride ourselves on being able to create an engaging and challenging place of work, developing individuals to the best of their abilities, and providing the correct environment to foster innovation, growth and meaningful work.

We're highly dependent on the creativity of our employees for our future growth and success. Our motto 'Care, Fair, Dare' summarises our culture, and defines the principles of how we operate as one team to achieve success.

AMS provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants. We highly value and encourage diversity across our workforce meaning that no one will be discriminated against because of their gender, race, age, nationality, disability, or any other protected characteristic as prohibited by law.

Job Details

Key responsibilities

• To manage, motivate and develop the R&D team they manage.
• To manage the development, validation and performing physical and analytical tests, against business needs and personal objectives, to a defined time and budget.
• Ensure the R&D team have clear objectives to meet company needs.
• Maintaining ongoing compliance of R&D personnel, facilities, and activities with applicable regulatory requirements, standards, and company policies/ procedures.
• Ensuring R&D personnel maintain Safety practices and GMP/ GLP in company facilities.
• To ensure all methods developed have a maintained validation.
• To originate R&D documentation such as, but not limited to, protocols, and reports, when required.
• To review and approve documents generated by the R&D team, when necessary.
• To generate monthly reports on project, resource, and budget updates.
• To keep all stakeholders informed of R&D progress and issues.
• To ensure the R&D team provide appropriate support to other department objectives, including but not limited to, technology SME, stability, corrective and preventive actions, and audits.
• To analyse, mitigate and monitor project risks. To establish contingency plans and identify trigger events and responsibilities for initiating corrective action.

• Educated to degree level in a scientific discipline.
• Proven record in method development.
• Ability to think innovatively to identify solutions.
• Experience of managing a team of scientists.
• Demonstrates ability to apply regulations without guidance.
• Able to work collaboratively and effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
• Driven to achieve results
• Good time management and organisational skills.
• It would be advantageous to have experience with developing gas chromatography test methods.

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