Senior R&D Technician

We believe that great healthcare is an essential safeguard of human dignity.

At Laborie, we know the work we do matters - it's what fuels our motivation and contributes to our success. If you're ready to make a positive impact in the lives of patients across the globe, we'd like to meet you.

We support and empower our employees to grow their careers in an environment that encourages a sense of belonging and a connection to doing good. We're not afraid to roll up our sleeves to make our goals a reality and work together to solve for our customers. We reward and recognize our employees based on our values of Aspire to Greatness, Respect All, Own It, Working Together, Persist with Passion.

Who We're Looking For:
As a key member of our R&D team, the Senior R&D Technician will play a crucial role in providing PLM and R&D support to the existing products as well as performing engineering activities in support of new product development at Laborie. The primary focus of the position will be to support the R&D deliverables related to our Urology and OBGYN products manufactured in our Murray, UT facility.

About the Role:

• Responsible for supporting R&D engineering in compliance with the company's quality system; drafting technical reports and lab notebook studies for R&D and cross-functional projects.
• Draft Special Manufacturing Request forms to perform R&D prototype and product builds to support verification, validation, and other device testing; responsible for supporting and performing process development on R&D manufacturing procedures.
• Product assembly for site's R&D products including training production staff on new manufacturing procedures as appropriate in design transfer activities; SME on product testing to support R&D, manufacturing and quality including test method development.
• Responsible for R&D equipment implementation/maintenance, prototyping, product inspection, testing, document creation, operator training, and leading R&D product builds.
• Creates, maintains, and updates component specifications/drawings; sub-assembly drawings, and other design control documentation relevant to the site as defined by the quality system.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years' experience in related technical position and high school diploma or GED certificate.
• Experience working in highly regulated industry such as medical device or pharmaceuticals.
• Experience with hands-on prototyping, medical device assembly, process development concepts, product testing, and test method development.
• Excellent communication skills and experience writing technical reports, lab notebook studies.
• Technical aptitude, "hands-on" approach to engineering, with a good understanding of engineering concepts, design for manufacturing, and experience with statistics and design of experiments.
• Fluent in English: reading, writing, speaking

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate's degree in engineering, engineering technician or closely related degree.
• Experience with catheter manufacturing, including drug coated balloon catheters.
• Test method validation experience.
• Self-starter, willing to learn and work in fast-paced environment.
• 3D CAD software skills (Solidworks)

Why Laborie:

Our Mission every day is to operate as a world-class specialist medical company making and advancing technologies that preserve and restore human dignity. We do that today by helping people with pelvic and gastrointestinal conditions live normal lives, and by helping mothers and babies have safe deliveries.

• Paid time off and paid volunteer time
• Medical, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account with Company Funded Contributions
• 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Parental Leave and Adoption Services
• Health and Wellness Programs and Events
• Awarded 2023 Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation Gold Level

Laborie provides equal employment opportunities and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Laborie is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in our services, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities.

Location: Salt Lake City, UT, US

Posted Date: 11/25/2024