Material Reinvent Product Engineer

Role Overview

• Working alongside our procurement team to identify, evaluate, and qualify second sources of supply for key materials used in Solventum for Med-Surg products as critical missions.
• Collaborating with the Solventum research & development organization to reformulate or redesign input materials where needed to enhance performance or quality characteristics.
• Pursuing united goals with cross-functional global teams composed of members from manufacturing, regulatory, technical support engineering, business, clinical, and multiple other functions.
• Visiting and forming great working relationships with identified third party manufacturing locations or internal manufacturing locations to facilitate qualifications and manufacturing process change plan.
• Controlling and managing the dissemination of confidential information with third parties on a need-to-know basis by implementing confidentiality agreements and through careful communication.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution AND (3) three years of experience developing, supporting and/or maintaining commercialized products in a private, public, government environment.
• Three (3) years of product and/or manufacturing experience in the medical device industry and/or healthcare Quality Management Systems (QMS) such as ISO13485, GMP.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong communication skills (written, oral, and presentation) and systems proficiency in Japanese and English (TOEIC score 730+) (4-type English Skill Sets (i.e. Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing) are required.)
• Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
• 3 years of Medical Device experience
• Competencies in one or more of the following areas: Experience on coating various materials onto substrates/backings Film extrusion and / or lamination of multiple substrates Product and/or process liners of many types, including film and paper based liner Plastic Molding Nonwoven materials
• Knowledge of change management, familiarity with qualification procedures (process validation, design verification), and competency in creative problem solving.
• Demonstrated use of project management techniques to lead cross functional teams in projects that drive improvement and results.
• Experience collaborating with laboratory, quality, regulatory, and manufacturing functions.
• Statistical knowledge and practice [e.g., Design of Experiments (DOE), sampling, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Product & Process Understanding (PPU), Lean Six Sigma, etc.]
• Experience in advanced agile processes (e.g., scrum master, product owner, etc.)

Benefits

• Supporting Your Well-being
• Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially.
• To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.