Job Description:

Sector Manager – Medical Product Development
Location: West Midlands
Employment: Full time, permanent 

Overview
An established product development consultancy is seeking an experienced Medical Sector Manager to lead complex medical and scientific product development projects. Combining technical leadership, project management and commercial responsibilities, you will oversee multidisciplinary engineering teams from early-stage concept development through to product launch. You will also support business development, prepare client proposals and build long-term strategic relationships, helping deliver innovative products that improve patient outcomes and user experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead medical and scientific product development projects from initial concept through to design, development and product launch.

• Take technical ownership of projects, ensuring engineering solutions meet client requirements and relevant quality standards.

• Plan and manage project budgets, costs, timescales, resources and delivery risks.

• Prepare detailed, costed proposals and quotations for prospective and existing clients.

• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams spanning mechanical, electronics, software and product design.

• Guide, support and review team members' technical work, maintaining high standards of engineering quality.

• Work closely with clients to define project requirements, manage expectations and deliver successful outcomes.

Requirements

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Design Engineering or a related discipline, ideally at first-class or upper second-class level, or equivalent technical qualification.

• Extensive experience delivering medical product development projects within an ISO 13485 quality framework.

• Proven track record of successfully managing multidisciplinary engineering projects and client relationships.

• Experience in medical product design and development, using computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools and computational techniques.

• Knowledge of a range of manufacturing processes and engineering materials.

• Understanding of high-volume manufacturing processes, including injection moulding.

• Experience managing project finances, budgets, resources, timescales and technical risks.

• Ability to lead and motivate multidisciplinary teams, providing technical direction and reviewing engineering outputs.

• Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to balance quality, cost, timescale and project risk.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills when engaging with clients, suppliers and colleagues.

• A proactive, detail-oriented approach, with strong problem-solving skills and a commitment to engineering excellence.

• Willingness to work on-site in Warwick and eligibility to work in the UK.

Desirable: Experience working within a product development consultancy; involvement in projects from early-stage concept through to commercial launch; experience supporting business development, preparing technical proposals and presenting to clients; familiarity with intellectual property development, design for manufacture, user ergonomics and usability engineering.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with paid overtime.

• Annual discretionary profit-related bonus.

• Additional bonuses in July and December, totalling 3% of base salary.

• Contributory pension scheme.

• 37-hour working week, including a half-day finish on Fridays.

• Annual leave increasing with length of service, up to 32 days.

• Cycle-to-work and childcare schemes.

• Private health insurance, subject to seniority and length of service.