Surmodics is pursuing highly differentiated medical devices that are designed to address unmet clinical needs and engineered to the most demanding requirements. This key growth strategy leverages the combination of the Company’s expertise in proprietary surface technologies, along with enhanced device design, development and manufacturing capabilities. The Company mission remains to improve the detection and treatment of disease.

Job Summary 

Manufacturing support for Coating Services including resolution of quality issues, equipment design and process improvements.   

Responsibilities  

Leads Operations Projects (70%) 

• Have overall responsibility for the successful technical outcome of the project 

• Designs and executes hands-on work with input from team members 

• Develops qualification and test protocols and executes experiments. 

• Uses software tools for data analysis and performs statistical analysis of data.  Evaluates and interprets experimental results in written reports. 

• Evaluates purchase of equipment and qualification strategy.  Qualify, integrate, and maintain manufacturing equipment.  Perform process and product qualification and validation 

• Identify process improvement (client or internally-driven) requirements 

• Prepare process improvement proposals including timeline and resource needs  

• Execute project and provide leadership to Operations team 

• Facilitate efforts to complete project tasks amongst shared internal resources and outside vendors   

• Execute, internal tech transfer, as recipient of processes, of projects to operations 

• Assist lower level engineers and technicians. May have direct supervisory responsibilities 

Communicates results, progress, and issues to project teams and supervisor (20%) 

• Maintains complete, organized, and up-to-date records.   

• Provide prompt and professional updates 

• Prepares and presents oral and written reports 

• Interface with clients, independently in some cases, to assure successful execution of projects   

• Provide updates to management and track project budget and timeline 

Maintains an efficient and organized laboratory environment (10%) 

• Maintains manufacturing supplies 

• Maintains critical equipment spare part inventories 

• Maintains equipment and documents maintenance activities 

Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering  

• 5+ years’ experience in process engineering.  Medical device industry preferred 

• Ability to apply analytical skills and scientific technical principles in problem solving and development  

• Demonstrated computer skills preferably spreadsheets, word processing, database and other applicable software programs  

• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills and the ability to work effectively as a team member 

Core Behavioral Competencies 

 
Thought Leadership 

Business Acumen: Leverages insights on the company’s business drivers, market, and industry to drive effective decisions. 

Strategic Mindset: Possesses a broad perspective, a strategic mindset, and an external focus. 

Innovation: Continues the entrepreneurial spirt driving improvement, experimentation, and/or intelligent risk-taking. 

People Leadership 

Collaboration: Creates a culture in which employees work together for the good of the company and its customers. 

Developing Talent: Identifies, deploys, and develops strong team member. 

Courage: Takes charge and conveys authority, determination, and resolve. 

Results Leadership 

Driving Execution: Knows how to get things done to satisfy customers and meet business targets. 

Leading Change: Drives change in the organization’s systems, processes, people and culture. 

Driving Alignment: Creates a shared understanding of and alignment to the organization’s direction and priorities. 

Self-Leadership 

Initiative: Is motivated by challenges and remains determined in the face of obstacles. 

Self-Development: Continuously looks for opportunities to gain insights, apply learnings, and demonstrate new skills. 

Adaptability: Adapts effectively to change with self-confidence, composure, and optimism. 

The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principal and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that many be assigned for the position.  All positions are responsible for Quality (in compliance with quality systems) and Safety (health and hygiene policies, procedures and directives).  

Surmodics determines base pay by evaluating market data, internal equity, skills, abilities and level of experiences for each unique, potential employee.  

Surmodics offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including a bonus program, 401(k) with employer match, tuition reimbursement and student debt repayment program.

Surmodics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.