R&D Technical Lead

Location: United States - California - Santa Clara

Category: Research & Development

Employment Type: Full time

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by designing and providing device and management solutions for treating structural heart disease. 

We are recruiting a R&D Technical Lead to join our Ventures organization. This is a unique opportunity to join the transcatheter mitral valve replacement program that is developing a novel technology solution for patients suffering from mitral valve disease who could benefit from transfemoral prosthetic mitral valve replacement. The individual who fills this role will play a pivotal part in the design, development, and testing of the next Gen TMVR delivery system from early concept TDP through PDP development. The candidate will be responsible for providing engineering expertise in its creation and leadership of the technical direction of the engineering team. 

Hiring Manager – Lior Noyovitch 

What You’ll Work On

• LEAD hands-on technical management by actively engaging with engineering teams to solve complex problems and drive project success. 

• BUILD decision trees and scenario models that balance technical feasibility, budget constraints, timelines, and scope. 

• GROOM and hire top talent while fostering a high-performance culture through mentorship and development. 

• COLLABORATE with cross-functional stakeholders to influence decisions and align priorities toward achieving business objectives. 

• INTEGRATE technical considerations with financial and operational requirements to ensure robust, scalable solutions. 

• DRIVE risk-aware decision-making processes that account for time-critical milestones and strategic business needs. 

• CONTRIBUTE to all phases of design control, ensuring compliance and quality throughout development. 

• SPIN CAD models to support design iterations and provide technical input on product architecture. 

• MANAGE change orders (COs) effectively to maintain documentation integrity and project alignment. 

• EXECUTE hands-on testing and validation activities to confirm performance and reliability of designs. 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, or equivalent combination of education and work experience. 

• Minimum 10 years of medical device development experience. Post Graduate experience of a relevant nature contributes to years of experience. 

• Catheter based delivery system experience within med device.

•  Previous experience successfully managing direct reports and structuring work for others in work breakdowns and gants for program management. 

• High level verbal and written communication skills.

• Expertise using SolidWorks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with TMVR trans-catheter heart valve delivery systems. 

• Advance degree in a technical field. 

• Extensive knowledge of metals and polymers used in the catheter medical device industry. 

Apply Now

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $130,700.00 – $261,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.