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Vice President, Research & Development

Avanos

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United States , Alpharetta

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Research and Development

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220000.00 - 265000.00 USD / Year
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The VP of Research and Development (R&D) is responsible for defining and executing the company’s innovation and product development strategy, ensuring a pipeline of differentiated compliant, and commercially successful medical devices. This leader shapes the organization’s technology vision and oversees the full continuum of innovation – from technology exploration, concept generation, product development, and commercialization. They partner cross-functionally to deliver solutions that advance patient outcomes, strengthen the company’s competitive position and drive business growth. The VP of Research and Development provides both strategic direction and hands-on leadership to multi-disciplinary teams and drives the development of technical capabilities, adherence to design controls, and effective design transfers that enable high-quality product launches.

Job Responsibility:

  • Defines the innovation roadmap, prioritizing opportunities based on unmet clinical needs, market potential, and technical feasibility
  • Establishes and maintains a strong R&D governance model (Product Development Process stage gates) ensuring disciplined portfolio management and timely decision-making
  • Oversees all phases of new product development, including concept, feasibility, design and development, verification and validation, design transfer, and post-market stability
  • Drives excellence in design controls, risk management, human factors, and process validations
  • Ensure alignment between R&D, Commercial, Operations, Quality, Clinical and Regulatory to facilitate launch readiness
  • Promotes the development of relationships with external designers and manufacturers that bring capabilities and capacity that support our strategy
  • Partners with universities, external research groups, suppliers, contract designers and manufacturers, and others to expand the company’s innovation network
  • Fosters a culture of innovation that balances speed, quality and compliance
  • Builds and develops a high-performing R&D organization with a clear succession, career development plans, and goals and objectives
  • Ensures that R&D activities comply with global regulatory and quality system requirements (FDA 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485, MDR, and MDSAP)
  • Supports preparation of regulatory submissions

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering or Life Sciences field
  • Minimum of 15 years of experience in Engineering within the medical device industry
  • At least 7 years in a leadership or managerial role
  • Strong knowledge of medical device development processes, including design controls, risk management, and regulatory standards (FDA, ISO 13485, IEC 60601, etc.)
  • Proven track record of successfully managing cross-functional teams in the development of complex medical devices and bringing Class II or III medical devices from concept to launch
  • Strong understanding of regulatory, quality, and clinical interface in a global medical device environment
  • Proven track record of successfully managing relationships with contract designers and manufacturers in the development of complex medical devices
  • Expertise in systems engineering methodologies, including requirements management, system architecture design, integration, and testing
  • Experience developing business cases and facilitating project updates to leadership team
  • Financial and strategic acumen, being able to evaluate trade-offs between innovation, cost, and time to market
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a keen attention to detail
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of working effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience with project management tools and methodologies
  • Builds a culture of accountability, innovation and collaboration

Nice to have:

  • Experience in the development of Class II and Class III medical devices
  • Knowledge of disposable products and electro-mechanical systems
What we offer:
  • Incentive compensation program
  • Comprehensive and competitive range of benefits
  • Health care benefits
  • Retirement plans
  • Work/life benefits
  • Generous 401(k) employer match of 100% of each pretax dollar you contribute on the first 4% and 50% of the next 2% of pay contributed with immediate vesting
  • Benefits on day 1
  • Free onsite gym
  • Onsite cafeteria
  • Uncapped sales commissions

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 23, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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