Job description
Dentsply Sirona is the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with a 130-year history of innovation and service to the dental industry and patients worldwide. Dentsply Sirona develops, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive solutions offering including dental and oral health products as well as other consumable medical devices under a strong portfolio of world class brands. Dentsply Sirona’s products provide innovative, high-quality and effective solutions to advance patient care and deliver better and safer dentistry. Dentsply Sirona’s global headquarters is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company’s shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY.
Bringing out the best in people
As advanced as dentistry is today, we are dedicated to making it even better. Our people have a passion for innovation and are committed to applying it to improve dental care. We live and breathe high performance, working as one global team, bringing out the best in each other for the benefit of dental patients, and the professionals who serve them. If you want to grow and develop as a part of a team that is shaping an industry, then we’re looking for the best to join us.
Working at Dentsply Sirona you are able to:
Develop faster - with our commitment to the best professional development.
Perform better - as part of a high-performance, empowering culture.
Shape an industry - with a market leader that continues to drive innovation.
Make a difference -by helping improve oral health worldwide.
The
Principal Biosensing (Scientist) Engineer, Aligner R&D is responsible for developing new products and technologies and for supporting existing products to meet business objectives within R&D and the Aligner Product Group (PG). He/She/They will support existing products as needed including manufacturing support, regulatory support as well as market expansions The
position is based out of the Global Innovation Center in Charlotte, NC and reports directly into R&D Director, Aligners.
The Principal Biosensing (Scientist) Engineer, Aligner R&D is responsible for developing new products and technologies and for supporting existing products to meet business objectives within R&D and the Aligner Product Group (PG). This role supports our R&D Director to develop and deliver on an innovation strategy that includes a technology roadmap to address current and anticipated customer needs to continue to transform dentistry and give patients healthy smiles.
Key accountabilities of the role:
- Lead design and development of innovative biosensing technologies and biosensing aligner products based on customer needs to ensure a strong product portfolio and offering.
- Ensures pipeline projects follow New Product Development procedures and Design Control.
- Develop and maintain test equipment, fixtures and jigs.
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, test methods, work instructions and other procedures for Aligner R&D team, as needed.
- Test prototypes or products to the appropriate ISO or other relevant standards and analyze the data, as needed. Write protocols, test reports, and other documentation, as needed.
- Ensure R&D projects/tasks meet agreed upon milestones with quality, within timelines and budget.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure successful project completion and launches (including Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, Manufacturing, Marketing and Legal).
- Partner with KOLs, dentists, academic partners, research institutions, contract laboratories to support projects and/or initiatives as needed.
- Support R&D operational processes to ensure medical device best practices.
- Provide R&D support for existing products for Aligner R&D, as needed.
- Provide technical assessments for internal or external opportunities, as needed.
- Partner with IP Management to identify and manage overall patent portfolio for Aligner R&D and strive for early IP protection.
- Manage contracts (including research and Key Opinion Leaders).
- Develop and maintain yearly and quarterly budgets, as needed.
- Comply with all relevant Dentsply Sirona procedures and policies including relevant QA regulations.
Required Background:
- Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering or related field, PhD preferred.
- At least 6 years’ experience within medical device industry supporting R&D, prior experience supporting orthodontics and/or aligners preferred.
- At least 3 years leading teams within technology or product development with a proven track record of taking products to the market globally
- Ability to identify, develop and retain talent.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally, up to 20%.
Essential Required Skills, Knowledge, and Capabilities:
- Profound know-how regarding innovation methods especially creativity tools, problem solving and design of experiments
- Innovative: Inquisitive nature combined with high level of creativity.
- High interpersonal and intercultural skills.
- Strong drive to meet aggressive timelines, establish clear priorities and hold self and others accountable for results.
- Strong project leadership ability and experience with project management.
- Demonstrated experience with medical device design and development.
- Detail orientation balanced with a strategic mindset.
- Business acumen, grasp of marketing, sales, and business development concepts.
- Strong communication (both verbal and written) and influencing skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a matrix environment and capacity to both influence and develop partnerships cross Dental Product Groups.
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Dentsply Sirona is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or protected Veteran status. We appreciate your interest in Dentsply Sirona.
If you need assistance with completing the online application due to a disability, please send an accommodation request to careers@dentsplysirona.com. Please be sure to include “Accommodation Request” in the subject.
For California Residents:
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For additional details and questions, contact us at careers@dentsplysirona.com
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