Dexcom · 5 months ago
Sr Manager Medical Device Engineering
San Diego, California
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$156K/yr - $261K/yr
13+ years expDexcom Corporation is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology. The Senior Manager of Medical Device Engineering will lead a team in designing next-generation glucose and alternate analyte electrode substrates, collaborating with various departments to improve existing products and define specifications for future generations.
DiabetesHealth DiagnosticsMedical DeviceSensor
Responsibilities
You will lead a small R&D team of scientists and engineers at multiple levels in designing next-generation glucose and alternate analyte electrode substrates, developing them from conception through commercial launch of continuous monitoring products
You will spearhead design improvements and investigations for Dexcom’s current wire electrode design used in industry-leading continuous glucose monitoring products
You and your team will support manufacturing and quality engineering in continuous improvement initiatives, including supplier quality, manufacturing, or design specification updates
You will provide oversight on experimental design, execution, data analysis, and interpretation, while mentoring and training the team on design and characterization best practices
Additionally, you will serve as a technical lead in large-scale projects that require developing and incorporating biosensors, instrumentation, and firmware
You will ensure best practices in documenting design, development, and verification testing throughout the product development lifecycle
You will oversee the operation and safety of a working lab for fabricating prototype designs and characterizing the physical, mechanical, chemical, and electrochemical properties of substrate designs
You will actively promote and personally observe safety, security, and quality procedures and compliance
You will work with intellectual property counsel to devise and provide documentation for any new intellectual property resulting from development work
You will directly manage others, both internal and external, or may manage a function or business line with indirect responsibility for people management
You will be accountable for project and/or department budgets and the results of other people
You will have direct accountability for setting direction, deploying resources, and leading goal-setting, performance, compensation, and development discussions with your direct reports
You will act as a role model of Dexcom’s values, creating a positive work environment
Qualification
Required
You have a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Metallurgy, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline
You have a strong technical background and experience in Metallurgy, electrode plating, coating, or cladding processes, or mechanical design and characterization of electrode substrates, particularly in the medical device industry, preferably in biosensor or implants applications
You have the capacity to manage multiple projects and communicate ideas clearly to the team; excellent scientific communication skills, both written and verbal, collaborate cross-functionally, and provide R&D leadership updates on project status and strategy
You can interpret complex data and provide clear recommendations, describing the risks and benefits of different approaches, and managing and mitigating those risk/benefit tradeoffs. You maintain quality laboratory standards and record keeping
You possess a strong work ethic and excellent organizational skills
You have firm knowledge of Quality by Design, Design for Six Sigma, and Design for Manufacturing concepts
You are knowledgeable and experienced in medical device regulations, such as ISO 13485, FDA 21 CFR § 820.30 Design controls
You are adept with statistical and data analysis tools such as JMP, Origin, Python, or R
Typically requires a Bachelor's degree a technical discipline and 13+ years of related industry experience
5-8 years of previous people management experience
Benefits
A full and comprehensive benefits program.
Growth opportunities on a global scale.
Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.
Company
Dexcom
Dexcom develops, manufactures, and distributes continuous glucose monitoring systems for diabetes management.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (54)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.16BKey Investors
RWI Group
2023-05-02Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2020-05-12Post Ipo Debt
2018-11-01Post Ipo Equity· $750M
Leadership Team
Jacob Leach
Chief Operating Officer
Matt Dolan
Executive Vice President, Strategy, Corporate Development & Dexcom Labs
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