R&D Associate

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R&D Associate

JC OrthoHeal Private Limited is looking for ‘R&D Associate’ to grow our footprints.

Company Description:

OrthoHeal is a medical device company that makes revolutionary orthopedic immobilization products that sell across 50 countries. We invented the world’s first and only 100% washable, breathable, comfortable and light-weight cast that has become an international hit. It allows users even to swim with the cast on. We are proud to be transforming a centuries old medical procedure. We are also developing a wide range of new, innovative and user-friendly immobilization products. If this excites you, visit us at www.orthoheal.com

Job Description:

We are looking for a vibrant and astute cross disciplinary professional (e.g MBBS + MMST or equivalent program) who is eager to make a real difference, strong clinical knowledge, the will to learn, the acumen to research, the skills to manage, and the ability to lead. Not to mention empathy, patience and meticulousness to understand clinical needs precisely, communicate them appropriately to a multidisciplinary team and engage effectively with clinical and technical leaders alike – to play the role of an effective coordinator to develop winning medical devices for a global audience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be an internal clinical resource: Collect, assimilate, organize and internally share relevant clinical information and evidence from scientific publications, conferences, customer engagement and from online sources, thus becoming a go-to internal resource for medical, clinical and scientific domain knowledge in Orthopaedics.

• Draft clinically relevant product specifications: Help build relevant product specifications for medical devices that can succeed in global and Indian markets by addressing real unmet needs.

• Be a coordinator for the R&D team, keeping them clinically tuned: Constantly engage with and coordinate with the Research and Development team, ensuring that products being developed reliably fulfil patient needs, this includes ongoing verification and validation activities from a clinical lens.

• Clinical trials support: Participate in the entire life-cycle of clinical trial related activities – starting with site-scouting, site engagement, site coordination, gathering data from sites, analysis of clinical trials data and manuscript writing based on the same. (primarily office work).

• Training coordination: Participate in training related clinician engagement exercises spanning newsletters, webinars, online courses – including content preparation, management, and real-time coordination of learning activities.(in-office + onsite work).

• Clinician engagement: Engage meaningfully and credibly with specific key clinicians, and get them on board as needed. (Note: this is not a sales or business development position.

Key Requirements:

• Education: MBBS, followed by MMST or other degree in engineering / research Other.

• Skills: Ability to coordinate seamlessly with professionals from diverse backgrounds, and keep track of overall project progress.

• Fast assimilation of knowledge as needed by the context.

• An ability to rapidly master the use of various software platforms for learning management (online courses and webinars).

• Expert level proficiency in making crisp, elegant MS PowerPoint presentations.

• Confident communication with stakeholders from various geographies.

• Flexibility, adaptability and responsiveness to organizational needs within the broad framework of the role.

Salient features of this opportunity:

• This role offers a rare opportunity to be part of such a unique mission – to disrupt an age-old industry – and to alleviate pain and suffering for thousands of patients internationally.

• We are a patient centred company with a ‘people first’ culture.

• We offer competitive remuneration.

• Be part of one of the state’s largest medical device R&D facilities that we are building.

• A collaborative and inclusive work environment with plenty of opportunities to learn and grow.

• The chance to make a meaningful impact on healthcare and patient outcomes.