Hologic

Lead Product Development Engineer, R&D

Hologic$119K — $186K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred
  • 8+ years of relevant experience without a technical degree, or 6+ years with a Master's, or 3+ years with a PhD
  • Experience in product development in regulated medical devices or similar industries preferred
  • Expertise in FDA Quality System Regulation and ISO 13485
  • Ability to lead cross-functional product development programs and influence stakeholders
  • Strong technical leadership and decision-making skills
  • Experience with CAD software, preferably SolidWorks.

Responsibilities

  • Lead complex product development projects and integrate multiple subsystem architectures
  • Provide technical leadership to cross-functional teams in various departments
  • Translate user needs and clinical insights into product specifications and design outputs
  • Drive risk management activities including hazard analysis and risk mitigation
  • Ensure compliance and documentation throughout the product lifecycle
  • Collaborate with clinicians and marketing to identify unmet medical needs
  • Champion continuous improvement and stay current with emerging engineering practices.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on impactful medical device innovations
  • Collaborative work environment focusing on patient and clinician experiences
  • Professional development and mentoring opportunities
  • Involvement in cross-functional projects, broadening engineering perspective
  • Potential for career advancement in a regulated and innovative industry.
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are seeking a Lead Product Development Engineer to drive the design, development, verification, validation, and commercialization of innovative medical devices from concept through launch and sustaining transfer.

In this role, you will serve as a technical leader on cross-functional product development teams, translating customer, clinical, and business needs into robust, manufacturable, and compliant product solutions. You will lead complex engineering programs, guide technical decision-making, and ensure project objectives are achieved across quality, cost, performance, schedule, manufacturability, and regulatory compliance.

This is an opportunity for an experienced engineer who thrives in a highly collaborative, regulated environment and is passionate about developing products that improve patient and clinician experiences.

What You'll Do

As Lead Product Development Engineer, you will:
  • Lead large, technically complex product development projects, including the development and integration of multiple subsystem architectures.
  • Provide technical leadership to cross-functional teams across engineering, marketing, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, clinical, and external partners.
  • Translate user needs, clinical insights, and market requirements into product requirements, technical specifications, system architecture, and design outputs.
  • Lead design control activities, ensuring documentation, traceability, and compliance throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Drive risk management activities in accordance with ISO 14971, including hazard analysis, risk evaluation, mitigation planning, and verification of risk controls.
  • Lead requirements decomposition, system architecture development, and integration across mechanical, electrical, software, and disposable subsystem designs.
  • Partner with clinicians, customers, and marketing teams to identify unmet needs and develop differentiated product solutions.
  • Support human factors engineering and usability activities to help ensure safe, effective, and intuitive product performance.
  • Lead design verification, validation, and engineering documentation, including engineering reports, test plans, and V&V deliverables.
  • Lead design transfer activities, ensuring products are manufacturable, scalable, validated, and effectively transferred into production.
  • Manage technical project success factors including progress, scope, schedule, budget, risks, resources, and capability gaps.
  • Facilitate technical project meetings, present recommendations, and support data-driven decision-making.
  • Solve complex technical problems requiring broad engineering expertise and sound judgment.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to improve methods, tools, processes, and product development outcomes.
  • Mentor peers and team members, supporting technical development, learning, and knowledge transfer.
  • Champion continuous improvement and stay current with emerging technologies, tools, and engineering practices.


What We're Looking For:

Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.

Typically requires:
  • 8+ years of relevant experience with a non-technical degree, or
  • 6+ years of relevant experience with a Master's degree, or
  • 3+ years of relevant experience with a PhD.

Product development experience in regulated medical devices or similarly regulated industries strongly preferred.

Required Experience:
  • Demonstrated expertise in FDA Quality System Regulation, ISO 13485, design controls, risk management, verification and validation, and design transfer.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional product development programs and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
  • Strong technical leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to rapidly develop deep technical and clinical understanding of complex medical device products.
  • Broad engineering knowledge across disciplines, with experience in systems engineering and product architecture.
  • Strong understanding of manufacturing processes such as machining, injection molding, joining methods, and rapid prototyping.
  • Experience with root cause investigation, design for reliability, supplier development, project management, and risk-based decision-making.
  • Experience with agile or phase-gate product development processes.
  • Knowledge of human factors engineering and usability principles.
  • Strong experimental, computational, and analytical skills, including DFSS tools, statistical methods, DOE, and MiniTab.
  • Proficiency with tolerance stack-ups, DFM, and GD&T.
  • CAD expertise; SolidWorks preferred.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor communication for both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Strong presentation skills and the ability to clearly communicate complex technical information.
  • Creativity, initiative, vision, and a continuous improvement mindset.


The annualized base salary range for this role $119,300 - $186,600 and is bonus eligible. Final compensation packages will ultimately depend on factors including relevant experience, skillset, knowledge, geography, education, business needs and market demand.

Agency and Third-Party Recruiter Notice:

Agencies that submit a resume to Hologic must have a current executed Hologic Agency Agreement executed by a member of the Human Resource Department. In addition Agencies may only submit candidates to positions for which they have been invited to do so by a Hologic Recruiter. All resumes must be sent to the Hologic Recruiter under these terms or they will not be considered.

As part of our commitment to a fair and accurate evaluation of each candidate's qualifications, we require all applicants to refrain from using AI tools, such as generative AI or automated writing assistance, during any stage of the interview process. Responses influenced by AI may result in disqualification. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in ensuring a transparent and equitable selection process.

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About Hologic

Hologic, Inc. is an American medical technology company that develops and manufactures diagnostic products, medical imaging systems, and surgical products. The company's products are used in a wide range of medical applications, including breast cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, and osteoporosis diagnosis. Hologic is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and has operations in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company was founded in 1985 and has grown to become one of the largest medical technology companies in the world.
Learn more about Hologic
Size
6,705 employees
Market Cap
$18.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1985
5 Year Trend
+9.7%
Revenue
$4.5 billion
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