Senior Director, Product Portfolio Engineering

Winning the race to bring new healthcare products safely to a waiting world drives Rapid Micro Biosystems (RMB) to combine today’s innovative technologies as never before. Your career at RMB puts you at the center of diverse global teams that span robotics, AI, Machine Learning, imaging, microbiology, and more, re-shaping how urgently needed pharmaceuticals are made, tested, and released for decades to come. The sky’s the limit.

Careers at RMB are fast-moving, with the high growth you’d expect from a world leader in microbiology automation. Advancement at RMB affords an opportunity to achieve your personal goals and develop your passions, in an inclusive environment where every employee has the resources and opportunities to hone their skills. You’ll do more, learn more, and have the ability to make a profound impact on our business.

Rapid Micro Biosystems is seeking a highly experienced and impactful product engineering leader to join the Research & Development team as the Senior Director of Product Portfolio Engineering.  In this role you will report to the VP of R&D and drive the execution of the product roadmap, partnering with your peers to deliver product innovation to our customers. 

This role involves leveraging your extensive device engineering knowledge to build a deep understanding of the Rapid Micro Biosystem technology.  Our technology includes electro-mechanical automation, microbiology and life sciences consumables, embedded and cloud software, and computer vision/AI.   

You will work closely with Product Management and drive the translation of user requirements and business needs into technical specifications and engineering projects. You will be at the heart of defining improvements to existing products and specifying new products and will be accountable for those products being delivered to the market. 

To succeed you will work collaboratively with your peers who are experts in electronics, mechanical engineering, software, computer vision/AI and microbiology.  Through collaboration you will drive the development of the product portfolio and coordinate the seamless integration of the product ecosystem. 

• Distill user needs into technical requirements which can be implemented by the engineering teams. 
• Plan projects with the engineering directors and their project managers to ensure cross-functional alignment of schedules and resources, identifying and managing dependencies between programs to drive down project risks. 
• Work with the VP R&D to remove project roadblocks and adjust priorities and resources as needed to ensure success. 
• Be accountable for the success of design transfer to manufacturing. 
• Serve as technical SME in the development of commercial launch planning. 
• Contribute to continuous improvement in R&D improving lightweight, high-quality processes. 
• Support the creation of clear and effective communication materials for executive leadership and stakeholders

• BS/BA in a technical discipline such as electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, systems engineering, biomedical engineering, software engineering or physics.  MS preferred.   
• 20+ years experience developing and launching complex electro-mechanical products which include software and consumables. 
• Experience in regulated industries, understanding the expectations of approval agencies.  
• Technical understanding of solutions in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, software engineering, and computer vision/AI. 
• Experience writing, reviewing and structuring technical requirements. 
• Leadership skills with a focus on cross-functional influence and collaboration to plan for success. 
• Ability to anticipate problems and avoid pitfalls and surprises through planning and technical risk reduction activities. 
• Experience working as an SME with Product Management on market analysis and roadmap planning. 
• Experience transferring designs to manufacturing. 
• Systems mindset when solving problems, viewing the entire product and portfolio as an ecosystem. 
• Experience in product development methodologies and processes such as phase gate, waterfall, spiral and Agile/Scrum with the ability to define lightweight variants to achieve successful product launches. 
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.  Capable of conveying complex technical information to diverse audiences, including executive levels. 

ABOUT RAPID MICRO BIOSYSTEMS:

Rapid Micro Biosystems creates, sells, validates, and services innovative products for fast, accurate, and efficient detection of microbial contamination in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, biologics, biotechnology products, medical devices, and personal care products.

The company’s Growth Direct™—the first and only growth-based system to automate rapid compendial QC Micro testing—ensures data integrity, compliance, and operational efficiencies driven by rapid methods and automation.

Rapid Micro Biosystems is dedicated to providing groundbreaking technology and products to support companies in their journey to achieve greater reliability, efficiency, and better predictability, ultimately providing higher quality products for improved patient outcomes.

Rapid Micro Biosystems is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts. Our research & development, and manufacturing operations are located in Lowell, Massachusetts. Additionally, we maintain field offices in Freising, Germany; Switzerland, and Singapore.

Equal Opportunity:

Rapid Micro Biosystems is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity. Applicants for employment and employees are reviewed on their individual qualifications for a position. Under no circumstances will Rapid Micro Biosystems discriminate against qualified persons on the basis of race, color, religious creed, retaliation, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, mental illness, genetics, choice of health insurance, marital status, age, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable law.