Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. A global medical device organisation operating in a highly regulated environment is seeking a Vice President of Engineering to lead and scale its worldwide engineering function. This executive role holds accountability for global engineering strategy, product development, and technical leadership across the full medical device lifecycle, supporting the delivery of safe, compliant, and innovative medical devices to international markets. The Role As Vice President Engineering, you will define and execute the global engineering vision for a medical device portfolio, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, business strategy, and long term product roadmaps. You will lead multi site engineering teams across regions and disciplines, embedding strong design control, risk management, and quality driven development practices. Key Responsibilities Define and execute the global engineering strategy across international medical device development and manufacturing sites Lead and develop global engineering teams across hardware, software, systems, and manufacturing engineering within medical devices Oversee end to end medical device product development from concept through design, verification, validation, and post market lifecycle support Ensure full compliance with medical device regulations and standards including EU MDR, FDA 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, IEC 62304, IEC 62366, and related frameworks Partner closely with Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical, Operations, and Product leadership to ensure compliant cross functional execution Establish and maintain robust medical device design controls, risk management processes, and engineering governance Drive innovation while maintaining regulatory compliance and patient safety Own engineering resource planning, budgets, and global capability development Act as a senior technical authority and executive leader within the organisation Your Background Degree in Engineering within a relevant medical device discipline; advanced degree preferred Extensive senior leadership experience within the medical device industry Proven track record of leading global, multi site engineering organisations developing regulated medical devices Hands on experience working within EU MDR and FDA regulated environments Experience leading engineering functions across Class II and or Class III medical devices Strong executive level communication and stakeholder management skills Ability to operate effectively within complex, global medical device organisations #J-18808-Ljbffr