Product Definition Lead

Role: Product Definition Lead

Location: Motherwell, Scotland, onsite

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Pay: £23.08 - £25.64 per hour, depending on experience

Contract: 12-month contract

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Product Definition Lead to join a dynamic and collaborative product development team on a one-year contract. You will work across instrument, assay and disposable development, helping to define the technical direction of complex point-of-care platforms.

This role is well suited to an experienced technical leader with a strong background in systems engineering, requirements engineering or product definition. You will translate complex business and clinical needs into clear system requirements while guiding a specialist, multidisciplinary team.

Benefits

12-month full-time contract

Opportunity to lead technically complex point-of-care development projects

Work within a highly skilled scientific and engineering environment

Exposure to interdisciplinary and global project teams

Opportunity to shape product definition and technical strategy

Collaborative and technically focused workplace

The Requirements

Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Life Sciences or a related discipline

At least five years' experience in requirements engineering, systems engineering or product definition

Experience within medical devices, diagnostics or another highly regulated industry is strongly preferred

Proven leadership and team development experience

Strong understanding of requirements elicitation, analysis and system definition

Ability to translate business, clinical and technical needs into precise requirements

Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills

Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities

Comfortable working across global and interdisciplinary teams

Proactive, flexible and able to make decisions in a fast-paced environment

Strong technical judgement and the ability to resolve complex issues quickly

The Role

Lead and oversee the product definition of technically complex point-of-care systems

Manage, coach and develop Systems Engineers, Requirements Engineers, Domain Business Analysts and supporting team members

Build a collaborative and high-performing technical team

Translate business and clinical healthcare needs into clear system requirements

Lead requirements engineering, requirements elicitation and requirements evaluation activities

Ensure system requirements are complete, accurate and aligned with wider business objectives

Guide the technical direction of instrument, assay and disposable development programmes

Support engineering teams with the identification, resolution and closure of technical issues

Organise and facilitate project workshops with global and interdisciplinary stakeholders

Apply structured problem-solving methods to critical technical challenges

Align product definition activities with wider programme milestones and strategic goals

Contribute to the successful delivery of complex medical technology development projects

If you're keen to join an exceptional team offering technical leadership, strategic responsibility and the opportunity to influence the development of complex healthcare technologies, then please apply to this Product Definition Lead role below or call Chloe McCausland on (phone number removed) between 8:30am and 5:00pm