Ostomy R&D Engineer

Unomedical s.r.o.

Place of work
Priemyselný park 3, Michalovce
Contract type
full-time
Start date
by agreement
Wage (gross)
1 000 EUR/monthminimum 1000€ / monthly (depending on experiences and quality of the candidate) + quarterly bonus and other benefits in compliance with social benefit program of the company

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

At ConvaTec, our vision is to develop pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch. We are a global medical technology business focused on serving people and care givers in the areas of advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence and critical care and infusion care. We devise, develop and manufacture innovative products and services that support people with deeply personal and challenging medical conditions, helping to improve care for them and giving them greater confidence, freedom and mobility.

We are guided by our five core values, that shape the way we work, every day: Improve Care, Deliver Results, Grow Together, Own It and Do What’s Right. We are a global Group, with over 9,900 employees and in 2020, our Group generated revenues of over $1.894 billion. To learn more about ConvaTec, please visit www.convatecgroup.com.


Change is everywhere at ConvaTec. It’s transforming our business, and helping us improve millions of lives. And we’re nowhere near finished. Across every part of our business, we’re pushing for better. Join us as an Ostomy R&D Engineer, and you’ll do the same.


About the role:
Ostomy R&D Engineer is a key function for development of new medical devices and production processes to support people that need our help. Like an Ostomy R&D Engineer you will participate on development of attractive design of medical products, on development of production process and on transfer of new products to operation site.
Ostomy R&D Engineer is a member of global Ostomy R&D team with responsibility for Process and Product development located at ConvaTec Michalovce operations.

Your key duties and responsibilities:
• Design and development of new or improvement of existing processes, systems, and process components
• Development of process specifications for new products and improved processes/products, ensuring the accurate completion of the required documentation to ensure transition of processes and design from R&D to manufacturing
• Preparation of prototyping lines and prototypes of product
• In Cooperation with Global T&I team design and development of new products / materials or improvement of existing products / materials in accordance with customer requests and in compliance with actual regulatory demands following valid SOPs (e.g. Design inputs, Design output, Material/Product specifications, Product drawings, Product Verification and Validation, Test method development, shelf life, bio-compatibility, design transfer, design review)
• Lead the manufacturing team members with focus on project targets
• Lead and/or participate in projects to implement new processes and introduce new products
• Create, review and approve R&D documents related to design control
• Can understand and apply what standards are applicable for a Ostomy product or product family
• Has basic statistical knowledge and can apply statistics in data sampling and data processing
• Can work in SolidWorkd or another 3D CAD software (advantage)
• Can work in AutoCAD or another 2D CAD software (advantage)

Employee perks, benefits

• Quarterly bonus after the trial period - max. 10% from the monthly salary of the employee (based on the results of the production plant)
• Large corporation with representation and manufacturing plants in the world
• Very stable employer for Michalovce city and its surroundings
• Corporate culture – Underpinning everything we do are our values:
- Improve care
- Deliver results
- Grow together
- Own it
- Do what´s right
• Meals in the amount of 0.17 Eur per one meal unit / day
• Supplementary pension plan after the trial period with the employer's contribution
• Free bus transport within Michalovce city
• Social fund (various support and perks for employees)
• Flexible working hours
• Development trainings
• Career opportunities for internal employees
• Various events / team building activities for employees (no pandemic situation)
• Various employee discounts by vendors within Michalovce city

Information about the selection process

Only candidates who meet our requirements will be invited for the interview. Data of not selected candidates will be deleted in compliance with GDPR and data protection law.
Information about personal data processing of job seekers is located on link: http://www.convatec.sk/o-nás/kariéra/

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)

Educational Specialization

Technical backround

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2) or Slovak - Proficiency (C2)

Personality requirements and skills

About you:
• Experience within product / process development and regulatory demands for medical devices – preferred
• Team player with ability to take responsibility for own tasks
• Good technical and analytical thinking
• Bringing new ideas
• Proactive approach to overcome obstacles
• Brave for making decisions
• Want to learn and growth
• Good coordination skills and ability to see priorities
• Good analytical skills and logical thought
• Flexibility and ability to fast learn knowledge from new areas
• Technical knowledge of production process especially production processes of plastic materials and work experiences regarding process engineering or quality manufacture engineering are welcome


Education / Qualifications:
• University, technical degree – preferred
• Slovak - Proficiency (C2) and English - Upper intermediate (B2)
• General PC experience Word, Excel, Outlook, Microsoft Projects
• Statistical know-how is beneficial if experience into Statistics programs like Minitab


Our progress will give you countless opportunities to move forward too. Seek out new challenges, and you’ll find them. Stretch your thinking, and you’ll find new ways to make an impact. And if you embrace the opportunity to drive your own growth, you could go further, and achieve more, than ever before.

This is a big step forward.
This is work that’ll move you.

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Brief description of the company

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence care, and infusion care. With around 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in almost 100 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Group revenues in 2022 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more about Convatec, please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com

To find out more please visit https://careers.convatec.com - thanks for your interest!

Number of employees

500-999 employees
ID: 4064417  Posting date: 20.5.2021  Basic salary component (gross): 1 000 EUR/month