Material Scientist (New Kensington, PA)

Philips•Alvin, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Material Scientist will utilize materials, chemistry and compliance knowledge in working with R&D teams to ensure product safety and design world class Sleep & Respiratory Care (S&RC) products for our customers. Your role: Review requirements and develop test plans that provide key design and development insights and demonstrate material safety; execute this testing both personally and using test technicians. Perform materials assessments and manage testing needed for product development and design changes including long-term accelerated aging studies to determine product material stability. Communicate and coordinate testing needs with internal and external testing facilities. Assess material failures and coordinate corrective actions with project teams. Scout and select new polymer materials & processing/finishing technologies which make new designs and functions in Philips S&RC products possible. Learn from and adhere to internal quality manual (Quality System Procedures, Work Instructions, Forms). Reporting to the Materials Manager, you will work cross-functionally and collaborate with R&D, NPI, CRO’s, Regulatory Agencies internal/external scientists and other stakeholders. May require travel up to 10%.

Requirements

Minimum of 1 year of experience in Materials Science, with a focus on product/ process development and testing in relation to polymer materials.
Hands-on experience with laboratory testing and analysis of chemical and physical properties of materials for use in medical devices (strongly preferred).
Strong root cause analysis experience and the ability to perform failure mode investigations to support the CAPA process.
An understanding of the ISO 10993 series of standards for materials analysis and risk assessments, with knowledge of FDA, EU MDR and global medical device regulations, requirements, and standards (preferred).
Bachelor’s/MS Degree in Chemistry, Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering or similar disciplines.
Able to collaborate with cross-functional teams, external partners, and companies.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience with laboratory testing and analysis of chemical and physical properties of materials for use in medical devices
An understanding of the ISO 10993 series of standards for materials analysis and risk assessments, with knowledge of FDA, EU MDR and global medical device regulations, requirements, and standards

Responsibilities

Review requirements and develop test plans that provide key design and development insights and demonstrate material safety; execute this testing both personally and using test technicians.
Perform materials assessments and manage testing needed for product development and design changes including long-term accelerated aging studies to determine product material stability.
Communicate and coordinate testing needs with internal and external testing facilities.
Assess material failures and coordinate corrective actions with project teams.
Scout and select new polymer materials & processing/finishing technologies which make new designs and functions in Philips S&RC products possible.
Learn from and adhere to internal quality manual (Quality System Procedures, Work Instructions, Forms).
Work cross-functionally and collaborate with R&D, NPI, CRO’s, Regulatory Agencies internal/external scientists and other stakeholders.