Design Verification and Validation Lead

Location:

Haifa, IL, 3508504

Description:

Design Verification and Validation Lead

Please apply in English only

The Design V&V Lead is responsible for managing Haifa-based V&V team members and for planning and coordinating V&V project activities.
The Haifa-based team members are part of an integrated V&V team located in Israel, the United
States, and Poland.

The V&V Lead will also support Novocure’s product development activities as a Test Engineer by designing and implementing detailed, comprehensive, well-structured test plans and test procedures.
The V&V Lead will need to have people management experience, as well as technical experience, including instrumentation, medical device V&V, and test method validation.
The V&V Lead should be creative and proactive to work successfully in a fast-paced environment, contributing to early prototype evaluations, test method development, design feedback to engineering teams, defect identification, and troubleshooting.

This is a full-time, exempt position located in our Haifa, Israel office and reports to the Verification and Validation Manager.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Line manager to Israel-based V&V Test Engineers and V&V Test Technicians for design verification activities.
Contribute to continuous improvements of the quality system and V&V process as part of the integrated V&V team across multiple locations.
Lead a team of different role types and varying levels of experience to perform the design V&V activities in support of product development activities.
Engage with leadership and cross-functional peers to ensure the design V&V team is integrated into the product development process, meeting both product quality and milestones on time.
Coordinate V&V activities of product development and sustaining projects.
Serve as signature alternate for V&V Manager on project-level documents, when appointed.
Execute V&V engineering work as an individual contributor when needed:
Plan test strategy and establish clear traceability between requirements and test procedures.
Analyze requirements and write test procedures with robust coverage of requirements using different test scenarios.
Write instruction-based test procedures and design test fixtures and/or SW tools as needed.
Guide and participate in the review of team members’ work output (above bullets) as needed to ensure a consistent quality level.
Train V&V team members on the quality system and V&V process.

QUALIFICATIONS/KNOWLEDGE:

Qualifications:

B.S. Degree in Engineering or other technical discipline; OR Secondary school diploma, plus relevant work experience

Knowledge:

At least 5 years of medical or related industry experience in product development and/or testing.
V&V for medical device experience is preferred, or V&V in a related field with similar controls.
At least 2 years of management or leadership experience / Proven ability to manage a V&V team.
Strong verbal and written communication skills in English, including ability to give clear direction to team members.
Experience in designing, writing, reviewing, and performing design verification tests .
Experience organizing and planning test efforts.
Experience designing and creating test fixtures.
Experience in medical device product development preferred.
Familiarity with measurement uncertainty analysis and test method validation.
Demonstrated technical writing skills.
Strong grasp of fundamental engineering concepts, basic principles.
Critical thinking and decision making, including the ability to recognize when to ask questions.
Highly organized and strong attention to detail.
Capable working in a multi-disciplinary environment involving software, hardware, and mechanical engineers.
Able to work in a team environment and execute responsibilities with minimal direct supervision.

ABOUT NOVOCURE:

Our vision

Patient-forward: aspiring to make a difference in cancer.

Our patient-forward mission

Together with our patients, we strive to extend survival in some of the most aggressive forms of cancer by developing and commercializing our innovative therapy.

Our patient-forward values

– innovation

– focus

– drive

– courage

– trust

– empathy