Senior R&D Manager

United Kingdom
3 days ago
Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Posted
3 Jun 2026 (3 days ago)

Benefits

Generous annual bonus Pension schemes Save As You Earn share options Flexible vacation and time off Paid holidays Paid volunteering hours Private health and dental plans Healthcare cash plans Income protection Life assurance Discounts on gyms and fitness clubs Salary sacrifice bicycle and car schemes Employee discounts

Life. Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.

As a Senior R&D Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of advanced wound care. Based at our Hull site, this is a highly influential leadership position where your expertise will drive innovation, guide talented scientific teams and help bring complex medical devices from concept through to manufacture. If you are motivated by meaningful work, scientific excellence and real world patient impact, this is a role where your experience will truly matter.

What will you be doing?

You will be a recognised development leader, providing strategic direction across multiple wound dressing and drug device combination programmes. Working at the heart of New Product Development, you will lead and inspire a team of scientists, guiding them through the full development lifecycle from early design and materials selection, through prototyping, testing and design for manufacture.

Your days will balance hands on technical leadership with people development, cross functional collaboration and external engagement. You will ensure robust design control, risk management and regulatory compliance, contributing to Design History Files and supporting successful design transfer into manufacturing. Alongside this, you will work closely with system engineering, operations, regulatory and quality partners to unlock technical challenges and keep programmes moving forward.

What will you need to be successful?

Success in this role comes from combining deep technical expertise with strong leadership and strategic thinking. You will bring:

  • Extensive experience in medical device development, with a strong understanding of the full product development lifecycle, ideally within wound dressings and drug device combinations

  • Proven capability to lead, coach and develop scientific teams, creating an environment where high performance and innovation can thrive

  • Strong knowledge of risk management, design control, change control and quality systems within regulated environments such as ISO 13485, EU MDR and FDA regulations

  • The confidence to provide strategic technical direction, engage with senior stakeholders and work effectively with external partners and suppliers

You. Unlimited.
We believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our Strongest investments are in our people and patients we serve.
Inclusion and Belonging: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Inclusion and Belonging, Learn more about our Employee Inclusion Groups on our website (www.smith-nephew.com)
Your Future: Generous annual bonus and pension Schemes, Save As You Earn share options.
Work/Life Balance: Flexible Vacation and Time Off, Paid Holidays and Paid Volunteering Hours, so we can give back to our communities!
Your Wellbeing: Private Health and Dental plans, Healthcare Cash Plans, Income Protection, Life Assurance and much more.
Flexibility: Hybrid Working Model (For most professional roles).
Training: Hands On, Team Customised, Mentorship.
Extra Perks: Discounts on Gyms and fitness clubs, Salary Sacrifice Bicycle and Car Schemes and many other Employee discounts

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