Varian Medical Systems - Palo Alto, CA

posted 4 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Palo Alto, CA
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

As the Sr. Manager of Continuous Engineering at Varian, a Siemens Healthineers Company, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing a team of both on-site and off-site engineers. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure alignment and collaboration among cross-functional teams to address post-market engineering issues promptly. This position is crucial in supporting the development and delivery of efficient oncology solutions, contributing to our mission of creating a world without fear of cancer. In this role, you will manage and provide product support engineering resources, facilitating communication between design and development teams during new product introductions. You will oversee the generation of service requirements, service plans, and all associated documentation necessary for new product service. Additionally, you will coordinate installation and service support during product rollouts, ensuring that feedback is effectively integrated into subsequent releases. Your responsibilities will also include providing management support to field engineers and technicians who are involved in diagnosing, troubleshooting, and repairing complex electro/mechanical equipment and software systems. You will manage escalations when first-line and second-line support fails to resolve issues, ensuring that design and reliability problems are reported to the appropriate engineering teams. Furthermore, you will oversee the production of all product-related service technical documentation and ensure effective communication with the field service organization. This position requires full access to VMS client sites, necessitating compliance with various Vendor Credentialing requirements. You will be expected to lead with confidence, demonstrating effective interpersonal skills while fostering a culture of inclusivity and collaboration within your team and across the organization.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and provide product support engineering resources for new product service interface to design and development teams.
  • Oversee the generation of service requirements, service plans, and associated new product service documentation.
  • Coordinate installation and service support during new product rollouts and ensure feedback is incorporated into subsequent releases.
  • Provide product support management to field engineers, technicians, and technical support personnel.
  • Manage escalation of situations where first-line and second-line field service support has failed to isolate or fix problems.
  • Coordinate reporting of design, reliability, and maintenance problems to design engineering/software engineering.
  • Provide resources to support customer installation and training for highly technical products.
  • Oversee production of all product-related service technical documentation and communication to the field service organization.

Requirements

  • Ability, competence, and confidence to lead people.
  • Effective interpersonal skills.
  • Proficient in utilizing business tools such as E-mail, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Experience with HCM (e.g., Workday) or equivalent ERP product and productivity software desired.
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
  • 10 years of related experience.
  • 5 years of management experience.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience in the healthcare industry.
  • Familiarity with oncology systems and technologies.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and performance bonuses.
  • Health insurance coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.
  • Paid time off and holidays.
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Diversity and inclusion programs.
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