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It takes the imagination and passion of all of us-from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year-to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.\n\nJob Description\nResponsibilities\nTechnical Strategy and Lifecycle Leadership\nDevelop and execute the site Technical Services strategy and roadmap in alignment with product lifecycle, manufacturing, quality, compliance, and business priorities.\nTranslate business, product, and regulatory needs into scalable and compliant technical solutions.\nProvide technical governance for process knowledge, product and process lifecycle documentation, technical standards, and knowledge transfer.\nEstablish priorities, resource plans, and performance objectives for the Technical Services organization.\nTechnology Transfer and Process Introduction\nLead or oversee development-to-commercial technology transfers , including technical assessments, 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