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This is a hands-on technical role, in which you will help shape and execute device engineering strategy for biologic assets, including the development of subcutaneous presentations using prefilled syringe (PFS) and autoinjector technologies, as well as drug delivery solutions for future pipeline assets.\nYou will lead key device development activities, including design controls, drug-device integration, assembly process development, characterization/validation, device risk analysis, design history file (DHF) management, verification and validation, design transfer and human factors engineering. You will also partner with Regulatory CMC on combination product regulatory activities and work closely with Drug Product Development, Drug Product External Manufacturing, Regulatory CMC, Quality Control, and Quality Assurance. This role includes the opportunity to lead external consultants and device partners and support oversight of device testing at contract test laboratories.\nPosition Responsibilities\nServe as Scholar Rock’s technical lead and subject matter expert for combination products and drug delivery devices providing hands-on technical leadership across development programs.\nLead device engineering activities that support prefilled syringe, needle safety system and autoinjector development programs.\nProvide technical leadership for drug-device integration, including primary container/device interfaces, syringe functionality, injection performance, dose delivery, and other critical device performance attributes.\nDefine and maintain device user requirements, design inputs, design outputs, traceability matrices, verification/validation plans and acceptance criteria.\nDevelop and maintain design history files (DHF), EU technical documentation files, design control documentation, risk assessments, and supporting technical documentation.\nLead human factors engineering activities, including formative and summative usability studies.\nPartner with Regulatory Affairs and Regulatory CMC on U.S. combination product requirements and EU device requirements, including EU MDR Article 117 and Notified Body Opinion activities, as applicable.\nProvide technical leadership for device platform evaluation, selection, and lifecycle management activities.\nPartner with and oversee external consultants, human factors vendors, and device development partners.\nDevelop scopes of work, manage budgets, and help ensure outsourced device-related activities are executed successfully.\nSupport device-related investigations, change controls, commercial readiness activities, and post-approval lifecycle management.\nEstablish fit-for-purpose device engineering processes and best practices as Scholar Rock’s combination product portfolio grows.\nFoster a culture of scientific rigor, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.\nCandidate Requirements\nA bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related discipline; an advanced degree is preferred.\n15+ years of experience in combination product, drug delivery device, or medical device development for the US and EU; global experience is a plus, with significant technical leadership responsibility for combination products\nKnowledge of ISO medical device standards (11608, 11040, 10993, 13485, and 14971), FDA/EU guidelines, and global regulatory expectations for commercializing combination products, including FDA combination product requirements, 21 CFR Part 4, applicable Quality System requirements, and EU MDR Article 117.\nExperience with prefilled syringes, autoinjectors, and injectable drug delivery systems from project initiation through commercialization and post-approval lifecycle management.\nExperience with biologic drug-device integration, including primary container/device interfaces and functional performance 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