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