STAAR Surgical® Company Career Opportunities
Thank you for visiting STAAR Surgical Company's employment opportunities section. Our goal is to hire the best and brightest employees and provide them with an exciting and dynamic place to work.
After reviewing the current STAAR Surgical Company job openings (including the descriptions and required qualifications) and the summary of benefits offered by STAAR Surgical Company, please submit your resume to our Human Resources department for the positions that interest you. In your cover letter, please include the job for which you are applying. You may send your resume and cover letter to STAAR Surgical Company either by email to jtapia@staar.com. You will be contacted by a representative of our Human Resources department to schedule an interview if you are being considered for a position.
Current STAAR Surgical Company Job Openings
The current job openings at STAAR Surgical Company include:
Global Marketing Director of ICL Business
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
For more information on an available STAAR Surgical Company job opening, please click on the above title of the position. STAAR Surgical Company is an equal opportunity employer. AA/EOE/M/F/D/V
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STAAR Surgical Company Benefits Summary
STAAR Surgical Company offers a comprehensive benefits package to our regular employees, including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, life insurance, and paid vacation. Additionally, we offer a 125 c plan and a 401(k) plan which includes an employer match.
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Job Descriptions and Requirements for Current Openings
Below are expanded job descriptions, including job responsibilities and position requirements for the positions currently open at STAAR Surgical Company.
Global Marketing Director of ICL Business
Main Job Responsibilities and Functions
- Global product responsibility, including brand and product marketing strategy, for the Visian ICL products. This includes strategies in both the traditional medical and consumer channels with a special focus on social media and consumer driven strategies.
- Manage both the strategic creation and tactical execution of profitable global online marketing campaigns. Establishment and use of metrics to measure effect of spending on product revenues.
- Establish good communication channels with the Regional Presidents to assure alignment of all key marketing objectives with regional strategies to achieve success.
- Identifies marketing opportunities in the field for existing products and discovers and integrates new trends along with key partners from both a clinical and commercial perspective.
- Disciplined use of metrics for the measurement of global promotional effectiveness in order to pursue the optimal approach in the market for STAAR.
- Develop and implement strategic and tactical sales plans in conjunction with key market commercial teams.
- In cooperation with Clinical Marketing team and surgeons, prepare presentations for key meetings and articles for publication.
- Ensure that product pricing strategies deployed by the Company are aligned to the key markets served; provide timely and accurate analysis of data. Track performance to plan, altering tactics as necessary to achieve financial results.
- Work with key surgeons to identify and define market and product opportunities for new products/markets to further drive business growth in key markets in line with the overall Strategic Plan.
- Prepare a comprehensive marketing plan for products to include a yearly sales forecast for key markets as well as a line-item expense budget.
- Prepare and implement products life cycle management strategies in conjunction with the Commercial and Manufacturing teams.
- Provide input into R&D projects for the global Visian ICL product line.
- Coordinate post-approval marketing studies in cooperation with Clinical Marketing Department to support product sales.
- Develop and manage all product-training courses for physicians and sales staff. Provide additional training for Customer Service representatives.
- Refines ICL marketing processes to ensure continuous improvement of efficiency within the Marketing group.
Educational Qualifications
- B.A. or B.S. degree in marketing, business administration, or directly related field, required. MBA strongly preferred.
Experience
- At least ten years of surgical medical device experience required, ophthalmic refractive or elective surgery required.
- Significant experience in the use of social media globally to support branding and drive product preference through the consumer channels.
- Strong knowledge of marketing, product branding, positioning, promotion, and pricing.
- Experience in global marketing required.
Skills
- Strong quantitative/analytical skills with the ability to prioritize growth opportunities based on financial impact and results.
- Highly motivated and organized; capable of motivating a team and working independently.
- Good knowledge of social media and consumer channels and how to effective drive results through those channels.
- Ability to strategically plan and demonstrate a positive ROI based on marketing efforts for portfolio.
- Able to work closely with surgeons and sales representatives in a surgical environment.
- Excellent communication skills and cross-cultural sensitivity. Variety of experience with formal presentations to executive teams and key stakeholders.
- Able to travel, air/land, domestically and internationally approximately 20 to 40%.
- Ability to assimilate information quickly, make decisions and act appropriately in stressful situations, and make judgments in the best interest of STAAR.
- Ability to interface with all levels of employees and surgeons in a professional manner.
- Proficient computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation development; proficient in PowerPoint.
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Main Job Responsibilities and Functions
- Provide engineering support to STAAR Surgical production lines at required locations.
- Design and modify production processes for intraocular lenses and delivery systems, in accordance with all pertinent Design/Process Control requirements.
- Develop processes, test methods and procedures, in accordance with all pertinent Design/Process Control requirements. Recommend changes in procedure when needed.
- Write test/validation protocols (IQ, OQ, and PQ) and reports as required.
- Set-up and conduct tests and experiments in labs, clean rooms and other controlled areas, in accordance with pertinent GMP/GLP requirements; regularly review progress and evaluate results.
- Assist R&D personnel in the design, test and machining of tooling and fixtures.
- When applicable, manage and oversee activities of Engineers Technician(s).
- Understand and implement continuous improvement methodologies including Lean and Six Sigma.
- Other duties as assigned by Sr. Staff Engineer.
Educational Qualifications
- B.S. in Engineering or equivalent sciences and industry experience required.
Experience
- Minimum of seven years of experience in manufacturing engineering required; intraocular lens experience preferred.
- Knowledge of precision machinery and machining techniques preferred.
- Knowledge of lathing, milling and tumbling processes preferred.
- Knowledge of molding process preferred.
- Experience working in a GMP/ISO quality system environment required.
Skills
- Demonstrated hands-on engineering support-skills required
- Good communication skills, including ability to write protocols and reports.
- Must possess a high sense of urgency, initiative and common sense.
- Must present a professional demeanor and demonstrate an ability to work effectively with a diverse group of individuals.
- Must be energetic, work quickly and efficiently with detail and accuracy. Must be able to effectively manage multiple priorities in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
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