Reply 124329 OR Nurse, I'm not sure Titan is planning on manufacturing these units, per the position job description below:
Director or Sr. Manager Engineering - Chapel Hill
This position works closely with Titan Medical’s Senior Vice President of R&D to translate corporate objectives into project plans for managing electromechanical engineering resources (internal and external).
Manufacturing Responsibilities and Duties:
Transfer designs to qualified manufacturing partner to ensure high quality and efficient manufacture of products and packaging.
Ensure appropriate selection and qualification of vendors and contract service providers.
Provide technical oversight and support to sustain production of products manufactured at remote locations including the resolution of 1st and 2nd tier supplier issues.
Other Responsibilities:
Develop and maintain department budget.
Identify and manage vendors for product development support and manufacturing.
Support use of robotic surgical system in preclinical and clinical environments.
I may be reading this incorrectly, but I see to much offsite/remote/manufacturing partner language. Which is not a bad thing in my mind. Titan's an R&D medical device company. Let the manufacturing take place with 3rd party partner expertise. It's less added investment, learning curve, management elsewhere. The entire FDA and ISO process has to be managed in-house for software, design, and documentation anyway. That fits in my mind.
If we didn't see these positions I'd question how far along are we with development of ENOS. These jobs are critical for getting to FDA and managing ISO compliance. All have be planned ahead of time.
Someone else said that this is the MDT model to be self sufficient
Good luck to all. Regards, BK.
