Pros
I was hired as a CONTRACTOR for Zimmer Biomet. Zimmer Biomet is undergoing a very large remediation program called Project Polaris. Basically hiring a bunch of contractors through various job titles but you're all basically doing the same thing at a high level: revamping their design control methods to bring them up to FDA standard. This type of work is great for entry level engineers trying to get into med device industry and are struggling, but there are lots of pros and cons. -Experience is good. If you stay there long enough, you'll have exposure to pretty much all aspects of medical device lifecycle. -Everyone there is a recent grad. This may be a pro or con depending who you are, but the average age of the people working on the project is pretty low. -Management is pretty laid back. Dress code is lax and work environment is chill.
Cons
-The job is in Warsaw, Indiana. Do yourself a favor before you accept a position here and actually visit the area. Its a small town with not much to do. Fort Wayne, South Bend, Chicago, and Indianapolis are all relatively close by (1-3 hours), but you'd be hard pressed to find much to do in Warsaw. Very small and gloomy town especially in the winter. -The work is BORING. Obviously this is subjective. But the work is mainly doing documentation for their existing medical devices. Lots of technical writing, not a lot of hands-on and not very social. Not a lot of creative work and you'll be at your desk pretty much the entire day. Again it is good experience, but the work you'll be doing isn't very exciting unless you're really into orthopedics. -The entire project is pretty much run through external temp agencies, meaning benefits are really bad if offered at all (No PTO). -Since a lot of the employees are contractors, not a lot of effort is made in the vetting process. Some people are therefore just not qualified to be doing their jobs. -Employee retention is a joke and its not really held as a secret. These jobs can be done by anyone who is a hard-worker. No opportunities for advancement either.
