Madorra

 

Short about the company

Madorra is empowering women to live fuller, richer, healthier lives. Our first product is changing the paradigm for treating vaginal dryness by providing a medical device solution to a problem that has previously only been served by pharmaceuticals. We’re giving postmenopausal women and breast cancer survivors the power to choose the non-hormonal treatment option they want. Madorra has developed the first, non-invasive, non-hormonal medical device to treat vaginal atrophy. This is an easy-to-use, at-home device, providing both immediate and long-term benefits.

 

Disease/Area: 

Decreasing estrogen levels, either from cancer treatment or menopause, disrupt vaginal blood flow and can induce vaginal dryness.  This can result in an increase in UTIs and yeast infections, continual burning sensation and pain with intercourse.  Hormonal treatment for this condition causes significant side effects and increases women’s risk of breast cancer, heart attack, and stroke.

Madorra is developing a non-hormonal treatment for vaginal dryness that is used in the patient’s home and provides immediate and long-term benefits.  A small but highly experienced, cross-functional team of scientists, engineers and medical device professionals are quickly moving this product from early feasibility to commercialization.

 

Position/Project summary:

Madorra is developing a compliant patient interface pad and needs a skilled engineer or scientist to help develop measurement techniques to accurately characterize highly compliant polymeric gels.  In addition, this engineer would then work with the research and development team to define and specify the interface pad requirements taking into account characteristics like manufacturability, biocompatibility, and storage and transit requirements.

 

Skillset requirement: 

The appropriate candidate would have a basic understanding of material mechanical characteristics, such as stress/strain relationships, static and dynamic friction and yield behavior.  They would be comfortable working with vendors to specify, procure, install and qualify appropriate instrumentation and would be able to specify and, ideally, design and build fixturing using in-house 3D printing resources.  They would have excellent communication skills and be comfortable in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

 

Main responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):

  • Develop accurate mechanical measurement techniques to characterize highly compliant polymers including stress/strain relationships, static and dynamic friction, tear strength, etc.

  • Characterize representative interface materials

  • Work with R&D and clinical resources to define optimal pad characteristics

Job responsibilities:

  • Specify, procure and qualify appropriate measurement equipment

  • Develop measurement fixtures to prepare and secure samples

  • Develop and qualify measurement techniques

  • Document results in formal report including recommendations

  • Work with clinical resources to develop methods to optimize candidate materials

 

Impact of this project to the company:

The interface material is a critical element of the Madorra therapy system and will impact the quality of therapy as well as patient comfort for millions of users on a daily basis.  A properly engineered material could also reduce environmental impact of a disposable as well improve company profitability and ability to scale.  This project serves as the technical basis for a well-engineered material and launches that development effort.

 

Required skills/ Qualifications:

  • BS in Mechanical Engineering, Material Science or Chemical Engineering

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Ability to work independently as well as part of a small team

  • Comfortable with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)