senior system engineer

design engineer

senior design engineer

associate product manager

senior software engineer

ALPHATEC SPINE, INC.

The company struggles from poor leadership. Hardly any of the executive management have had any experience in the medical device industry let alone spine in particular. It suffers from lack on planning with constant shifting priorities. Company also suffers from good lack of controls which requires R&D to constantly be pulled away from new product development in order to address legacy system issues that should be reconciled after one or two times. 

Providing oversight, guidance, and actually being involved in the Arsenal Pedicle Screw System, the Trestle Luxe Anterior Cervical Plate System and the Avalon Occipital Plate System were fun and challenging. Personally working on the Arsenal Spondy Reduction System was a lot of fun and challenging as well.

check manufacture schedule and take care of pryrioties set-up CNC Vertical Machines 5 axes, load program, make first article, check F/A under specifications and set the machine ready to first shift to start production. I learned the importance of manufacturing medical devices, this is seriuos because a simple mistake can kill a human. management not too bad but it needs to improve more the knoledge in machining basis, also more communication with co-workers, the hardest part of the job was to set-up, run F/A, check and Inspect F/A at 4 Machines in 8 hrs. of work by one Set-up Machinist and the most enjoyable part of the job was to work as a team.

The new CEO is driving the company in a different direction, focusing on Global Sales, Global Marketing and driving training and development programs through Human Resources. 

My colleagues are very pleasant to work with and seem to enjoy the culture of accountability.

There are challenges with regards to technology and a high touch culture that was established prior to my joining the ATEC team.

The company has a wonderful culture of rewards and recognition, benefits, fun committee, green team, etc.

I worked for Alphatec for 4 years, running the daily operations and managing 3 manufacturing locations in Carlsbad Ca.
There were two changes in VP position during my employment there.  Management did not listen to my suggestions about the overhead issues, operating from 3 locations instead of one. The company stock lost value.
Leaned about the spinal cord.
Interviewed and hired core staff.
Working with the new VP.
Working with departments heads with scheduling and planning, managing the employees.

Thankfully, the company has ceased operation before hurting more people. CEO was driven to the point of tyranny, Director of Advance Manufacturing was a brown noser and had started there as an intern. He advanced due to bully style of management, had his favorites and didn't even bother to learn the CAD package everyone else used. Instead, he cobbled crude designs together and dumped them on his employees, who had to redo most of it. Every year - December layoffs, Management bonuses and January hiring frenzy...

Has a straight froward fundamental work guidelines, I've learned allot about RMA processing, management was very informative, I had great co-workers, the hardest part of the job was trying to become a full time employee and the most enjoyable part of the job was working a team circumstance, it was great and fun.

International Division has been sold.
US Sales have been declining steadily for past 3 years.
Employee base has gone from 600 to 150.
Manufacturing has been outsourced.
HR Staff equals 5 to employee base of 145.

Overall the atmosphere there was professional and laxed an easy place to work they respect people and keep them informed with monthly meetings from the managers and president

Alphatec or as some of us know it in the spine community as AlphaWreck. The salary was good, and the job was simple enough but the overall morale and growth potential is dismal. They have rebranded so hopefully they are kicking it up a notch nowadays.

Very nasty toxic atmosphere. Management only looks out for each ither and couldn’t give two flying effs about their employees. Communication is terrible and the pay is low. You have to constantly watch your back.

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