Senior Clinical Engineer Jobs in Ohio (NOW HIRING)

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Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

Biomedical Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Job Description:

About MedTech

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we're developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Senior Clinical Engineer

Robotics and Digital Solutions, part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech family of companies, is recruiting for a Senior Clinical Engineer for the OTTAVA Robotic Surgical System team. This position is located in Cincinnati, Ohio.

What We Do:

The Ottava team envisions a future for robotic intervention that is targeted, minimally invasive, and personalized. Building upon a deep understanding of patient and physician needs, we are developing a platform for the next evolution of soft-tissue robotic care!

Who We Are:

We are a team of clinical, electrical, mechanical, mechatronics, robotic controls, and software engineers who are passionate about improving patient care. The team includes a wide range of experience levels from junior engineers to industry experts. We value autonomy and empower each other to take action while remaining a supportive and closely knit team. We take pride in our culture and are committed to building an environment that is inclusive and promotes diversity of thought through varied experiences and backgrounds.

You:

As a member of the Clinical Engineering team, you will join us on our journey to design and build a First-Of-Its-Kind Table-Integrated Robotic System. With a unique architecture, clinically differentiated instruments, and backed by an open digital ecosystem, we are looking for a high impact, user-centric clinical engineer to join our team to expand our instrument portfolio. You will have the opportunity to understand user needs, establish clinical and engineering requirements and design inputs, consider clinical risks, solve technical problems in clinical settings and identify solutions to guide product development. This role offers high autonomy and growth opportunities within the team as we progress towards realizing our vision. If you enjoy being in the forefront of product development working alongside with clinicians and engineers, we love to hear from you.

Performance Objectives and Responsibilities:

• Apply in-depth clinical, technical, and design control knowledge to collaborate with a cross-functional team to discover, define, develop, and validate a new product
• Partner with physicians and key clinical users to develop and characterize device performance, gather product feedback, and integrate their insights into product iterations
• Discover unmet clinical needs, establish customer requirements and provide clinical input to engineering design requirements
• Apply clinical knowledge and advanced data analysis technique to develop bench models and metrics for evaluation of prototypes designs to ensure clinical performance needs are met and maintained during development
• Develop new product clinical workflows, conduct clinical risk assessments, and propose effective mitigations for identified hazards
• Collaborate with pre-clinical and regulatory teams to support and advance pre-clinical studies
• Write plans, protocols, conduct formal testing, and report results of Design validation studies throughout the design process as required by FDA regulations
• Support developing customer training materials, user manuals, labeling, formative and summative assessments
• Support initial product launch and initial cases during customer site bring up

Required Experience and Skills

• Hold a bachelor's degree in engineering (e.g. Biomedical, Mechanical) with a minimum of 5 years of related work experience in medical device industry (Master's + 4 years of experience or PhD + 2 years of experience)
• Experience collaborating with physicians to gather clinical performance feedback and identify unmet needs
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams such as R&D, product management, human factors, professional education etc.
• Experience designing and conducting pre-clinical engineering studies to assess product performance and safety
• Proficient in identifying potential clinical risks and conducting thorough clinical harm analyses to enhance patient safety and product reliability
• Experience developing Design Validation strategy, protocol creation and testing
• Experience constructing customer and engineering design requirements
• Ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations based on technical and clinical inputs from multiple and varied sources

Preferred

• Advanced degree (Masters, PhD, MD)
• Knowledge of laparoscopic procedures and operating room workflow
• Familiar with fundamental concepts in surgical robotics
• Prior device or instrument design experiences
• Proficient in statistical methods and programming languages such as MatLab, Python is a plus
• Big data
• Strong knowledge of relevant regulations and standards for medical devices and robotic surgery platforms, including FDA regulations and guidance, and IEC and ISO standards.
• Demonstrated success in leading and delivering complex projects from inception to completion.
• Have the ability to travel up to 15% of the time, internationally and domestic

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$109,000.00 - $174,800.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company's long-term incentive program. Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation -120 hours per calendar year Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington -56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays -13 days per calendar year Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Parental Leave - 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child Condolence Leave - 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member Caregiver Leave - 10 days Volunteer Leave - 4 days Military Spouse Time-Off - 80 hours Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits