Senior Clinical Engineer - Sunnyvale, United States - Noah Medical

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    The Senior Clinical Engineer will work closely with cross-functional development teams to represent clinical value propositions for patients and providers throughout the design and development of new products.

    In addition, the Senior Clinical Engineer will be responsible for owning and delivering specific Product Development Plan (PDP) deliverables throughout the project's lifecycle.

    A
    Day In The Life Of Our Senior Clinical Engineer:

    Develop internal expertise in clinical domains relevant to the company's products

    Understand current state of end-user and patient environment

    Build knowledge about relevant anatomy and disease states

    Become aware of alternative and competing treatment modalities

    Remain current with the latest in scientific publications relevant to the company's products

    Attend key scientific conferences and engage with clinicians

    Lead and execute evaluation of new product and service prototypes

    Provide clinical perspective on product concepts

    Perform bench assessments of prototype clinical performance

    Understand clinical needs identified by development team

    Understand and champion clinical value propositions defined by development team

    Develop new test methods, models, and metrics for quantifying product performance.

    Own and manage in-house preclinical testing facilities

    Manage regulatory compliance processes for the preclinical testing facilities.

    Lead development and execution of new protocols for assessing product characteristics in various tissue-based models.

    Own and deliver specific Clinical Engineering team deliverables throughout the project's lifecycle

    Develop clinical hazards analysis and documentation to inform product design

    Document existing procedure workflow and develop new product workflows throughout development process

    Provide input to development teams to define and validate clinical performance goals for products

    Develop customer training materials, user manuals, labeling, and other supporting materials

    Assist in development of plans and materials for company engagement with the FDA and other regulatory bodies.

    Write plans, protocols, conduct formal testing, and report results of preclinical, formative, summative, and validation studies throughout the design process


    Support initial product launch by developing customer training activities, supporting initial cases during customer site bring up, and conducting Physician Preference Testing.

    About You:

    5 to 10 years of experience in a medical devices industry

    Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science; Master's degree preferred

    Strong technical experience and aptitude

    Ability to effectively communicate concepts, ideas, and knowledge to other individuals and teams.

    Knowledge of basic anatomy, clinical terminology, and general surgical techniques.

    Knowledge of fundamentals of robotics or electromechanical systems.

    Experience in gathering customer feedback, generating user requirements, and conducting validation studies on medical devices


    Experience in the regulated medical device environment, including but not limited to document control processes, design control processes, protocol development, and report writing.

    Experience working with healthcare providers in a hospital environment

    Experience conducting Design Validation and Human Factors / Usability testing for FDA submissions.

    Ability to travel domestically up to 25% of the time.


    Workplace Type:
    Hybrid

    Benefits & Perks (For Full Time Employees):

    Competitive Salary

    Comprehensive health insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision + HSA and FSA options

    Equity & Bonus Program

    Life Insurance (company paid & supplemental) and Disability insurance

    Mental health support through medical insurance programs

    Legal and Pet Insurance

    12+ paid holidays, 15-20 days of PTO + use-what-you-need sick days

    Paid parental leave

    In-office snacks and beverages

    In-office lunch stipend

    Learning & Development Opportunities:
    On-demand online training and book reimbursement

    Team building and company organized social and celebration events

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