Clinical Research Engineer - Future Forward
Core
Develop new product concepts and clinical strategies for early-stage medical device platforms by collaborating with engineers and physicians to define performance goals, assess risks, and execute feasibility studies.
Role type
Senior Clinical Research Engineer (Medical Device R&D)
Builds
New medical device platforms, instruments, and accessories for surgical applications
Domain
Medical device industry, surgical robotics, clinical research
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Clinical device development, experimental strategy design, pre-clinical and clinical feasibility study execution, regulatory submission support, intellectual property development, design controls, market segmentation, anatomical knowledge, medical procedure terminology, complex robotic system understanding, spatial reasoning, hypothesis testing, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Operating room or interventional suite experience, on-site clinical trial support, patent assessment
Technologies
Robotic systems, software algorithms, clinical evaluation tools
Responsibilities
Research disease states and medical technologies to identify new business opportunities; Collaborate with engineers and physicians to define clinical performance goals and potential risks; Work with key opinion leaders and stakeholders to translate clinical needs into user-centric design; Develop and execute clinical derisking pathways including pre-clinical and clinical feasibility studies; Design, develop, and execute clinical evaluations of prototypes; Lead and execute early-stage feasibility, pilot, and pivotal studies; Develop intellectual property for novel clinical applications
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC