Staff R&D Clinical Engineer

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare with leading businesses and products in diagnostics medical devices nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott you can do work that matters grow and learn care for yourself and your family be your true self and live a full life. Youll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify forfree medical coverage in ourHealth Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelors degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity working mothers female executives and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Tech Center in St. Paul MN or our Plymouth MN locations in the EP division.

Leading an active lifestyle is important to the many people we Abbotts Electrophysiology (EP) division were advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

As the R&D Staff Engineer you will be part of our EP product development team focused on delivering the future in implantable atrial devices and diagnostic imaging and ablation therapy catheters and EP capital equipment. This role will involve a range of responsibilities including but not limited to requirement development testing and data analysis validation testing and serving as a clinical consultant on clinical workflows and risk evaluation documentation.

What Youll Work On

• Provide feedback and insight on clinical workflows and clinical use of EP products.
• Support development of risk management documentation.
• Design conduct/supervise and support bench and preclinical studies for product concept feasibility and formal regulatory submission.
• Plan coordinate and conduct empirical and experimental analysis. Organize and analyze data from experiments or design builds and write reports on results.
• Conduct research and prepare research tasks.
• Document work suitable for technical papers and patents.
• Participate in project design reviews and project planning. Track performance against plan. Develop plan in conjunction with technical supervisor.
• Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations other regulatory requirements Company policies operating procedures processes and task assignments.
• Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees customers contractors and vendors.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities on occasion as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Biomedical Engineering biological sciences or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 8 years progressively more responsible work experience in related engineering field.
• Experience in preclinical testing methods including GLP study experience.
• Experience working within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced changing environment.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels of the organization.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills as well as attention to detail.
• Strong technical and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
• Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.
• Ability to multitask prioritize and meet deadlines in timely manner.

Preferred Qualifications

• Design Validation and GLP study experience in the medical device industry.
• Experience with cardiac devices.
• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred.
• Ability to plan execute analyze and document individual scientific studies.

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The base pay for this position is

$99300.00 $198700.00

In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Product Development

EP Electrophysiology

United States > Minnesota > St. Paul > Tech Center : One St Jude Medical Drive

Standard

Yes 10 % of the Time

No

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day) Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

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