Senior Clinical Engineer - Johnson and Johnson
Santa Clara, CA 95050
About the Job
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees, and committed to inclusion.
What We Do:
The Monarch 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 R&D team you will join us on our journey to design and build one of the world's most advanced medical robotic platforms. You will have the opportunity to understand user needs, establish clinical and engineering requirements, consider clinical risks, 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.
Performance Objectives and Responsibilities:
• Utilize in-depth clinical, technical, and design control knowledge to collaborate with a cross-functional team to discover, define, develop, and validate a new product
• Research relevant disease states, treatment options, patient pathways, surgical techniques, and competitive technologies
• Discover unmet clinical needs, establish customer requirements and provide clinical input to engineering design requirements
• Develop test models and test methods for clinically relevant product evaluations
• Collaborate with physicians and key clinical users on procedure development and understanding product feedback
• Create and document new product clinical use workflows, assess clinical hazards, and propose potential mitigations
• Develop a design validation testing strategy that ensures the product meets defined customer requirements Required Experience and Skills
• Hold a bachelor's degree in engineering (e.g. Biomedical, Mechanical, Systems)
• Have a minimum of 5 years of related work experience in a medical technology company (Master's 4 years of experience or PhD 2 years of experience)
• Showcase a proven track record of effectively and clearly communicating concepts, ideas, and knowledge to other engineers and teams
• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and in-depth knowledge of the medical device product development process
• Experience collaborating with physicians and collecting feedback on clinical use of the product
• Have a strong background in developing pre-clinical engineering studies to evaluate products
• Experience constructing customer and engineering design requirements and evaluating and assessing clinical hazards
Preferred Skills
• Familiarity with medical terminology and a strong understanding of anatomy
• Familiarity with clinical harms and performing clinical risk analysis
• Knowledge of endoscopic, laparoscopic procedures and operating room workflow
• Have the ability to travel up to 15% of the time, internationally and domestic
Robotics and Digital Solutions is part of Johnson & Johnson Med Tech. At Johnson & Johnson Robotics and Digital Solutions, we're changing the trajectory of health for humanity, using robotics to enhance healthcare providers' abilities and improve patients' diagnoses, treatments, and recovery times. Johnson & Johnson Robotics is comprised of three key med-tech platforms: Flexible Robotics (MONARCH®), Surgical Robotics (OTTAVA™), and Digital Solutions. Join our collaborative, rapidly growing teams in the San Francisco Bay Area (Redwood City and Santa Clara), Cincinnati, and Seattle.
For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com .
The anticipated base pay range for this position is $119,000 to $ 191,820. The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding individual and the corporation's performance over a calendar/ performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion on an individual basis.
Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs such as health insurance, savings plan, pension plan, disability plan, vacation pay, sick time, holiday pay, and work, personal and family time off in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans. Additional information can be found through the link below.
Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
