Sr Clinical Engineer

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R&D Product Development

Biomedical Engineering

Scientific/Technology

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

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

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

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!

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.

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.

• 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,…