Senior Medical Device Risk Engineer

Primary Talent Partners has a new contract opening for a Senior Medical Device Risk Engineer with our medical device client in Minneapolis, MN. This is a 12-month contract with a potential for extension.

$65.00 - $75.00/hr; W2 contract, no PTO, no benefits. ACA‑compliant supplemental package available for enrollment. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must be able to sit on Primary Talent Partners W2 without sponsorship.

We are currently looking for a Sr Risk Engineer to work within the Neuromodulation and Pelvic Health to drive and support risk management sustaining activities. In this critical role as Sr. Risk Management Engineer, you will work closely with multidisciplinary project teams to create, and remediate risk management documents that meet ISO 14971. This role is people oriented, requiring excellent collaboration and communication skills;

it also requires persnickety attention to detail.

• Maintain a thorough knowledge and understanding of ISO 14971 and risk management practices, such as Hazard Analysis and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (including Design, Human Factors, Medical Safety, Reliability and Post‑Market Quality) to ensure that all hazards associated with medical devices are identified, the associated risks are estimated, evaluated, and that product/system performance is quantifiably predicted.
• Work with project teams to ensure that risk controls are identified and properly implemented, verified, and validated.
• Evaluate impact of potential issues to patient safety and product performance.
• Perform and document Risk Assessments and communicate results to leadership and cross‑functional teams.
• Ensure harmonization of risk management strategies across projects and their lifecycle by communicating with other Risk Management team members that share in varying pieces of the risk management lifecycle.
• Identify and act upon opportunities for continuous improvement of the Risk Management Process.
• Provide input to design/process development, design controls, and design validation for achieving required levels of product safety and performance.
• Create documentation in compliance with applicable procedures to meet project deliverables.

• Updating and maintaining Risk Management Files for Class III Medical Devices.
• Working with project teams to ensure that risk controls are identified and properly implemented, verified, and validated.
• Collaborating with cross‑functional teams (including Design, Human Factors, Medical Safety, Reliability and Post‑Market Quality) to ensure that all hazards associated with medical devices are identified, the associated risks are estimated, evaluated, and that product/system performance is quantifiably predicted.

• Experience with implantable medical devices.
• Experience in the application of Risk Management (ISO 14971) and hazard analysis and risk analysis techniques (e.g., Product Hazard Analysis, Design and Process FMEA, User Analysis).
• Experience with FDA 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485, European Union (EU) Medical Device Regulation (MDR), and State of the Art (SOTA).
• Experience with Design Control Deliverables to include Product Performance Specifications, Design Verification, Design Validation, and Design Transfer, and Usability and Human Factor Engineering.
• Experience in the application of statistics.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain accuracy and thoroughness in all aspects of work.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with confidence in taking initiative and guiding teams effectively.
• Highly proactive and able to anticipate needs, identify opportunities, and act independently to drive results.

• Biomedical Engineering Background.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with confidence in taking initiative and guiding teams effectively.
• Experience in the application of Risk Management (ISO 14971) and hazard analysis and risk analysis techniques (e.g., Product Hazard Analysis, Design and Process FMEA, User Analysis).
• Experience in the application of statistics.
• Experience with Design Control Deliverables to include…