Biomedical Engineer - Heart Institute

Job Description

Responsible for program/application/product development supporting business objectives while providing expertise in all phases of development lifecycle: conception, design, testing, production, and maintenance. Analyses, designs and builds using design patterns and systematic approaches. Works on new and existing programs/applications/products. Performs hands-on development, mentors junior developers, and assists in architecting and engineering solutions. Serves as liaison to internal customers, research groups and various business support areas. This person will work with other engineers and contract manufacturers to achieve project milestones including, but not limited to, design verification testing, regulatory submission and product launch of initial concepts and future iterations of the product.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Functions as the single point of contact to a cross-functional team.

• Responsible for the development and delivery lifecycle during the following phases:

• Requirement Assessment: Works with inter-departmental teams to analyze and understand business requirements. Provides technical expertise during the requirements-gathering phase of a project. Accurately documents new requirements, enhancements to existing functionality, and implementation deficiencies that need to be addressed.

• Development: Based on requirements, develops functionality by following internal development standards. The technical solution includes detailed design documentation, code, configuration, and other supporting technical documents.

• Testing: Performs unit, regression, connectivity and full end-to-end integration tests, when it applies; Supports quality insurance effort to gain user acceptance.

• Delivery: Works collaboratively with inter-departmental and cross-departmental resources to migrate new or enhanced functionality from test to production. Provides effective communication across the team as appropriate. Follows change control standards and processes for release to production.

• Functions as a liaison with end users, research groups and other business support areas

• Leads the design and development of a program/application/product

• Facilitates design and technical meetings. Provides technical documentation to internal business and design teams

• Instructs, guides and mentors junior-level staff

• Provides support during special events such as mission-critical upgrades/enhancements, upgrades, new go-lives

• Develops and implements policies for security and confidentiality of program/application/product

• Provides support in the role of a backup to other members of the team

• Performs other duties as assigned or required by management

• Responsible for the mechanical design, development, and testing of a transcatheter heart valve and related accessory components for the treatment of aortic stenosis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related discipline required.

• Masters Degree in Engineering or similar field preferre

Licenses:

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate, or AWS Certified Developer Associate, or similar.

Experience:

• 4-5 years of experience managing design, development, and maintenance in a complex, multiplatform environment required.

• 10 years' experience developing structural heart products and/or product design preferred

• 10 Years' experience using 3D model software preferred

• Knowledge of FDA Quality System Regulations, Medical Device Directives including ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and ISO 62304 standards.

• Ability to use structural finite element analysis software such as Cosmos or Ansys.

• Demonstrate data analysis skills and sound statistical analysis methodologies to prepare data for regulatory review (Minitab, JMP or MedStat).

About Us

Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.

About the Team

Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.

Req ID : 4908

Working Title : Biomedical Engineer - Heart Institute

Department : Heart Institute

Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Job Category : Information Technology

Job Specialty : Software/App Development

Overtime Status : EXEMPT

Primary Shift : Day

Shift Duration : 8 hour

Base Pay : $49.92 - $79.87

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.