R&D Scientist II

at  Boston Scientific Corporation

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree in Life sciences/biomedical engineering. Sound foundation in anatomy, physiology, mechanics, and biomechanical systems.
• Analytical mindset when approaching problems; comfortable dealing with abstract challenges.
• Comfortable interfacing with internal and external SME’s (physicians, lab technical staff, etc.).
• Ability to travel internationally up to 10%.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Interest and experience with cardiac therapies and medical technology landscape.
  Requisition ID: 581078
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ABOUT THE ROLE:

The R&D Scientist serves as a clinical expert who spends substantial time with internal project teams, and with external technical staff in a clinical setting to drive optimization of patient outcomes in electrophysiology.
The position will 1) play a pivotal role in the development of new therapies from concept through commercialization, and 2) spend time in the clinic with patients to obtain first-hand exposure, support execution of exploratory clinical studies, and research in the form of analytics, modeling, or development. The candidate will have strong collaboration skills and be able to work well with external (e.g., physicians, patients) and internal (other R&D engineers and members of other company functions) stakeholders.
This role is to support the evaluation and understanding of device to tissue interactions. This role will help provide project teams with key clinical information required to make product development decisions and design choices.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Ensuring preclinical lab organization is on-track for upcoming labs (determining testing needs from project teams, interfacing with lab staff to confirm testing priorities can be met, checking that regulatory documents are up to date)
• Work with project teams to design benchtop testing fixtures/studies that answer key questions around device design limits with respect to interaction with tissue.
• Synthesize testing results and draft technical documents that summarize findings. If necessary, clearly and succinctly communicate the results and main conclusions to project stakeholders.
• Participate in the design and development process from a clinical lens (e.g. risk documentation, device verification and validation testing/protocols, user needs).
• Consults feedback data on existing products and proactively works to identify areas for device design investigations.
• Visits with internal stakeholders/SMEs along with external clinical staff to obtain feedback on existing and/or pre-commercial devices.
• Works with other internal SMEs to administer and maintains internal clinical training initiatives.
• Continues pursuits in developing knowledge and skills within the space of cardiac electrophysiology.
• Ability to independently develops and adapts work plans based on vague or changing project goals
• In all actions, demonstrates a primary commitment to patient safety and product quality
• Other duties as required.