Biomedical Engineer

Veterans Health Administration•Durham, NC

9d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is in the Healthcare Technology Management Service of the Durham VA Health Care System in Durham, North Carolina. The Biomedical Engineer serves as a staff advisor to the Chief of Healthcare Technology Management Service on healthcare technology management, engineering principles, and practices related to the position’s specialization. The role provides biomedical engineering expertise for medical technology infrastructure, physical planning, installation, relocation, and activation associated with construction, renovation, clinical service expansion, and equipment deployment projects. The engineer translates clinical and medical equipment needs into physical space, utility, environmental, installation, connectivity, and maintenance-access requirements, coordinating these requirements through planning, design, construction, installation, acceptance testing, activation, and transition to operations. The role develops and applies standardized medical technology infrastructure requirements and activation practices across assigned projects and clinical areas. Working with clinical services, the engineer translates clinical functions and workflows into project-specific equipment and space requirements; develops equipment lists, room schedules, placement recommendations, and installation requirements; and coordinates equipment selection, standardization, replacement, and reuse with the Lifecycle Management Biomedical Engineer and clinical stakeholders. Lifecycle strategy and replacement decisions remain with the responsible Lifecycle Management function. The engineer also coordinates the documented transfer of activated equipment to clinical services and HTM operational support staff. The position performs biomedical engineering analyses and develops technical recommendations and criteria concerning equipment siting, utilities, environmental conditions, structural interfaces, installation, maintainability, and operational suitability. It provides technical support for acquisition and contract administration for equipment and installation services, including requirements for dimensions, utility demands, site preparation, delivery, installation, commissioning, and training. As technical project lead for assigned projects, the engineer coordinates HTM, Engineering/Facilities Management, cybersecurity/integration, and BESS support. The engineer maintains the medical equipment portion of project scopes, work breakdown structures, schedules, milestones, risk registers, issue logs, and action-item tracking; compiles readiness findings; recommends actions to HTM and activation leadership; and escalates unresolved installation-readiness issues before installation or activation. The position also provides biomedical engineering analysis for medical device hazard investigations and root-cause analyses involving infrastructure interfaces or installation conditions. The work schedule is Monday through Friday, either 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. or 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Compressed or flexible schedules and ad hoc telework may be available according to departmental needs. This is not a virtual position.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship, subject to the stated exception under VA policy for non-citizens when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering from a school with an ABET-accredited professional engineering curriculum, or Certified Clinical Engineer (CCE) certification and a bachelor’s degree not otherwise listed as qualifying.
At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level, or completion of a post-doctoral research fellowship in biomedical engineering, and demonstration of the required KSAs.
Ability to conduct a medical equipment management or biomedical research program compliant with applicable healthcare standards and regulatory agencies.
Ability to develop a continuing education curriculum addressing safe and effective use of medical technology and/or research devices.
Ability to manage medical-device recalls and safety alerts, including hazard investigations, in compliance with patient safety goals, SMDA, and TJC requirements.
Ability to conduct capital asset and infrastructure planning for medical equipment from initial concept through installation and effective implementation of complex equipment.
Ability to serve as a biomedical engineering subject-matter expert supporting specialized clinical technology, including service, system administration, training, quality assurance, and lifecycle management.
Ability to advise clinical and administrative staff on existing and emerging medical technology, including viability, long-term suitability, compatibility, and safety.
Knowledge of computer-based medical systems, networking protocols, and information security as applied to medical technology within VHA.
Ability to communicate and collaborate with technical and professional stakeholders at different organizational levels.
Ability to apply project management principles to deployment of medical equipment and health information technologies.
Proficiency in written and spoken English.
Must pass a pre-employment physical examination and background/security investigation; selected applicants are subject to drug testing and must participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
Must complete online onboarding and required application documentation, provide acceptable identification, and satisfy Selective Service registration requirements if applicable.
Must serve a one- or two-year trial period, subject to written certification for continued employment.
Foreign education used to meet qualification requirements must be supported by a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency and transcript.

Nice To Haves

Healthcare experience.

Responsibilities

Advise the Chief of Healthcare Technology Management Service on healthcare technology management and related engineering principles and practices.
Serve as the HTM biomedical engineering subject-matter resource for medical technology infrastructure, physical planning, installation, relocation, and activation on construction, renovation, clinical expansion, and equipment deployment projects.
Translate clinical and medical equipment requirements into physical space, utility, environmental, installation, connectivity, and maintenance-access requirements, coordinating them through planning, design, construction, installation, acceptance testing, activation, and transition to operations.
Support standardized medical technology infrastructure requirements, planning criteria, and activation practices across assigned projects and clinical areas.
Work with clinical services to translate workflows and clinical functions into project-specific equipment and space requirements.
Develop and maintain project equipment lists, room equipment schedules, placement recommendations, and installation requirements.
Coordinate equipment selection, standardization, replacement, and reuse decisions with the Lifecycle Management Biomedical Engineer and clinical stakeholders, translating approved decisions into project and activation requirements.
Coordinate documented transfer of activated equipment to the responsible clinical service and HTM operational support personnel.
Analyze medical equipment infrastructure needs and develop recommendations concerning siting, utilities, environmental conditions, structural interfaces, installation, maintainability, and operational suitability.
Develop and document infrastructure requirements and biomedical engineering criteria for project planning and design.
Provide biomedical engineering technical support for acquisition and contract administration for equipment and installation services associated with assigned projects.
Develop technical requirements for equipment dimensions, utility demands, site preparation, delivery, installation, commissioning, and training.
Lead medical technology planning, infrastructure integration, installation, and activation on assigned projects, coordinating HTM, Engineering/Facilities Management, cybersecurity/integration, and BESS support.
Develop and maintain the medical equipment portion of project scopes, work breakdown structures, schedules, milestones, risk registers, issue logs, and action-item tracking.
Compile medical equipment readiness findings and provide recommendations to HTM and activation leadership.
Document findings and elevate unresolved installation-readiness issues before equipment installation or activation.
Analyze medical device hazard investigations and root-cause analyses involving medical technology infrastructure interfaces or installation conditions.