Director - Clinical Engineering
About The Position
UW Medicine is hiring a Director of Clinical Engineering to oversee Clinical Engineering staff and operations at the Northwest and Montlake Campuses. The position is responsible for ensuring the safety, reliability, regulatory compliance, and optimal performance of medical equipment across UWMC through strategic and operational leadership, equipment lifecycle management, quality and performance improvement, and staff and vendor oversight. The Director leads the Clinical Engineering department and ensures its regulatory, safety, financial, and operational obligations are met. The role includes overseeing medical-device acquisitions, installation, preventive maintenance, repairs, and disposal; managing financial performance, contract negotiations, and labor; monitoring equipment outcomes; and supervising managers and selected staff in collaboration with supervisors. This is a regular, full-time position on the day/first shift.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Bioengineering or another technical discipline.
- Five years of experience in the field.
- Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications, except where legal requirements such as a license, certification, and/or registration apply.
Nice To Haves
- Master of Science degree in biomedical engineering with a clinical engineering concentration, health administration, or business.
- Five years’ experience in medical or technical maintenance management.
- Five years’ management of a hospital clinical engineering program.
Responsibilities
- Direct the Clinical Engineering department and ensure regulatory, safety, and financial obligations are met.
- Oversee operations and regulatory and safety compliance in alignment with UW Medicine’s mission and quality, safety, and efficiency goals.
- Manage Clinical Engineering financial performance, contract negotiations, and labor management.
- Oversee medical-device lifecycle management, including acquisition, installation, preventive maintenance, repairs, and disposal, to support uninterrupted patient care.
- Ensure adherence to required regulatory and accreditation standards.
- Monitor and improve equipment performance, reliability, and safety outcomes.
- Supervise managers and selected staff and collaborate closely with supervisors.
- Manage schedules and performance evaluations, set goals, hold weekly progress meetings, and address HR issues or complexities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
