Distinguished Scientist

MiniMed•Los Angeles, CA

1d•$200,000 - $300,000

About The Position

This Distinguished Scientist is responsible for providing senior technical and scientific leadership for the research, design, and development of next-generation continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensors. The Distinguished Scientist will serve as a glucose sensor expert with deep first-principles understanding of electrochemical sensing, enzyme systems, membrane design, diffusion and mass transport, tissue interface, signal generation, sensor stability, and system-level design tradeoffs. This individual will help define and advance the MiniMed sensor technology roadmap by translating scientific insight into practical sensor architectures, materials, experiments, design requirements, and product concepts. The role will focus on technologies that enable longer wear, improved accuracy, multi-analyte sensing, improved reliability, lower cost, better manufacturability, and scalable commercial execution. The Distinguished Scientist will partner across engineering, chemistry, algorithm, clinical, regulatory and other cross functional teams to solve complex technical problems and move promising technologies from ideation through feasibility and product development. This role is intended for a recognized technical leader who can mentor strong teams, influence senior decisions, and help strengthen MiniMed’s culture of innovation, collaboration, and patient impact.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 15+ years of relevant experience; or advanced degree with 13+ years of relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

Significant experience in glucose sensor, biosensor, electrochemical sensor, or related medical device sensor development.
Demonstrated expertise in sensor design, first-principles problem solving, structured experimentation, and data-driven decision making.
Knowledge of medical device product development, design controls, risk management, quality systems, and regulated development environments.
Proven ability to influence technical and business decisions across cross-functional teams.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly communicate complex technical topics to senior leaders and technical teams.
PhD or MS in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline.
Commercial CGM, wearable biosensor, implantable sensor, electrochemical sensor, or multi-analyte sensor development experience.
Expertise in one or more of the following: enzyme systems, electrochemistry, electrode design, polymer membranes, diffusion-limited sensing, coatings, biofouling, tissue response, sensor drift, interference mitigation, or signal stability.
Experience developing technologies for CGM extended wear, improved accuracy, reduced cost, improved yield, manufacturability, miniaturization, or improved patient usability.
Experience evaluating external technologies, suppliers, academic collaborations, or business development opportunities.
Strong track record of innovation through patents, invention disclosures, publications, technical reports, or successful product launches.
Experience working across R&D, clinical, regulatory, quality, manufacturing, supplier engineering, and business development functions.
Recognized as a leading technical expert by peers within the industry.

Responsibilities

Provides technical leadership for next-generation CGM sensor design, research, and development.
Leads ideation, feasibility, and development of new sensor technologies that may enable multi-analyte sensing, longer wear, improved accuracy, improved reliability, lower cost, and improved manufacturability.
Applies first-principles understanding of glucose sensor behavior, including electrochemistry, enzyme-mediated sensing, mass transport, membrane design, tissue interface, interferents, drift, and stability.
Designs, guides, and interprets benchtop, in-vitro, pre-clinical, clinical, and product-level experiments to evaluate sensor performance and design feasibility.
Recommends new materials, chemistries, electrode designs, enzyme systems, membranes, manufacturing approaches, and external technologies to strengthen future sensor platforms.
Leads technical aspects of solving complex sensor performance issues, root cause investigations and risk assessments.
Partners with engineering, algorithm, clinical, regulatory, quality, and manufacturing teams.
Supports design reviews, verification and validation strategy, and product improvement activities.
Contributes to intellectual property strategy through invention disclosures, patent support, publications, technical reports, and external technology assessments.
Serves as a principal technical expert for sensor science and sensor design with senior leaders, cross-functional teams, suppliers, and external collaborators.
Mentors scientists and engineers to promote rigorous experimental design, and strengthens first-principles technical decision making across Sensor R&D.
Ensures work is performed in compliance with applicable quality system requirements, design controls, medical device standards, and regulatory expectations.