Rice360 Global Health Post-Baccalaureate Fellow

Rice University • Houston, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies (Rice360), a multi-disciplinary institute at Rice University, is a leader in global health technology education, research, and implementation, with a distinctive focus on experiential and problem-based learning. Rice360 develops highly effective, low-cost healthcare solutions addressing critical healthcare needs in underserved communities and educates a cadre of future leaders to continue to innovate and implement solutions. Rice360 offers a number of award-winning experiential education programs, including a Global Health Technologies Minor, international internships, and Global Health Technologies post-baccalaureate fellowships. Program participants engage directly in the design, fabrication, evaluation, deployment, and global scale of innovative new technologies. Rice360 works closely with partners in underserved communities throughout the world, including low- and middle-income countries and the United States. Rice360 is the lead institution for the Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies (NEST360) program. The NEST360 alliance is working with African governments to transform hospital newborn care by installing a bundle of rugged devices, educating clinicians to use devices and biomedical engineers to maintain them, and implementing locally-owned data dashboards to drive uptake and quality. The Global Health Post-Baccalaureate Fellow works in the development of low-cost healthcare technologies designed by Rice360 and is primarily responsible for supporting research by conducting basic research and prototype development, collecting data, performing basic statistical analysis, proofreading and editing published written work, and drafting abstracts, articles, reports, and other publications. In addition, they assist in project management responsibilities and ensure comprehensive documentation for project longevity. Together with the Director of Technology Development, the Global Health Post-Baccalaureate Fellow will assist in developing new technologies and will interact extensively with clinicians and other external stakeholders for the implementation and improvement of Rice360 products. The ideal candidate should have engineering skills and experience in developing medical technology for sustainable use in low- or under-resourced settings, preferably sub-Saharan Africa, as well as in rapid prototyping and design iteration, human factors, and/or design for manufacture. Demonstrated ability for effective project management in an organized, detailed, and collaborative manner is also important.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or physical sciences, preferably in bioengineering/biomedical engineering
• 1+ year(s) of related experience (can be gained during education or internship) in developing biomedical engineering technologies and/or in the healthcare field
• Knowledge of software statistical packages such as Stata, SAS, R, or HLM
• Good analytical and research skills
• Ability to build reports
• Good verbal and written communications skills including proofreading
• Good presentation skills

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in engineering or physical sciences
• 1+ year(s) of medical device or biotechnology industry experience developing biomedical engineering technologies
• Demonstrated interest in global health technology development
• Experience developing technology for low- or under-resourced settings, preferably sub-Saharan Africa
• Experience working in low-resource settings or with non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
• Experience working in an institution of higher education
• Experience working in a highly collaborative and multi-cultural environment
• Knowledge of global health challenges and best practices
• Knowledge of CAD and related software such as SolidWorks or Fusion360
• Ability to write, proof-read, and follow protocols
• Ability to work under deadline with flexibility, tact, good judgment, discretion, and take initiative
• Demonstrated sensitivity to low resource settings
• Demonstrates Rice360 Core Values: Innovation, Equity, Community, Integrity, Accountability, Empowerment, and Transformation

Responsibilities

• Supports research by conducting basic research and prototype development.
• Collects data.
• Performs basic statistical analysis.
• Proofreads and edits published written work.
• Drafts abstracts, articles, reports, and other publications.
• Assists in project management responsibilities.
• Ensures comprehensive documentation for project longevity.
• Assists in developing new technologies.
• Interacts extensively with clinicians and other external stakeholders for the implementation and improvement of Rice360 products.
• Designs and develops affordable, high performance clinical technologies for sustainable use in low-resource settings.
• Engages in rapid-prototyping and design iteration to improve upon existing technology.
• Considers human factors, usability, design for manufacture, and relevant regulatory standards.
• Employs project management best practices and maintains comprehensive documentation to progress technology development, manage deadlines, and reach project milestones.
• Collects data and performs data analysis to inform project decisions and aid in reporting.
• Reports research findings through formal and informal communication of technical results via presentations and reports to project teams and organization leaders.
• Works with external partners to advance technologies towards commercialization.
• Contributes to Rice360 education ecosystem through undergraduate mentorship and promotion of Rice360 programs.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401k
• Paid holidays
• Flexible scheduling

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees