Senior Clinical Development Scientist / Medical Safety Manager

Philips•Bothell, WA

1d•$149,000 - $237,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Clinical Development Scientist/Medical Safety Manager for Oral Healthcare supports clinical evidence strategy and medical safety throughout the product lifecycle by evaluating clinical and post-market data, maintaining scientific rigor, and identifying potential safety risks. The role partners with cross-functional teams, investigators, and Key Opinion Leaders to advance new product development, regulatory documentation, risk-benefit assessments, and scientific communications.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in the medical device industry or similar performing medical safety risk assessments and/or conducting clinical research on medical devices.
Strong knowledge of relevant standards and regulations for the medical device industry (ISO, IEC, etc.).
Strong knowledge and understanding of Health Hazard Evaluations, Issue Impact Assessments, and Risk-Benefit Analyses and how to conduct them in a medical device environment.
Strong understanding of clinical research as it relates to the medical device industry and the relevant standards that accompany it.
Excellent communicator, with an ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders utilizing clinical expertise and knowledge of standard of care and medical device standards.
Must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the oral healthcare or dentistry space highly preferred.
Doctoral degree in Dentistry or Dental Hygienist background strongly preferred, OR a PhD in scientific research in the medical devices space required.

Responsibilities

Support clinical evidence generation, clinical development strategy, and medical safety activities across the product lifecycle.
Contribute to patient safety, regulatory compliance, and evidence-based decision-making.
Analyze clinical trial protocols and clinical studies to support clinical development.
Ensure clinical data integrity, scientific rigor, and reliable interpretation of study results.
Evaluate safety information from clinical studies, Post-Market Surveillance, literature reviews, real-world data, and other safety surveillance sources.
Identify potential safety risks and support ongoing safety monitoring.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on New Product Introduction projects, post-market initiatives, risk-benefit analyses, safety surveillance, and regulatory documentation.
Provide clinical and medical safety input throughout the product lifecycle.
Support evidence dissemination and scientific communications with internal stakeholders, external investigators, Key Opinion Leaders, and cross-functional partners.
Translate clinical and safety findings into clear information that supports alignment and informed decisions.