Senior R&D Engineer- Electrophysiology

Abbott • Plymouth, MN

3d • $78,000 - $156,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Abbott is recruiting a Senior R&D Engineer to join its Electrophysiology team in Plymouth, Minnesota. The role is responsible for therapy and technology development for electroporation cardiac ablation. It provides guidance on therapy, design, and development of novel ablation products, including influencing system definition by translating customer needs into product requirements and supporting system-level verification and validation planning. The engineer works with senior management to establish product development goals and ensure market compatibility. The role affects research, technology and product development, and system behavior, and includes consultative work on therapy and technology.

The position serves as an internal subject matter expert on electroporation therapy and technology, supports R&D programs and intellectual property development, and works with internal and external clinical, regulatory, and customer resources to ensure development programs meet applicable requirements. It also supports pre-clinical and clinical evaluations, presents study results, authors reports and scientific publications, and may interface with field personnel, practitioners, and key opinion leaders. Travel is approximately 20%, including internationally.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physical or Biological Science, or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of medical device development and/or research experience, including demonstrated experience in electroporation technology research, experimentation, and publication.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
• Proven leadership skills, including setting goals and providing positive and constructive feedback respectfully to build relationships and improve business results.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at multiple organizational levels.
• Ability to travel approximately 20%, including internationally.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s and/or PhD degree in an engineering, scientific, or medical field.
• Previous experience in electrophysiology and/or cardiac rhythm management, including pacing and defibrillation.
• Experience leading R&D projects.
• Experience working at a system level across hardware, software, and delivery systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an internal subject matter expert on electroporation therapy and technology.
• Formulate and implement research and development programs that support profitable growth.
• Coordinate with internal and external resources to generate and appropriately protect intellectual property.
• Work with clinical, regulatory, customer, and other resources to ensure development programs meet regulatory and customer requirements.
• Provide technical assistance in diagnosing design and process development issues.
• Keep senior management informed of therapy, design, and development progress and issues.
• Lead or support pre-clinical and clinical evaluations.
• Present study results to peers, management, and customers.
• Author reports, including scientific abstracts and manuscripts.
• Provide expertise on product design, development, clinical application, and competitive positioning, beyond features and benefits.
• Occasionally interface with field personnel and practitioners, potentially including key opinion leaders, in partnership with clinical, marketing, technical support, and training/education teams.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities with an international company.
• Potential eligibility for free medical coverage through the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• Retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit, providing an affordable and convenient path to a bachelor’s degree.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior