Sr. R&D Engineer- EP

Abbott • St. Paul, MN

3d • $78,000 - $156,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. R&D Engineer works at Abbott’s Tech Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, in the Electrophysiology (EP) division. The role is part of the EP product development team, which develops diagnostic, imaging, and ablation therapy catheters and EP capital equipment. The engineer contributes to requirement development, testing and data analysis, validation testing, and clinical consultation on workflows and risk evaluation documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, biological sciences, medical/clinical science, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of R&D experience in the medical device industry.
• Experience in or willingness to learn preclinical testing methods.
• Experience working both as part of a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively at multiple organizational levels.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills and attention to detail.
• Technical leadership skills, including the ability to coach and mentor less experienced employees.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
• Ability to leverage or engage others to accomplish projects.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and meet deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Abbott’s EnSite mapping system or a competitor’s mapping system.
• Clinical EP experience in a patient-facing clinical lab setting, or electrophysiology lab experience.
• Design validation and GLP study experience in the medical device industry.
• Experience working in a broader enterprise or cross-division business unit model.
• Ability to plan, execute, analyze, and document individual scientific studies.

Responsibilities

• Provide feedback and insight on clinical workflows and clinical use of EP products.
• Support development of risk management documentation.
• Design, conduct, supervise, and support bench and preclinical studies for product concept feasibility and formal regulatory submission.
• Plan, coordinate, and conduct empirical and experimental analysis; organize and analyze experiment or design-build data and write reports on results.
• Conduct research and prepare research tasks.
• Document work suitable for technical papers and patents.
• Participate in project design reviews and project planning, track performance against plan, and develop plans with the technical supervisor.
• Comply with FDA regulations, other regulatory requirements, company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments.
• Maintain positive and cooperative communication and collaboration with employees at all levels, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities.
• Eligible employees may qualify for free medical coverage in 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, offering a path to a bachelor’s degree.

What This Job Offers

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