Staff Engineer, Front-End Innovation
Becton Dickinson Medical Devices•Durham, NC
•Onsite
About The Position
We are the people who give possibilities purpose. BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering
- Trained and experienced with implementing formal innovation methods and processes, i.e. Biodesign, Design Thinking, Jobs to be Done, and Design for Six Sigma (DFSS).
- Minimum of 3 years experience in healthcare innovation, preferably in urology, critical care, or infection prevention.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Science or Engineering; commercial or clinical experience preferred
- Experience with ethnographic and observational processes to uncover unspoken unmet needs
Responsibilities
- Identify focus areas for critical innovation projects
- Conduct clinical observations and stakeholder interviews to understand the problem space.
- Identify, draft and refine needs statements accordingly.
- Scope, quantify and prioritize needs to identify high-value opportunities across diverse patient populations (leveraging structured rubrics to evaluate needs, quantitative surveys, and/or health economic value calculation).
- Collaborate with cross-functional and cross-regional teams to incorporate global perspectives and develop strong knowledge of our global customer base.
- Analyze research data and facilitate cross-functional interpretations to drive new opportunities for innovation.
- Set up the context from triangulated insights for early-stage concept development and filtering based on feasibility, differentiation, and market fit.
- Contribute to Sensing hub (clinical, commercial, user, etc.) for continuous feedback leading to new design considerations or new innovation opportunities.
- Conduct field visits and attend conferences to establish a deep understanding of customers and bring insights back to the UCC business.
- Provide regular updates to key stakeholders to bring awareness and build engagement in innovation practices and progress.
- Host innovation training events to empower UCC’s innovation engine.
Benefits
- culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success
- culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
