Sr Prin R&D Engineer at Medtronic in Boulder, Colorado

Job Description:

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions - we're a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career. We support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success. Together, we can transform healthcare.

Join us for a career in Innovation and Research that changes lives.

Acute Care and Monitoring empowers clinicians and patients with actionable insights to personalize care - anytime, anywhere. We help reduce the risk of dangerous and costly patient complications in the hospital, but we won't stop there. We will use real-time data and artificial intelligence to support our patients from within the hospital to home.

Our solutions will enable clinicians to predict and prevent complications reducing costs and improving outcomes.

Careers that Change Lives

A Day in the Life

Create Our Market-Leading Portfolio of Innovations. Join us to make a lasting impact and help bring the next generation of life-changing medical technology to patients worldwide. As a Senior Principal Data Analyst in our Acute Care & Monitoring business unit, you will provide scientific leadership for new technology and product development.

The Senior Principal Data Analyst should possess extensive knowledge and experience in the methodology and process of scientific exploration, as well as technology development for medical devices. You will work closely with clinicians to understand and address clinical problems. In addition to technical expertise, a strong background in physiology, patient monitoring, and/or hemodynamic monitoring is preferred. Experience in early technology development for medical devices is highly desired.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Principal Data Analyst to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data analysis, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to lead and mentor a team of analysts. In this role, you will drive data-driven decision-making and provide strategic insights to support our business objectives. Join us in our mission to innovate and bring transformative medical technologies to patients worldwide. Apply now to become a key leader on our team and help shape the future of healthcare.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AND OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED:

• Lead and oversee complex data analysis projects within the Research and Technology department, from inception to completion.


• Develop and implement data models and analytical methodologies to support early-stage research and technology development.


• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including researchers, engineers, and clinicians, to understand and address emerging clinical problems.


• Interpret and present analytical findings to senior management and other stakeholders, providing clear and actionable insights.


• Conduct data analytics for clinical trials, ensuring robust analysis and interpretation of trial data to guide research and development decisions.


• Mentor and guide junior data analysts, fostering their development and enhancing their analytical skills.


• Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and security of data throughout the analysis process.


• Stay current with industry trends and advancements in data analysis tools and techniques, applying this knowledge to drive innovation in early-stage research.


• Apply business acumen to make informed trade-off decisions between time-to-market, product costs, reliability, features, and budget constraints.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

MUST HAVE: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION REQUIRED:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field.

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

SR PRINCIPAL LEVEL:

• Bachelor's degree required with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience OR


• Advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.

SPECIALIZED SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE:

• Extensive experience in the commercialization of medical devices, from opportunity definition to market launch, including partnership development with clinicians, vendors, and key external partners.


• Demonstrated ability to distill complex clinical issues into actionable insights through front-line experiences (ORs, clinics, field) and customer discovery processes.


• Experience in setting up and running animal studies, clinical research studies, and clinical trials across multiple locations.
  


• At least 3 years of experience in determining impactful clinical needs that meet the strategic and organizational goals of the unit.


• 8-10 years of experience working in a matrix management structure


• Flexibility in working hours to accommodate collaboration across geographies.

NICE TO HAVE

• Qualifications:
  
  
  • Degrees in Physics, Applied Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related fields are highly preferred.
  
  
  • Experience in practical front-end engineering, solving significant clinical gaps in both existing and novel markets.
  
  
  
  

• Management
  
  
  • Experience managing junior and senior engineers including vendors, and manufacturers - creating a mission driven culture across groups.
  
  
  • Experience in financial modeling, budget management and forecasting
  
  
  • Experience in assembling and managing a team of experts with varied domain expertise.
  
  
  • Experience mentoring reports to nurture their interest, understand their strengths, areas of improvement and goals.
  
  
  
  

• Clinical expertise
  
  
  • Strong background in clinical study development and execution
  
  
  • Experience in rigorous iterative product development tied with clinical experimentation, validation, and feedback.
  
  
  • Strong interest in human anatomy and physiology
  
  
  • Understanding of the human cardiovascular and respiratory systems
  
  
  • Ability to grasp medical concepts with ease and depth.
  
  
  
  

• Business acumen
  
  
  • Familiarity with business model and plan development and iteration
  
  
  • Successfully facilitated funding from donor organizations or within the organization for personal or corporate projects
  
  
  • Track record of conducting market analysis and customer discovery leading to new project areas
  
  
  • Experience in value-based healthcare models
  
  
  • Expertise in patent landscape analysis and the patent application process.
  
  
  • Familiarity with FDA regulations and ISO standards in medical device development and IEC standards for software development
  
  
  
  

• Technological expertise
  
  
  • Strong background in human-centered design and user-centered design
  
  
  • Ability to distill core engineering principles for application in early-stage product concepts
  
  
  • Experience in practical front-end engineering, solving significant clinical gaps in both existing and novel markets.
  
  
  • Experience with model development and simulation studies
  
  
  • Experience in lean product development and agile development methods
  
  
  • Firm understanding of mathematics and linear algebra used in computational modeling.
  
  
  • Experience with Machine Learning, and Deep Learning networks
  
  
  • Experience with digital signal processing
  
  
  • Experience with Python, C++, and Matlab coding
  
  
  • Experience in medical device productization - quality system management, regulatory submissions, manufacturing, and iterative product development
  
  
  • Application of techniques such as Reinforcement Learning, Transferred Learning, Computer Vision, Image Segmentation, and PCA
  
  
  
  

• Organizational and soft skills
  
  
  • Proven track record in developing relationships and collaborating with an international set of varied partners.
  
  
  • Communication skills that bridge varying roles within the company, hierarchy within the organization, and external partners
  
  
  • Entrepreneurial mindset - the ability to evaluate, initiate, and execute new directions for the business unit and company, leading projects and assembling teams to execute on reaching outcomes.
  
  
  
  

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$152,000.00 - $228,000.00

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission - to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life - unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart- putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here .

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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