Senior R&D Engineer

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Tech Center in St. Paul, MN in the EP division.

Leading an active lifestyle is important to the many people we serve. In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) division, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives. 

As the Sr. R&D Engineer, you will be part of our EP product development team focused on delivering the future in diagnostic, imaging, and ablation therapy catheters and EP capital equipment. This role will involve a range of responsibilities including but not limited to requirement development, testing and data analysis, validation testing, and serving as a clinical consultant on clinical workflows and risk evaluation documentation. 

What You’ll Work On

• 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 data from experiments or design builds 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. Develop plan in conjunction with technical supervisor.
• Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. 
• Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, biological sciences, medical/clinical science or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years’ R&D experience in the medical device industry.
• Experience in or willingness to learn preclinical testing methods.
• Experience with Abbott’s EnSite mapping system or competitor’s mapping systems will be highly valued.
• Experience working within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels of the organization.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail.
• Strong 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 and/or engage others to accomplish projects.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize and meet deadlines in time