Sr Engineer, R&D

Overview

The ideal candidate will have a background in medical device research and development, with a focus on implantable biologic materials and the ability to apply engineering, biological, materials science and related chemistry knowledge to support product development, tech transfers and new research projects.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of current biological product portfolio, including updating and developing of new test procedures, expanding product portfolio and designing new manufacturing processes.
• Support new biologic product transfer, including updating and improving manufacturing processes, tissue and solution testing and general understanding of new processes.
• Research into new implantable biological products that fit the company portfolio, including literature review, bench studies and early product development.
• Design and validate manufacturing steps for the processing of biologic tissue.
• Design and perform analytical testing of biologic materials across multiple specialty disciplines in biologic medical device development including analytical chemistry, bioanalysis, process engineering and materials science.
• Understanding of experimental design, execution and data analysis.
• Perform routine testing on biological tissue, including chemical and biological assays, histology, and mechanical testing.
• Comfortable with exposure to human and animal tissue.

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Biomedical/Bio/Chemical Engineering and 5-7 years experience.
• Experience with biomaterials used in regenerative medicine.
• Chemistry/Biology education/knowledge, preferred.
• Life Sciences background (cell, tissue, physiology, biochemistry, chemistry, etc.) preferred.
• Highly technical understanding of biologic materials.
• Demonstration of creative problem solving of complex biologics materials.
• A basic knowledge of analytical chemistry and bioanalytical procedures a plus.