Research Engineer
Job Requisition #: AF13616
Date Posted: 09/30/2011
Category: Research Engineering
Location: St. Paul - MN - USA
About Us
St. Jude Medical develops medical technology and services that focus on putting more control into the hands of those who treat cardiac, neurological and chronic pain patients worldwide. The company is dedicated to advancing the practice of medicine by reducing risk wherever possible and contributing to successful outcomes for every patient. St. Jude Medical is headquartered in St. Paul, Minn. and has four major focus areas that include: cardiac rhythm management, atrial fibrillation, cardiovascular and neuromodulation.
We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We currently have this position open at our Atrial Fibrillation Division.
Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced, self-motivated individual to define development of new technologies for Physicians at clinical laboratories of excellence. This role will drive Research and Development programs, support research collaboration, and clinical activity involving St. Jude Medical products used in the electrophysiology laboratory. This role will lead collaborative discussions between Physician customers and St. Jude Medical technical teams to define and provide new technologies.
Impact this role will have within the AF division:
Support research and clinical activity involving St. Jude Medical technology at the center of excellence.
Drive development programs for existing technologies while being the key interface between the clinical laboratory of excellence and St. Jude Medical teams.
Lead research programs to define and develop novel technologies by collaborating with Physicians and St. Jude Medical teams.
Monitor and report progress, assessing existing technology and defining requirements for new technology.
Required Qualifications:
A BS degree with at least 5 years experience or a MS degree with at least 3 years experience, in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or Biomedical Engineering.
Flexibility to travel from the USA to Europe on short notice, with trips away of multiple weeks.
Research and development experience with technology used in the field of electrophysiology.
Software skills to perform data analysis of clinical and preclinical data.
Above average experience working with Physicians and cross-functional development teams.
Possess strong documentation and verbal technical communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with Matlab, C, C++, Statistical Analysis software.
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