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Health Technology and Medical Devices Lead Biomedical Device Engineer

HTMD.GEN.P5

P5P5 — Expert Professionalmedium0.70draftglobalv1

Leads the design and development of innovative medical devices and diagnostic equipment, ensuring new devices improve patient outcomes and meet safety standards.

Summary

Leads the design and development of innovative medical devices and diagnostic equipment, ensuring new devices improve patient outcomes and meet safety standards.

Level — P5 — Expert Professional

Expert in field; key problem solver and project leader, authority in multiple areas

Scope
Multiple systems or a technical domain
Autonomy
Sets direction within the domain
Complexity
Novel, high-ambiguity problems; establishes the approach
Impact
Org / multi-team outcomes
Decision rights
Authority over a technical domain
Leadership
Leads cross-team technical initiatives
Typical experience
8–12 yrs

Core outputs

No core outputs recorded yet.

Adjacent roles

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Components

Responsibilities5

  • Design and prototype medical devices and systemscommonlevel
  • Oversee engineering teams in developing device componentscommonlevel
  • Ensure device safety and functionalitycommonlevel
  • Implement compliance-by-designcommonlevel
  • Collaborate with clinicians during developmentcommonlevel

Tasks3

  • Lead design sessions for new devicescommonlevel
  • Prototype and test device componentscommonlevel
  • Ensure compliance with safety standardscommonlevel

Skills5

  • Medical device designcommonlevel
  • Prototypingcommonlevel
  • Team leadershipcommonlevel
  • Compliance implementationcommonlevel
  • Clinical collaborationcommonlevel

Knowledge5

  • Biomedical engineering principlescommonlevel
  • Medical-grade materialscommonlevel
  • Safety standardscommonlevel
  • Biocompatibilitycommonlevel
  • Regulatory compliancecommonlevel

competency4

  • Interdisciplinary engineering skillscommonlevel
  • Data analysiscommonlevel
  • Project managementcommonlevel
  • Innovation & compliancecommonlevel

qualification5

  • Advanced degree in Biomedical Engineering or related fieldcommonlevel
  • 5+ years in medical device R&Dcommonlevel
  • Proven track record designing medical equipmentcommonlevel
  • Knowledge of medical-grade materials and biocompatibilitycommonlevel
  • Experience generating documentation for 510(k) or CE marking submissionscommonlevel

Title aliases

AliasTypeConfidenceApproved
Health Technology and Medical Devices Lead Biomedical Device Engineercommonmedium0.60

Classification mappings

O*NET / SOC

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