Clinical Equipment Strategy Lead

NorthShore University HealthSystem; Skokie (IL); On-site; USD 54,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthShore University HealthSystem is seeking a Clinical Engineer to develop forecasting criteria for medical equipment and drive a five-year capital plan. You will lead onboarding projects, validate plans, and coordinate with IT, Supply Chain, and Operations across multiple hospital sites.

The role emphasizes enterprise collaboration, device cybersecurity, and strategic management of a large CE portfolio, with opportunities to influence safety and efficiency improvements.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in biomedical engineering or equivalent experience.
• 3 years in a CE-related field, plus 1-2 years in project-management support, leadership, data analysis, or IT collaboration.
• Subject-matter expertise across clinical-equipment technology.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with data handling and databases; CMMS familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage scoring criteria for medical-equipment forecasting and planning within an assigned portfolio.
• Continuously review project plans; identify cost reductions, safety/cybersecurity improvements, and optimization opportunities.
• Lead clinical-equipment onboarding projects for efficient deployment with safety and support addressed.
• Serve as enterprise lead for CE program areas such as CMMS administration, recall management, or cybersecurity.
• Collaborate with CE Operations, Business Office, Supply Chain, and IT to align CE strategies.
• Partner with IT project managers to allocate CE resources to meet goals and deadlines.
• Represent CE Strategy in local, regional, and enterprise strategy sessions.
• Lead inventory, forecast, and scoring reviews with stakeholders to share insights and gain alignment.
• Build expertise within the medical-equipment portfolio through research and networking.

Skills

Project management

Technical communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Data analysis

MS Excel

Education

Associate's degree in biomedical engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

NorthShore University HealthSystem is seeking a Clinical Engineer to develop forecasting criteria for medical equipment and drive a five-year capital plan. You will lead onboarding projects, validate plans, and coordinate with IT, Supply Chain, and Operations across multiple hospital sites.

The role emphasizes enterprise collaboration, device cybersecurity, and strategic management of a large CE portfolio, with opportunities to influence safety and efficiency improvements.