Medical Device Interoperability Research Fellow

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; White Oak (MD); On-site; USD 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The FDA, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) in White Oak, Maryland, offers an ORISE research fellowship eligible to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and certain foreign nationals. The appointment is full-time and starts in 2026, with a one-year term that may be renewed.

Fellows receive a monthly stipend commensurate with education and experience and must have health insurance. Completion of a successful background investigation is required, and participants do not become FDA

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or has completed a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in one of the relevant fields.
• Discipline areas include Chemistry and Materials Sciences; Earth and Geosciences; Engineering; Environmental and Marine Sciences; Life Health and Medical Sciences; Mathematics and Statistics; Physics.

Responsibilities

• Conduct human subject research studies evaluating wearable sensor-derived endpoints.
• Design and fabricate phantoms and non-clinical bench methods for characterizing wearable optical sensors.
• Test medical device electronic interfaces and apply signal processing to wearable sensor data.
• Develop computational modeling approaches for automated medical devices and wearable systems.

Education

Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degree in relevant fields

Job description

The FDA, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) in White Oak, Maryland, offers an ORISE research fellowship eligible to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and certain foreign nationals. The appointment is full-time and starts in 2026, with a one-year term that may be renewed.

Fellows receive a monthly stipend commensurate with education and experience and must have health insurance. Completion of a successful background investigation is required, and participants do not become FDA