Principal Field Clinical Engineer - Mountain West

Boston Scientific Gruppe; Pardee (CA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical device company is seeking a Principal Field Clinical Engineer to provide technical support for clinical trials and product education in the Mountain West region. This remote role demands a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field and at least 5 years of clinical research experience. Candidates should be adept in customer interactions and educational training, with travel required. Join us to make a difference in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of clinical research experience coordinating multi-center trials.
• Ability to travel up to 75% domestically and internationally.
• Experience with surgical catheter-based interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and clinical support for coronary interventions.
• Develop and lead training programs for healthcare professionals.
• Build business relationships with medical professionals.

Skills

Clinical research experience

Technical expertise

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Medical terminology proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Principal Field Clinical Engineer - Mountain West

Work mode: Remote in Country

Onsite Location(s): Valencia, CA, US, 91355

Additional Location(s): N/A

Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit- High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career.

About the role:
The Principal Field Clinical Engineer (FCE) supports a growing department that manages a large pivotal study program based on an innovative medical device technology platform. The Senior FCE will be responsible for all aspects of case support and product education aimed at treating product education involving coronary interventions, including calcium modification.

Work Mode:
This is a field-based (remote) position supporting Mountain West region - Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Texas. Preferred candidates will be located near a major airport within the Mountain West region.

Visa Sponsorship:
Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Responsibilities:

• Provides engineering, educational and technical support in response to field inquiries from physicians and health care professionals involving intravascular lithotripsy among other coronary products.
• Performs work that involves a high degree of independence.
• Exercises independent judgment in planning, organizing and performing work; monitors performance and reports status to manager.
• Acts as a clinical interface between the medical community and the business.
• Demonstrates ability to build and sustain credible business relationships with customers and shares product expertise accordingly.
• Provides engineering, education and clinical support in response to field inquiries on as-needed basis.
• Develops, leads and/or facilitates trainings and other programs to healthcare professionals.
• Provides insight, guidance, and feedback to management on market feedback and components of next generation of products.
• Provides case coverage for multiple clinical trial sites in a region.
• Provides additional back-up support in the following areas - Clinical study monitoring/data collection; trouble shooting and new product in-service training to physicians and healthcare professionals.
• Continuously develops technical skills relative to the overall company strategy, including learning opportunities.
• Assists with advanced educational seminars, and the preparation of educational materials.
• Assists with advanced product demonstrations to visiting physicians and healthcare professionals.
• Remains current on developments in field(s) of expertise, regulatory requirements, and working knowledge of company and competitor products, markets, and objectives and industry trends.
• Resolves and/or facilitates resolution of problems including identifying causes to prevent reoccurrence.

Required qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Anatomy, Physiology related field or equivalent healthcare experience required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in clinical research experience including coordinating multi-center trials with established technical expertise and knowledge.
• Ability to travel up to 75% domestically and internationally.
• Experience in presenting, writing and teaching clinical and medical information.
• Experience with group presentations and hands-on experience with surgical catheter based interventions.
• Must be able to work effectively with internal groups such as R&D, Quality, Regulatory, technical specialists, and external stakeholders achieve assigned goals.
• Ensure compliance with clinical study protocol, and identifying areas of concern and escalating when appropriate.

Preferred qualifications:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, very strong interpersonal skills including proficiency in medical terminology.
• Clinical Research experience in Medical Device.
• Experience coordinating multi-center Cardiology trials.
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practices and trials, including feasibility IDE and post- market studies.

Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.