Senior Biomedical Engineer

USA-MiniMed Distribution Corp. 1018; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

MiniMed is seeking a Senior Biomedical Engineer to join the Continuous Glucose Monitoring Sensor R&D team. You will contribute to biosensing technology development, sensor design, and manufacturing processes to improve glucose sensing performance.

Responsibilities include design transfer, in-process specifications, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, quality, and regulatory teams. Mentors and communicates results to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of relevant experience; or advanced degree with 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in glucose sensor or related medical device sensor development.
• Hands-on sensor design, first-principles problem solving, structured experimentation.
• Expertise in advanced statistical methods: DOE, ANOVA, mixed‑effects models, hypothesis testing, SPC, MSA/Gauge R&R, and sample size/power analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support design transfer activities and define in-process specifications and rejection criteria.
• Develop sensor process optimization, performance modeling, and manufacturing decision-making.
• Conduct detailed engineering analyses and documentation to support design development and process transfer.
• Apply data analysis, statistical methodologies, and machine learning to sensor performance and process monitoring.
• Mentor scientists and engineers in rigorous experimental design and data-driven decision making.

Skills

Sensor design

Data analysis

DOE

ANOVA

Mixed‑effects models

Hypothesis testing

Statistical process control

MSA/Gauge R&R

Sample size/power analysis

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Advanced degree

Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 28 Oct 2026

At MiniMed, you can begin a lifelong career of exploration and innovation, while helping make a difference in the lives of people living with diabetes around the globe. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation for a more connected, compassionate world.

About the Role

As a member of the MiniMed's - Continuous Glucose Monitoring Sensor R&D team the Senior Biomedical Engineer will contribute to the development of biosensing technologies and manufacturing with emphasis on glucose sensing. The Senior Engineer will be heavily involved in technology design, manufacturing process, and optimization.

This individual in this role will develop deep understanding of how wearable electrochemical sensors function, including how electrode geometry, enzyme loading, membrane stacks and tissue interface govern sensor performance, manufacturability, and reliability. This foundational sensor knowledge is critical in ensuring that statistical model development and analytical frameworks reflect true sensor physics.

The individual in this role will contribute to the development of key elements of design transfer into manufacturing, including applying statistically robust methods for defining and refining in-process check specifications, statistically justified sample size determination, and substrate rejection criteria, working cross functionally with other engineering, quality and regulatory teams. As part of continuous improvement activities, the individual in this role will develop understanding of and apply machine learning tools to improve upon current process monitoring technologies. The work will focus on technologies and methods that enable improved sensor design and manufacturability.

This Senior Biomedical Engineer will partner cross functionally to highlight insights from real-world sensor performance data, driving continuous sensor improvement initiatives and directly informing next-generation sensing platform designs. This role is intended for an experienced technical contributor who can independently plan experiments, execute, analyze data, generate documentation and effectively communicate the results to internal and external stakeholders including upper management to assist in driving development efforts.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Key contributing member within a multidisciplinary team to support design transfer activities, including defining and refining statistically robust in-process check specifications, statistically justified sample size determination, and rejection criteria.
• Key contributing member of a team in developing and applying advanced statistical analysis and data-driven investigations to support sensor process optimization, performance modeling, and manufacturing decision-making.
• Ensures execution of detailed engineering analyses & documentation to support design development and support process transfer.
• Applies first-principles understanding of glucose sensor behavior, including electrochemistry, enzyme-mediated sensing, mass transport, membrane design, tissue interface, interferents, drift, and stability.
• Applies data analysis and statistical methodologies to generate insights on sensor performance, drive experiment design and project next steps.
• Applies analytical tools, including statistical learning methods where appropriate, to support defect detection, classification, and sensor process monitoring improvements.
• Applies data management and data visualization best practices for building data pipelines and analytics tools.
• Utilizes technical skills associated with Six Sigma, Lean, DRM/DFSS and other appropriate continuous improvement techniques.
• Work with other engineers and technicians to execute experimental designs and analysis.
• Mentors scientists and engineers to promote rigorous experimental design, and strengthens first-principles technical decision making within the team.
• Ensures work is performed in compliance with applicable quality system requirements, design controls, medical device standards, and regulatory expectations.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of relevant experience; or advanced degree with 2+ years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in glucose sensor, biosensor, electrochemical sensor, wearable sensor, or related medical device sensor development with working knowledge of how sensor design parameters (e.g., electrode geometry, enzyme loading, membrane stacks) affect sensor performance, reliability, and manufacturing feasibility.
• Demonstrated hands‑on experience in sensor design, first‑principles problem solving, structured experimentation, and data‑driven decision making.
• Demonstrated expertise in advanced statistical methods: DOE, ANOVA, mixed‑effects models, hypothesis testing, SPC, process capability, MSA/Gauge R&R, and sample size/power analysis.
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