Boston Scientific Principal R&D Engineer - Electrophysiology 

United States, Minnesota 

151944000

The R&D Principal Engineer will have a leading role in the development and integration of new catheter-based technologies for improving the safety, effectiveness, and usability of ablation devices in the field of cardiac arrhythmia diagnosis and treatment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Creates novel technology enhancements to therapeutic ablation catheters to meet customer and market demands in the rapidly growing and evolving electrophysiology marketplace.
• Works with cross-functional engineering teams to develop prototype catheters, electronic instrumentation and characterize therapy from concept level through final implementation.
• Plans and executes laboratory and preclinical research to prove feasibility of concepts and ensure robust technology performance that meets customer needs and global regulatory approval requirements.
• Develops and leads physician partnerships to advance our understanding of PFA therapeutic performance

• Participates in the development of others by facilitating training and providing feedback and guidance.

• Creates a strong team culture around high expectations and high performance
• Writes and submits intellectual property (patents).
• Maintains detailed documentation throughout all phases of research and development.
• Provides clear communication to stakeholders at key technical updates.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ Years with BS, 5-7 Years with MS, 3-5 Years with PhD
• Degree in Engineering
• Experience with data analysis for physiologic signals

• Demonstrated strong cross-functional collaboration, influence without authority, and project/task management enabling highly effective teams

• Passion for understanding and solving problems for end users
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work independently to plan and schedule own activities necessary to meet timelines

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD in Electrical or Biomedical Engineering
• Knowledge of Pulsed Field Ablation
• Demonstrated experience in cardiac electrophysiology

• Proven self-starter who runs towards critical issues, ambiguous requirements, or loosely defined challenges with a demonstrated ability to rally teams to achieve business results.

• Understands mapping and ablation system to apply system-level expertise to ablation therapy development

Maximum Salary: $ 188300

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