Advanced Clinical Biomechanics Specialist

Job Profile Summary

Advanced Medical Biomechanics Specialist role supports the advanced care technology and visualization engineering department, an enterprise-wide team dedicated to enhancing Intermountain's mission and vision. This position focuses on implementing advanced biomedical and visualization technologies and services, demonstrating clinical and business impact from research to practice, and transforming healthcare at Intermountain.

Responsible For

• Supports the engineering execution and service delivery of advanced technology, biomedical and visualization service lines.
• Demonstrates clinical and business impact from research to practice.
• Transforms healthcare at Intermountain.
• Handles various engineering tasks related to advanced care technology and visualization engineering.
• Continuously improves existing service lines.
• Executes new service lines, including implementation and validation of new design concepts to meet the needs of the relevant stakeholders.
• Applies knowledge of medical device design and 3D visualization (XR and Spatial Computing) and 3D printing technologies and associated postprocessing techniques and tools, in delivering the Advanced Visualization services.
• Maintains equipment according to timelines and schedules to ensure accurate and repeatable 3D design, prototype, and model production.
• Aligns tasks and work done to a given medical quality management system leveraging previous experienced in healthcare and medical device regulatory, privacy, and risk management requirements.
• Executes of established strategic priorities in evaluating and implementing new advanced visualization technologies and solutions.
• Supports the execution of established strategic priorities in specific specialties.
• Works closely with the department director and other stakeholders, with responsibilities growing as the department matures.

Key Requirements

• Deep understanding of human anatomy, radiologic anatomic analysis, medical modeling, 3D visualization, and 3D printing.
• Specialized knowledge and experience in clinical and surgical procedures that necessitate advanced visualization modalities.
• Experience with healthcare and medical device regulatory, privacy, and risk management requirements, including working with IRB protocols, FDA and ISO compliance standards, and conducting risk assessments.
• Hands-on verifiable specific experience performing anatomic medical modeling, surgical guides design, diagnostic imaging processing, and 3D printing, and medical device development experience in an advanced visualization program.
• Tangible performance of ALL the following: Design/case Portfolio is required, Medical regulatory and Quality (i.e. ISO, 510k, etc..), Demonstrated hands-on experience with patient specific 3D printed modeling and surgical guides design, Experience with medical device design, Demonstrated medical device regulator and quality management system experience, Demonstrated hands-on experience with Mixed reality, 3D printing and product prototyping, and POC, Proficient in one or more of the proprietary 3D design and anatomic modeling software programs, Proficient with reconstruction of soft tissue/visceral/cardiology/neuro/etc. in various specialties including counts of cases and experience portfolio, Skilled and experienced in maintenance and oversight of multiple 3D printing technologies, with minimum polyjet, SLS, and SLA printers, Demonstrated self-motivation skills and ability to independently apply analytical skills and scientific technical principles in problem solving and development, Demonstrated experience with academic literature review, grant funding, research design, and analysis, Demonstrated ability to work with many stakeholders, curate ideas and input and deliver, and validate customer needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, biomechanical, biomedical or closely related discipline.
• Post-graduation experience of hands-on verifiable specific experience performing anatomic medical modeling, surgical guides design, diagnostic imaging processing, and 3D printing, and medical device development experience in an advanced visualization program.
• Two years’ experience must be spent performing high volume of the needed specialty with aforementioned relevant experience, certain specialty might be required at the time.

Skills

• Patient-specific biomedical technology development.
• Visceral anatomy segmentation and quantitative assessment.
• Complex anatomy Reconstruction.
• Patient specific Medical Device Design.
• CFD and Fluid Mechanics Experience.
• Radiologic Technicians with AART certifications are encouraged to apply.

Preferred

• Masters of Science degree in Mechanical or biomechanical engineering with to 3 years of relevant aforementioned verifiable experience.
• ISO13458 experience and certification.
• 510k submission experience.
• Python Programing Experience.
• Quality Assurance and Risk Analysis.
• Medical Device design experience.
• Experience with a wide variety of additive manufacturing, e.g. Stratasys FDM Thermoplastics and PolyJet Photopolymers 3D printers and knowledge of subtractive manufacturing, e.g. AWJ.
• Experience with a molding and related manufacturing and prototyping techniques.
• Experience with Microsoft Project or equivalent project planning software.
• Strong understanding of intellectual property (IP) considerations.
• The ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities with strong written and oral communication skills.
• Highly self-motivated and directed with high level of attention to detail.

Physical Requirements

• Operate equipment, tools, and computers requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.
• See and read computer monitors and documents.
• This role will on occasion require outside of regular hours and weekend support.
• Lifting, operating, and maintaining lab.

Benefits

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.