Distinguished Scientist

About the role

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 16 Jul 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.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical leadership for next-generation CGM sensor design, research, and development.
• Led ideation, feasibility, and development of new sensor technologies that may enable multi-analyte sensing, longer wear, improved accuracy, improved reliability, lower cost, and improved manufacturability.
• Applies first-principles understanding of glucose sensor behavior, including electrochemistry, enzyme-mediated sensing, mass transport, membrane design, tissue interface, interferents, drift, and stability.
• Designs, guides, and interprets benchtop, in-vitro, pre-clinical, clinical, and product-level experiments to evaluate sensor performance and design feasibility.
• Recommends new materials, chemistries, electrode designs, enzyme systems, membranes, manufacturing approaches, and external technologies to strengthen future sensor platforms.
• Led technical aspects of solving complex sensor performance issues, root cause investigations and risk assessments.
• Partners with engineering, algorithm, clinical, regulatory, quality, and manufacturing teams.
• Supports design reviews, verification and validation strategy, and product improvement activities.
• Contributes to intellectual property strategy through invention disclosures, patent support, publications, technical reports, and external technology assessments.
• Serves as a principal technical expert for sensor science and sensor design with senior leaders, cross-functional teams, suppliers, and external collaborators.
• Mentors scientists and engineers to promote rigorous experimental design, and strengthens first-principles technical decision making across Sensor R&D.
• Ensures work is performed in compliance with applicable quality system requirements, design controls, medical device standards, and regulatory expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 15+ years of relevant experience; or advanced degree with 13+ years of relevant experience.
• Significant experience in glucose sensor, biosensor, electrochemical sensor, or related medical device sensor development.
• Demonstrated expertise in sensor design, first-principles problem solving, structured experimentation, and data-driven decision making.
• Knowledge of medical device product development, design controls, risk management, quality systems, and regulated development environments.
• Proven ability to influence technical and business decisions across cross-functional teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly communicate complex technical topics to senior leaders and technical teams.
• PhD or MS in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline.
• Commercial CGM, wearable biosensor, implantable sensor, electrochemical sensor, or multi-analyte sensor development experience.
• Expertise in one or more of the following: enzyme systems, electrochemistry, electrode design, polymer membranes, diffusion-limited sensing, coatings, biofouling, tissue response, sensor drift, interference mitigation, or signal stability.
• Experience developing technologies for CGM extended wear, improved accuracy, reduced cost, improved yield, manufacturability, miniaturization, or improved patient usability.
• Experience evaluating external technologies, suppliers, academic collaborations, or business development opportunities.
• Strong track record of innovation through patents, invention disclosures, publications, technical reports, or successful product launches.
• Experience working across R&D, clinical, regulatory, quality, manufacturing, supplier engineering, and business development functions.
• Recognized as a leading technical expert by peers within the industry.

Benefits & Compensation

MiniMed offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package. Salary ranges for U.S. (excl. PR) locations (USD):$167,000.00 - $285,000.00 For roles located in California, Seattle WA, Washington DC, Boston MA, and New York City, the salary range is $186,000.00 - $316,000.00 USD. Actual compensation may vary based on factors including experience, education, certifications, skills, market conditions, internal equity, and geographic location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

About MiniMed

MiniMed is a full-stack insulin delivery company dedicated to supporting people living with diabetes through every step of their journey — when and how they need it. For more than 40 years, we’ve been committed to redefining what’s possible: intelligent dosing systems designed for real life, predictive insights that stay a step ahead, and always on support when it’s needed most. At the heart of everything we do is a simple Mission: to make every day a better day for people with diabetes. Learn more about our business, and our mission here.