FDA Cardiovascular Devices Research Fellowship

About the role

The FDA's CDRH Cardiovascular Program conducts regulatory science research to ensure safe and effective cardiovascular devices. The program aims to address critical gaps in device evaluation, including blood damage assessment, hemodynamics, device durability, and cardiac device safety.

Responsibilities

• Design and fabrication of samples and fixtures in CAD (e.g., SolidWorks)
• Development of computational models and conduct simulations (e.g., ANSYS, Abaqus)
• Perform bench testing or characterization methodologies (e.g., mechanical, blood damage)
• Programming (e.g., Python, g-code)
• Data analysis
• Statistical analyses
• Create reports

Requirements

The candidate should be currently pursuing or have received an associate's, bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in Chemistry and Materials Sciences, Engineering, Life Health and Medical Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, or Physics within the last 60 months or anticipated to be received by 5/31/2027.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age
• Lived in the United States for at least 36 out of the past 60 months

Skills

Knowledge of CAD software, programming languages, and statistical analysis tools is preferred.

Benefits

No specific benefits are mentioned.

Pay

The participant will receive a monthly stipend commensurate with educational level and experience.

Schedule

The appointment will initially be for one year, but may be renewed upon recommendation of FDA and is contingent on the availability of funds.