Manager Biomedical Engineering

Location: New York, New York

Shift: Day (United States of America)

Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates, and manages department operations to ensure timely and effective repair, calibration, and maintenance of center‑wide medical equipment in accordance with safety standards and regulatory requirements.
• Develops, formalizes, and implements procedures and methods for testing and calibrating medical equipment.
• Monitors and oversees department activities to ensure effective maintenance and emergency repair of medical devices.
• Directs and oversees departmental personnel, including staffing, work allocation, performance evaluations, and personnel actions.
• Provides work direction and interprets hospital personnel and departmental policies and procedures.
• Designs and implements quality control and preventive maintenance programs and conducts follow‑up to ensure effectiveness.
• Investigates equipment‑related accidents and safety hazards, determining causes and corrective or preventive measures.
• Implements and maintains safety standards to protect patients and employees.
• Maintains effective communication with medical staff, administration, department heads, outside agencies, and others to ensure smooth operations.
• Coordinates activities with patient‑care and other hospital departments to ensure timely service delivery and addresses job‑related inquiries.
• Participates on hospital‑wide committees related to patient‑care equipment, safety, equipment standards, utilization, and facilities.
• Identifies and submits departmental goals and objectives for approval and monitors progress toward achievement.
• Manages medical equipment installation programs and coordinates with facilities to meet regulatory requirements.
• Oversees purchase and maintenance of inventory of parts and supplies, negotiates with vendors, and conducts pre‑purchase engineering evaluations.
• Introduces labor‑saving test equipment, tools, and methods to facilitate repair and maintenance activities.
• Assists in developing the departmental operating budget, monitors manpower and expense reports, investigates variances, and ensures budget adherence.
• Participates in a 24‑hour on‑call program.
• Assists with development, assessment, and implementation of technology utilization and procurement programs for fixed and mobile equipment, including life‑cycle support.
• Develops, implements, and tracks department service standards and customer‑satisfaction benchmarks.
• Develops and implements technology business plans, financial models, and works with finance leadership on financing solutions.
• Participates in development and implementation of corporate technology policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance (e.g., Joint Commission).
• Develops and implements technology management programs, including asset‑management programs to reduce financial risk and manages corporate technology support budgets.
• Creates technology assessment models for procurement, system integration, life‑cycle management, and disposition of technology investments.
• Maintains a network‑wide inventory database of biomedical devices, interfaces, and information systems to support asset disposition and safe equipment use.
• Reports on technology management activities to corporate committees and senior management.
• Leads development and growth of the department’s Network Shared Services program, including marketing, business development, proposal generation, sales closure, and program implementation.
• Performs all duties inherent to a managerial role, including hiring, training, evaluation, and termination of staff per hospital policies.
• Completes other special projects and duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, biomedical equipment, or equivalent knowledge/education.
• Previous experience as a clinical or biomedical engineer in testing and maintenance of all types of biomedical equipment.
• At least ten years of related experience in healthcare technology management, with the most recent three years in a senior leadership role.
• Preferred: International Certification Commission (ICC) BMET Certification.

NewYork‑Presbyterian Hospital is an equal‑opportunity employer and offers comprehensive, competitive benefits that support employees and their families.