P5P5 — Expert Professional
Health Technology and Medical Devices Lead Biomedical Device Engineer
Leads the design and development of innovative medical devices and diagnostic equipment, ensuring new devices improve patient outcomes and meet safety standards.
What this level means
Expert in field; key problem solver and project leader, authority in multiple areas
- Scope
- Multiple systems or a technical domain
- Autonomy
- Sets direction within the domain
- Complexity
- Novel, high-ambiguity problems; establishes the approach
- Impact
- Org / multi-team outcomes
- Decision rights
- Authority over a technical domain
- Leadership
- Leads cross-team technical initiatives
- Typical experience
- 8–12 yrs
What you'd do
- Design and prototype medical devices and systems
- Oversee engineering teams in developing device components
- Ensure device safety and functionality
- Implement compliance-by-design
- Collaborate with clinicians during development
- Lead design sessions for new devices
- Prototype and test device components
- Ensure compliance with safety standards
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Medical device design
- Prototyping
- Team leadership
- Compliance implementation
- Clinical collaboration
- Biomedical engineering principles
- Medical-grade materials
- Safety standards
- Biocompatibility
- Regulatory compliance
- Interdisciplinary engineering skills
- Data analysis
- Project management
- Innovation & compliance
What good looks like
- Advanced degree in Biomedical Engineering or related field
- 5+ years in medical device R&D
- Proven track record designing medical equipment
- Knowledge of medical-grade materials and biocompatibility
- Experience generating documentation for 510(k) or CE marking submissions
Common titles
Health Technology and Medical Devices Lead Biomedical Device Engineer
What it pays
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are being recalibrated across all survey sources and will return shortly.
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