Principal Scientist - Neuromodulation
Careers that Change Lives
Millions of Americans suffer from pelvic health related diseases that can diminish their quality of life and can take away both their independence and dignity. The Pelvic Health and Gastric Therapies group is focused on researching and developing therapy innovations to reduce this disease burden. Pelvic Health and Gastric Therapies is part of the Research and Core Technologies organization, which focuses on developing early-stage concepts and therapy innovations within Medtronic’s Neuromodulation division, with the goal of commercial release to impact patient lives and drive Medtronic’s growth. We are looking for leaders who have a clear vision of where we are going and how to get there, bold inclusive thinkers who create new ideas and bring our best solutions forward to benefit our patients, business partners, and customers.
As a member of the Pelvic Health and Gastric Therapies team, you will work collaboratively with other internal scientists, clinical evaluation specialists, business partners as well as external researchers and physicians to identify new research opportunities to advance existing and new therapies. This role will also propose, design, and oversee pilot studies for proof-of-concept/feasibility to demonstrate the potential of new therapies, and/or concepts within existing therapies. This role may also work on projects that have matured into development and lead one or more of its scientific components to ensure project’s overall success.
You can grow your career with us; we hope you’ll consider joining our team!
A Day in the Life
As a Scientist on the Research and Core Technologies Team, you will propose, design, execute, and manage research projects to investigate approaches to improve existing therapies and address new applications that aim to reduce our patient’s disease burden and improve their quality of life. You will work collaboratively to:
1. Understand the therapy and identify the need:
• Gain a thorough understanding of current Neuromodulation products, initially focused on Sacral Neuromodulation (SNM), for overactive bladder/retention/fecal incontinence and identify areas of enhancements
• Assimilate information from the published and unpublished sources and physician partnerships to identify unmet needs and generate ideas
2. Identify novel concepts and test concept feasibility:
• Design and execute hypothesis-driven research work (e.g. computational, pre-clinical, human clinical, as needed) to generate and analyze data sets that demonstrate concept’s feasibility
• Manage and support internal and external research projects. Demonstrate ability to work independently and meet pre-defined timelines.
3. Translate concept to novel technology
• Champion ideas into products by working cross-functionally with engineering, clinical, risk, regulatory, and medical safety partners
• Generate intellectual property and work with patent attorneys to file patents
4. Disseminate innovations
• Publish and present internal reports to capture research findings and communicate to peers and management
• Publish and present findings in peer-reviewed journals and conferences
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Must Haves
• Bachelor’s Degree and 7+ years of relevant experience OR Advanced Degree and 5+ years of relevant experience
Nice to Have
• Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering
• Advanced degree in Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience
• Demonstrated domain knowledge in neuromodulation and/or neural engineering research
• Experience with preclinical, clinical, or computational research in neuroscience, neuromodulation, or neural engineering or equivalent
• Strong desire to understand issues related to and work to restore health in the Pelvic Health and Gastric Therapies space
• Ability to interact and work in a team-based environment including collaboration across disciplines
• Ability to communicate ideas, concepts, and plans
• Experience in hypothesis-driven research study design, management, and execution.
• Expertise of central and peripheral nervous system’s anatomy and physiology
• Expertise with data processing and analyzing large and diverse data sets
• Experience with computing and data analysis environments (e.g. Matlab) and/or programming languages (e.g., C++, Python)
• Excellent problem-solving skills and able to work on various levels of the problem
• Ability to obtain and maintain credentialing for access to operating rooms, included up-to-date vaccinations
• Ability to travel locally and domestically within US up to 25% of the time
About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
Physical Job Requirements
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)
