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Surgical and Medical
Location
SunnyvaleCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Business Operations
Posted
Sep 9, 2026
Full-time

Clinical Scientist

Job description

This position reports to Manager, Medical Sciences and requires a strong candidate with expertise in the analysis of medical literature, data from clinical trials and pre-clinical studies, and sound knowledge of applicable regulations and standards. The position will mainly focus on the development of Clinical Evaluation Plans (CEPs) and Clinical Evaluation Reports (CERs), with a potential for future additional responsibility in the development of other clinical evidence documents.

Job responsibilities

  • Interact with internal cross-functional teams (engineering, product development, regulatory, post-market surveillance) to define and plan the strategy for the development of CEPs and CERs for new products requiring CE…
  • Develop and author clinical documentation for regulatory submissions, mainly key sections of the CEP and the entire CER document.
  • Develop and author responses to the requests and questions on the clinical documentation from the regulatory authority.
  • Possess or acquire in-depth knowledge of therapeutic areas, competitor devices, current clinical/market developments, literature review processes and the ability to keep abreast of current literature.
  • Participate in and/or perform comprehensive literature searches to develop and maintain in- depth knowledge and understanding of current scientific literature required to support identified product lines and related…
  • Provide product guidance and expertise to the clinical librarian to facilitate conducting literature searches on products/product families.
  • Review scientific literature and interpret and summarize published data on risks, alternate therapies and device-specific benefits; collect and summarize primary data to support risk assessment.
  • Critically appraise scientific literature and write clinical summaries for products and surgical procedures.

Job requirements

  • Previous experience in the application of in-depth therapeutic and device knowledge to the development of Clinical Evaluation Plans and Reports.
  • Minimum of 2 years of medical writing experience.
  • Ability to identify critical information needs and identify roles/individuals to involve in the decision- making process within clinical evaluation assessment and report development.
  • Strong experience in conducting literature searches, and review and appraisal of scientific data.
  • Demonstrated ability to clearly and effectively communicate verbally and in technical or scientific writing; demonstrated effective scientific writing skills.
  • Excellent critical thinking and analytical skills.
  • A high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

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