Staff Clinical Development Engineer - Incubator

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Lead the clinical development workstream for a defined opportunity, owning clinical de-risking strategy and execution
• Design and execute preclinical and early clinical evaluations to assess feasibility, usability, and performance
• Develop and refine procedural workflows, use cases, and clinical approaches for the target application
• Identify key technical and clinical risks and drive structured plans to resolve them
• Collaborate with engineering to define and iterate on product requirements, design inputs, and performance targets
• Lead clinical labs and external evaluations, ensuring rigorous execution and high-quality data generation
• Translate findings into clear development direction and actionable recommendations
• Partner with physicians to refine clinical strategy and ensure alignment between clinical intent and technical execution

Job requirements

• Typically 10+ years of experience in medical device development, translational R&D, or clinical engineering roles
• Demonstrated experience in product development or clinical evaluation environments, including designing and executing experiments and translating results into development direction
• Proven experience designing and executing clinical or preclinical evaluations and translating results into development direction
• Experience working closely with clinicians and understanding clinical workflows and procedural environments
• Ability to identify risks and drive structured problem-solving to resolution
• Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills, with the ability to synthesize findings into clear recommendations and next steps
• Experience collaborating across engineering, clinical, and business teams to drive program milestones and outcomes
• Experience with clinical labs, cadaveric or animal models, and early-stage evaluations