[Remote] Biomedical Engineer / Clinical Engineer (Senior)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Aptive Resources is seeking a Senior level Biomedical Engineer/Clinical Engineer to support the Department of Veterans Affairs in modernizing medical equipment management programs. This role involves providing expert clinical engineering guidance, contributing to policy development, and managing medical device lifecycle initiatives to ensure patient safety and compliance.


Responsibilities

  • Support national initiatives involving medical device lifecycle management, planned maintenance programs, and healthcare technology standardization
  • Contribute to policy and guidance development
  • Support assessments of biomedical engineering programs
  • Provide technical recommendations that reduce risk and improve performance across a large healthcare system
  • Provide expertise in patient safety investigations, medical device hazard response, and recall management
  • Develop reports, corrective action recommendations, and communications for leadership and field teams

Skills

  • Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering and Certification as a Clinical Engineer (CCE)
  • 20+ years of hospital and healthcare experience maintaining medical equipment and managing a hospital medical equipment program
  • 20+ years of experience and skill in communicating and working collaboratively with key stakeholders, including technical and professional staff at various levels of a healthcare organization
  • 10+ years of expertise in incident investigations involving medical equipment and setting associated national healthcare system guidance
  • Knowledge of concepts related to computer based medical systems, networking protocols, and information security as it applies to medical technology
  • Competency in conducting a medical equipment management program that is compliant with applicable healthcare standards and regulatory agencies
  • Ability to manage a recall and safety alert program for medical devices, including medical device hazard investigations, to assure compliance with patient safety goals, SMDA, and TJC requirements
  • Understanding of regulatory agencies' requirements, industry regulatory requirements and International Standard Organization standards

Company Overview

  • Aptive Resources is a management consulting firm focused on human experience, digital services and business transformation. It was founded in 2008, and is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://www.aptiveresources.com/.

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