Place of work: Armauer Hansen Research Institute.

Term of employment: One year contract with possible extension

Reports to: Vaccines, Diagnostics and Medical Devices R&D Directorate. 

Salary and benefits:  As per the scale of government, and additional benefits house and internet allowance

Required number: one (1)

Role and responsibility: 

• Design, development, testing, and manufacture of novel medical device product. 

•  Lead test method development and validation.

• Identify and develop innovative design and process solutions to meet the complex clinical needs of medical device associated with medical procedures

• Have a strong scientific background, critical thinking skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to ethical research practices with regard to Medical device research and development.

• Creating collaboration with national and international institutions, finding funds for designed projects related to Medical device research and development. 

• Track and prioritize project progress meticulously and in a structured way. 

• Create, communicate and execute research programs and project plans to meet project deadlines.

• Proficient in technical writing and in the development and writing of test protocols and reports.

• Design protocols.

•  Analyze and interpret experimental data. 

• Contribute to experimental design, data analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving to improve methods or procedures.

• Implement Good Manufacturing Practices and set up an operational Quality Management System.

• Monitor the IP and competitive landscape for recent developments.

• Communicate regularly with the division head to relay project progress, experiment results, and data analysis; openly and thoughtfully discuss challenges.

• Capable of adjusting to a dynamic working environment and changing priorities, while ensuring timely completion of assigned tasks.

• Formulate new, innovative approaches to solve technical problems.

• Engage in a continuous program of learning to broaden knowledge in technical expertise.

Qualification:

• PhD degree in Biomedical engineering, medical engineering, Electrical engineering, Digital Health and Informatics, Biomedical Instrumentation, Medical Imaging and related fields. 

Experience: 

• 5 years of research experience in medical devices r&D, digital Health (mHealth), Telehealth/Telemedicine or in artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare

• Strong background and experience in medical device research and development or related areas 

• Excellent publication record in medical device or related in which the applicant is listed as a first author or last author in original research article related to medical device Research and development.

Skills and Abilities: 

• Investigative Skills: Identifying problems, assessing risks, defining expected / potential results, inspecting medical devices, cataloging information

• Research / Quantitative Skills: Defining problems, designing experiments, utilizing laboratory equipment, using computers for computation / simulation, conducting studies, recording observations, interpreting results, utilizing statistical tests to predict outcomes, and preparing statistical reports. 

• Analytical Skills: Examining components of problems / ideas, reasoning logically, categorizing data, making projections from data, organizing ideas / information, and evaluating the effects of phenomena. 

• Communication Skills: Writing research proposals, contributing to teams, summarizing research findings, explaining complex ideas for technical and nontechnical audiences, designing charts, graphs and other visual aids, reporting results and conclusions orally and in writing, and presenting alternative explanations.

• Team player: The applicant should have characteristics of team player such as collaborative, respect and empathy, flexible, adaptable, problem-solving, leadership, followership and willing to continuous learning.

How to Apply

• Interested applicants who fulfill the above requirements should send the following through THIS LINK

•  CV/resume (not more than 3 pages

•  A cover letter (not more than one page).