Senior Biocompatibility Scientist

Must Have: Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree 
- 4+ years of experience with Bachelors Degree  OR 2+ years of experience with an Advanced Degree

Nice to Have 
•    Experience in the medical device industry  
•    Knowledge of international and domestic regulations associated with biocompatibility 
•    Experience applying industry standards such as ISO 10993 strongly preferred. 
•    Knowledge of materials and interactions with the body and environment 
•    Knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, Outlook) 
•    Demonstrated ability to deliver quality technical work within project schedules and timelines. 
•    Must be team oriented, with the ability to work well on common deliverables with diverse cross-functional teams and to interact at the highest professional manner with all organizational levels 
•    Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and interpersonal skills to successfully partner on varying levels ranging from cross functional to global multi-site and multi-business unit 
•    Experience writing biological evaluations for new product and remediating existing products  
•    Fundamental understanding of toxicological assessment, extractable and leachable analysis, medical device manufacturing processes, and biocompatibility assessment methodology 
•    Biocompatibility testing knowledge of methods (analytical chemistry, in vitro and in vivo biology) 
•    Technical understanding of the effect processing has on material properties and performance including on biocompatibility 
•    Ability to correlate material properties with product performance and predict various failure modes  

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 above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 
The physical demands described within the Day in the Life 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.