Biomedical Engineer

   

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.

 

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center seeks Biomedical Engineer in New York, NY to be responsible for installation, upgrades, inspection, and testing of highly complex medical equipment including diagnostic, therapeutic, imaging, and/or treatment equipment. Maintain complex medical equipment computers and network systems. Perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) on medical device incidents. Diagnose and calibrate medical systems. Work collaboratively with engineers, clinicians and research staff. Perform device location services and medical device inspection rounds. Maintain assigned equipment/hardware. Maintain knowledge of relevant safety codes and standards. Contact vendors for technical information, parts and service calls, and document all service work (time, costs and work performed) in Biomed database (CMMS). Assist with special projects, assignments, and preparation for regulatory surveys. Participate in evaluation of medical devices. Assist in development and preparation of maintenance, calibration, and test procedures, and modify changes to procedures to enhance safety. Log all aspects of medical devices into computer database. Instruct employees on how to remove non-functional equipment from database. Initiate engineering/design projects. Perform computational/analytical engineering analysis. Contribute to scientific research. Implement equipment modification to enhance patient safety. Perform lifecycle management of advanced imaging and/or radiotherapy devices. Train/mentor junior engineers. Lead design and development projects for team (no direct reports). Contribute to engineering section’s operational planning. Review, edit and approve engineering designs/documentation. Determine strategies to manage financial needs. Develop routine managerial reports on departmental activities. EEO/VETS/ADA.

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering Physics, or a closely related scientific field and 4 years of experience in the job offered or a related role in healthcare/pharmaceutical industry. Employer will also accept a Master’s degree or equivalent in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering Physics, or a closely related scientific field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or a related role in healthcare/pharmaceutical industry. Requires 2 years of experience in all of the following: Service and maintenance of medical linear accelerators; Troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining linear accelerators; Radiation therapy equipment (e.g., CT simulators, treatment planning systems); Linear accelerator systems, including hardware and software components; Diagnostics and troubleshooting techniques for complex medical devices; Software diagnostics and updates; Electronic and electro-mechanical engineering, testing equipment used for verification/checkout, and calibration of electronic equipment; Technical documentation, including service manuals, schematics, and machine generated event logs; Electronic circuits, including schematics, component functionality, signal tracing and troubleshooting techniques; and Specialized training certification on at least one linear accelerator brands/models (e.g., Varian, Elekta, Siemens).

SALARY:           $124,000.00 - $204,700.00/year

LOCATION:              1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065

Apply for the Biomedical Engineer position at https://careers.mskcc.org.

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Pay Range: $124,000.00 - $204,700.00

 

FSLA Status: Exempt

 

Closing:

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