Senior Clinical Systems Engineer

Role: Senior Clinical Systems Engineer, Remote-NCAL Region

Hybrid

Must live in northern California area and requires 25% travel time to medical centers.

Berkeley, CA, US

Berkeley, CA, US

Permanent

What are the 3-4 non-negotiable requirements of this position?

New: Must have a master's degree in engineering or engineering degree with three (3) additional years of experience in engineering. Must have experience in healthcare (preferrable in hospital/clinic settings) and have medical device expertise. Must be highly technically driven, with in-depth knowledge around medical systems, their operations, technical breakdowns.

What are the nice-to-have skills?

New: A Candidate that has good communications skills, and ability to manage stakeholder partners and customers. Candidate that drives the technology strategy, long term planning, budgeting, implementation, and integration of the system for a particular portfolio of medical systems. Experience leading moderately complex projects and/or teams. Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, database management, and presentation software. In-depth knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations related to clinical technologies in healthcare environments.

Job description

Assures that Kaiser Permanente acquires clinically reliable, safe, and cost effective clinical technologies; and ensures appropriate and safe application of those clinical technologies across the Kaiser Permanente enterprise through the application of standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria.

Essential Responsibilities:

  Conducts independent work in support of all phases of the clinical technology lifecycle.

  Manages complex projects and/or multiple moderately complex projects.

  Demonstrates leadership to the project teams.

  Assists with the development and delivery of processes and programs to monitor emerging technologies; report healthcare related technology trends; assess new healthcare related technologies; disseminate healthcare related technology information as appropriate across the Kaiser Permanente enterprise.

  Assists with the development and delivery of processes and programs to develop equipment configurations in consultation with user groups and strategic partners.

  Assists with the development and delivery of processes and programs for the production of 3-5 year clinical technology forecasts and strategic plans for service area, regional, and national purchasing plans. Conducts cost-benefit analyses.

  Assists with the development and delivery of processes and programs for consultative support to the regional and national Clinical Technology leadership in the development of service maintenance contracts; data analysis, technology assessments and forecasts, and other forms of customized consultation.

  Assists with the development and delivery of processes and programs for the deployment of clinical technology in new and existing care delivery environments; provision of technical and environmental requirements; assistance with the reviews of facility construction plans, templates; assistance with the reviews of startup equipment lists; assistance with equipment installations as needed.

  Assists with the development and delivery of processes and programs for system assessment, design, implementation, and support strategy for clinical technology IT networks and integrations within service areas, regions, and/or across the enterprise.

  Assists with the development and delivery of processes and programs for the reviews of FDA and non-regulatory Hazard Alerts to determine appropriate level of response in collaboration with the National Product Recall Management team; consultation with operational leaders, risk managers, and facility directors to ensure compliance at the service area, regional, and enterprise levels.

  Assists with the development and delivery of processes and programs for incident investigations and equipment performance analysis.

  Serves as a support to the primary Kaiser Permanente Clinical Technology program liaison to the broader external healthcare industry; in particular to healthcare technology committees and workgroups; supports development of strategies to incorporate industry best practices into Kaiser Permanente Clinical Technology program.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

  Minimum seven (7) years of engineering experience required.

Education

  Master's degree in engineering or engineering technology required OR a bachelor's degree in engineering or engineering technology WITH three (3) additional years of experience in engineering.

License, Certification, Registration

  Possess and maintains a valid U.S. Driver's license.

Additional Requirements:

  Experience leading moderately complex projects and/or teams.

  Demonstrated application of systems engineering principles.

  Extensive technical knowledge of clinical technology (ie, devices and systems) used in at least two clinical specialties along with an understanding of the related clinical practices.

  Extensive knowledge of information technologies as they relate to networking, integration, and interoperability of clinical technologies.

  Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, database management, and presentation software.

  Demonstrated application of project management methodologies.

  In-depth knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations related to clinical technologies in healthcare environments.

  Demonstrated understanding of advanced healthcare technology management.

Preferred Qualifications:

  Clinical engineering experience within a healthcare technology management department preferred.

  Biomedical/Clinical engineering or engineering technology preferred.

  Active pursuit of certification as a Clinical Engineer.

  Licensure as a Professional Engineer; or other related professional certification.

Employee Status:

Regular

Travel:

Yes, 25 % of the Time

Must have a master's degree in engineering or engineering degree with three (3) additional years of experience in engineering. Must have experience in healthcare (preferrable in hospital/clinic settings) and have medical device expertise. Must be highly technically driven, with in-depth knowledge around medical systems, their operations, technical breakdowns.