Engineer - #1693465

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Why Tides Medical?

Joining Tides Medical means being a part of a health care team who is passionate about serving others, values integrity and quality, and excellent customer relationships

Purpose of Position

Under the direction of the VP of Operations, Research and Development, the Engineer will assist with the development of Tides Medical products. The Engineer will provide support in research, developments, and assessments of assigned projects.

Essential Functions Of The Areas Of Responsibility

• Lead and contribute to R&D projects in the creation, development, and evaluation of Tides Medical prototypes and products
• Independently and collaboratively develop experiments to support R&D project work
• Perform assays to evaluate: handling characteristics, cellularization and vascularization of our prototypes and tissues
• Make recommendations and set new directions for the project based on data, experimental results, and feedback
• Routinely report and present hypothesis driven experimental results, data, and plans to other team members individually and at group meetings
• Routinely maintain critical materials and reagents needed to complete assigned experiments
• Record experimental details and findings in individual and collaborative electronic notebook entries, updated at minimum on a weekly basis
• Establish and maintain an understanding of current and emerging technology in applicable and related areas.
• Access and utilize primarily patents, but also information gathered at conferences and the open literature to support and develop experimental plans
• Use appropriate statistical analysis to interpret data
• Routinely meet 1:1 with manager to review results and progress
• Perform other duties as assigned
  
  

Expectations

• Work well with others and not create undue office stress or conflicts.
• Be a practical problem solver and work independently.
• Be truthful in all aspects of conduct and communications.
• Be respectful of other employees and not engage in speech or conduct that is discriminatory.
• Uphold confidentiality of employee records, donor records, and proprietary corporate information
  
  

Requirements

Key Qualifications, Requirements, and Attributes

• BS in biology, engineering, chemistry, cell biology or related field
• 2+ years of research experience
• Experience with processing of human tissue and cells
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Histology and wound healing of skin
• Experience in tissue engineering towards product development
• Experience with Aseptic Technique and mammalian cell culture, and vascular cell culture
• Knowledge of cell, extracellular, and biomaterials interaction
• Processing experience with instruments such as cryomills and lyophilizers
• Track record of success (products and/or publications) in tissue engineering, cellularization of scaffolds design for tissue engineering applications
• Strong written and verbal scientific communication/presentation skills
• Understanding of tissue engineering concepts and current field
• Experience with MS Teams, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, MS Word, Prism GraphPad, Electronic notebooks
  
  

Physical, Mental, Environmental Demands

Physical Demands For This Position

• Lifting 25 pounds
• Standing for 6 hours at a time
• Using a computer for 8 hours at a time