Play a critical role in advancing opportunities through the UCC Innovation Process.
Transform validated needs into differentiated, testable, and scalable concepts.
Lead concept development, prototyping, and learning cycles focusing on clinical performance and consumer usability.
Identify focus areas for critical innovation projects.
Translate prioritized needs and value propositions into multiple concept directions.
Lead early concept prototyping to explore usability, feasibility, and differentiation.
Partner with cross-functional teams to assess technical readiness and identify development gaps.
Evaluate early IP landscape and contribute to invention disclosures.
Drive concept down-selection using structured criteria.

Bachelor’s degree required in Engineering, Industrial Design, Human Factors, or related field.
Minimum of 7 + years experience in medical device development, healthcare innovation, or consumer product development.
Demonstrated experience progressing concepts from early ideation through validation and down-selection.
Experience applying structured innovation methods (e.g., Biodesign, Design Thinking, Jobs to be Done, DFSS).
Hands-on experience with prototyping, user testing, and formative evaluation.
Experience designing or developing products intended for home care, self-use, or consumer health environments strongly preferred.
Familiarity with regulatory, usability, and risk considerations for medical or health-adjacent products.

Staff Engineer, Innovation

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