Sr. Medical Device Engineer

The Company

Dexcom Corporation (NASDAQ DXCM) is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Dexcom began as a small company with a big dream: To forever change how diabetes is managed. To unlock information and insights that drive better health outcomes. Here we are 25 years later, having pioneered an industry. And we're just getting started. We are broadening our vision beyond diabetes to empower people to take control of health. That means personalized, actionable insights aimed at solving important health challenges. To continue what we've started: Improving human health.

We are driven by thousands of ambitious, passionate people worldwide who are willing to fight like warriors to earn the trust of our customers by listening, serving with integrity, thinking big, and being dependable. We've already changed millions of lives and we're ready to change millions more. Our future ambition is to become a leading consumer health technology company while continuing to develop solutions for serious health conditions. We'll get there by constantly reinventing unique biosensing-technology experiences. Though we've come a long way from our small company days, our dreams are bigger than ever. The opportunity to improve health on a global scale stands before us.

Meet the team: 

The Membrane Test Team drives sensor functional testing for current and future sensor designs.  We are part of the Advanced Electrochemistry R&D organization that provides innovative solutions in assessing and improving sensor performance to make a positive impact to our users every day.  The Sr. Medical Device Engineer position is a crucial role in performing analysis of test data to evaluate improvements to the glucose sensor architecture.  This test data focused role will provide a first-hand experience with characterizing sensor performance providing feedback to the development team within the design space.   

Where you come in:  

• As Sr. Medical Device Engineer focused on analysis of sensor test data, you will drive understanding of sensor interaction between test and design variables.  The primary responsibilities are performing statistical analysis on sensor test data, writing code to enable analysis of large data sets of sensor signals and compiling analyses on sensor performance attributes for presentation of data and reporting. 

• Lead development of scripts in Python and MATLAB for the team to automate test data extraction, transformation, filtering, compilation of data from multiple sources, and regression including statistical analysis of the data and writing output to databases.   

• Perform statistical modeling, regression and multivariate analysis to understand interactions between materials, sensor build and design parameters in the sensor response. 

• Analyze experimental bench data against in vivo results to generate hypotheses on performance attributes related to sensor accuracy and reliability with minimal guidance using tools such as JMP, MATLAB and Excel. 

• Provide conclusions based on statistics and interpretation of the significance of the bench data and results. 

• Apply creative thinking with an analytical mindset to understand critical attributes for sensor function on the bench, inform new metrics and test specifications in an interdisciplinary development team. 

• Communicate results to peers and management across departments in oral presentations and written documents.  Weekly presentations of test data to sensor development core team. 

What makes you successful:  

• You bring experience with coding of scripts to automate data analysis, from cleaning, manipulating, analyzing, to visualizing large signal datasets. 

• You must have demonstrated work experience using Python (2 years) for data processing, feature extraction, statistical analysis and effective visualization of test data sets. 

• You have at least 1 year direct experience using MATLAB in processing and characterization of signals in a sensor or instrumentation development setting. 

• You possess certification in data analytics and/or data analysis software. 

• Your proficiency in data management includes setup and use of SQL databases, database integration and tools.   

• Working experience with Tableau Cloud dashboard setup, data management and visualization is a plus. 

What you’ll get:  

• A front row seat to life changing CGM technology. Learn about our brave #dexcomwarriors community. 

• A full and comprehensive benefits program. 

• Growth opportunities on a global scale. 

• Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement. 

• An exciting and innovative, industry-leading organization committed to our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.  

Travel Required:

• 0-5%

Experience and Education Requirements:  

Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, and a minimum of 5-8 years related experience or Master’s degree and 2-5 years equivalent industry experience or a PhD and 0-2 years experience.

Please note: The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Dexcom’s AAP may be viewed upon request by contacting Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@dexcom.com. 

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