R&D Clinical Imaging Engineer - Contractor

Innovation starts from the heart. At Edwards, we put patients first. We invest a significant proportion of our revenue towards research and development to drive and develop groundbreaking medical innovations for structural heart disease. As part of our R&D Engineering team, you will work closely with our Quality and Manufacturing teams to develop the latest tools and technologies to address significant, unmet clinical needs that impact patients’ lives around the world. 

Job Summary:

R&D Engineer - Clinical Imaging focused on TAVR-related processes, leading research and knowledge integration to support process implementation and algorithm development for cardiac CT analysis.
The role involves defining segmentation protocols, standardizing clinical data, and collaborating closely with clinical specialists and multidisciplinary teams, with a strong understanding of the clinical aspects of TAVR planning.

How you will make an impact: 

• Develop and own segmentation protocols for complex cardiac structures to ensure high-quality and reproducible data

• Support the generation, preparation, and interpretation of cardiac CT data used across multiple project workstreams.

• Develop Python-based tools for medical data processing, including DICOM handling and anonymization

• Collaborate closely with physicians and Clinical Specialists to translate clinical needs into technical solutions

• Act as a key integration point between physicians, Clinical Specialists, software developers, simulation engineers, and algorithm teams to ensure alignment and successful project execution

• Drive cross-functional collaboration, proactively identify gaps and requirements, and ensure that clinical and technical needs are effectively translated into project deliverables.

• Standardize ground truth definitions and anatomical annotations for use in algorithm and AI development

• Evaluate and implement segmentation and analysis tools based on performance, usability, and scalability

• Lead tasks end-to-end, from concept and investigation to implementation and delivery

• Define algorithmic requirements for TAVR-related measurements, including centerline extraction, plane definition, and geometric calculations.

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor in Biomedical Engineering or Equivalent

• Strong technical aptitude and ability to understand and learn complex software tools

• Ability to independently learn and adopt new technologies

• Experience with Python

• Experience with medical imaging and segmentation tools (e.g., Simpleware, 3D Slicer), Experience working with medical imaging data and analysis tools

• Knowledge of CT imaging, cardiac anatomy, and cardiovascular concepts (advantage)

• Ability to collaborate effectively with physicians and Clinical Specialists

• Ability to communicate using professional clinical language and understand basic medical terminology and anatomy

• Ability to effectively lead and facilitate clinical discussions with physicians and clinical stakeholders. Strong presentation skills – ability to clearly present complex topics

• Ability to influence and align cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.

• Ability to maintain a system-level perspective and understand the interactions between multiple technical and clinical workstreams.

What else we look for: 

• Strong self-learning capability and ability to independently acquire new knowledge

• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to proactively identify gaps, raise concerns, and drive solutions independently.

• High level of independence and ability to investigate complex problems

• Creative thinking and strong problem-solving skills

• Ability to handle and manage challenges effectively

• Demonstrated ownership and ability to independently drive tasks and projects from concept through execution.