Interfaces Project Manager - Biomedical Engineering

Guided by our principles of value generation, continuous innovation, customer-centricity, and vested collaboration, Blue Water Thinking proudly supports our Federal clients in achieving their Agency goals.

Founded by a decorated twenty-eight year Veteran of the United States Army, Blue Water Thinking understands and supports the mission of our Nation's war fighters, Veterans, their families and caretakers. 

Leveraging our executive team's military experience and private and public sector consulting expertise, Blue Water Thinking takes an integrated "one-team" approach and brings to bear best-fit solutions,  thought leadership, and grit to meet our client's transformational needs.

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Lastly, our formula for success is simple:  Build something good, take care of our people, keep our clients satisfied, nurture our work ethic and reputation, build long-lasting partnerships, enjoy what we do and give back as much as possible.

Blue Water Thinking is looking for an Interfaces Project Manager - Biomedical Engineering to lead small-scale projects encompassing multiple tasks with a total life cycle budget and complexity comparable to the task order at hand. Tasks may include tracking and coordinating medical device and clinical system interfaces through the project lifecycle; formulating and defining system scope and objectives in accordance with the customer technical requirements; compiling and analyzing technical data; advising client management and customers on complex system projects and activities; working closely with customers to define communication systems and equipment requirements; providing instruction on and performing and documenting quality assurance reviews.

The Contractor personnel shall meet the following basic qualifications, regardless of role in the services provided under this contract:

• Experience within a medical center and Biomedical Engineering department
• Experience working in or with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
• Understanding of VISN, VA medical center, and Biomedical Engineering department operations

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or Certification as a Clinical Engineer (CCE).
• A minimum of three years of hospital or healthcare experience maintaining medical equipment or managing a hospital medical equipment program.
• Must have proven experience working within the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs
• Demonstrated knowledge of concepts related to computer based medical systems, networking protocols, and information security as it applies to medical technology within VHA.
• Extensive experience designing, developing, and implementing clinical system interfaces with electronic health records, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and protocols (e.g., HL7, FHIR, DICOM).
• Extensive experience in managing medical imaging systems, ensuring compliance with DICOM standards for image storage, retrieval, and transfer.
• Proven ability to lead projects related to integrating biomedical devices and systems with Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) using HL7 and DICOM protocols.
• Demonstrated skill in in communicating and working collaboratively with key stakeholders, including technical, clinical, and professional staff at various levels of the organization.
• Understanding of regulatory agencies’ requirements (TJC), industry regulatory requirements and International Standard Organization standards.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required federal public trust clearance for this role

• Resume must be submitted in word document format and must include dates in each section (experience, education, certifications...)
• Candidates must fill out the below form to the best of their knowledge