Job Description
Posting Title: Medical Innovation Fellow (6-8 positions)
Job ID: 18068
Faculty/Unit: VP Research – Research Western
Department: WORLDiscoveries
Employee Group: Non-Union Contract
Appointment Type: Temporary
Appointment Status: Temporary Full-Time
Classification & Regular Hours
We are seeking 6-8 Postdoctoral Fellows for an appointment beginning in July 2020 and lasting approximately 10 months
Salary: $3,918.12 per month – no benefits
Responsibilities
The Medical Innovation Fellowship program brings together a cross-disciplinary team to collaborate
in medical related innovation and development for approximately 10 months. The Fellows learn
disciplined product development including FDA and Health Canada requirements, Insurance
Reimbursement, Intellectual Property, Business strategies, Creativity Techniques, and Prototyping)
at the University of Minnesota and at WORLDiscoveries at Western. The Fellows participate in
clinical immersion to observe MDs, nurses, and associated technicians at work in the operating
room. After collecting unmet needs, the Fellows define the problem from all angles, working with
each other and Western organizations to innovate around these needs with multiple sets of
prototyping cycles and bench top testing. The ultimate goal is for the Fellows to bring a new
product into the realm of medical innovation. We are seeking 6-8 Fellows for an appointment
beginning in July 2020, and lasting approximately 10 months.
Applicants may apply through an online system, Working at Western, and select the Job ID 18068
For more information on using the Western University application system, please visit: https://www.uwo.ca/hr/form_doc/working/applying_at_western.pdf