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SNR Laboratory, Image Guided Therapy Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Robotics programmer and engineer (Full-time)

• Title of position and grade

Robotics programmer and engineer

• Name of employing hospital and department:

Surgical Navigation and Robotics Laboratory in the Department of Radiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital

• Minimum degree and field of specialized knowledge required to perform the job:

Candidate must have a minimum of a BS degree in engineering or physics.

• Minimum years of experience required in the field:

At least three years proven experience with developing and/or modifying robots, preferably in an academic or industrial research setting.

• Characteristic duties and responsibilities
  • Design, test, and build surgical robots
  • Develop control software for surgical robots
  • Document details of the robot
  • Technically assist academic researchers in robotics research
  • Interface with external collaborators and assist in their application of the developed tools and software

• Licenses or special skills necessary to perform the job:
  • Strong skill in C++ programming is needed
  • Experience in developing PC-based motion control systems is needed
  • Knowledge of any of the following is a plus: MATLAB, SimuLink, motion control systems, coordinate transformations, programmable logic controllers (PLC), network programming, linux administration, and machine vision technology.

• Compensation

Competitive according to experience.

Contact . Dr. MXXXXXXXX. . Posting to appear soon at XXXX

Research Assistant

• Title of position and grade

Laboratory Administrative Secretary

• Name of employing Hospital and Department:

Surgical Navigation and Robotics Laboratory in the Department of Radiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital

• Minimum degree and field of specialized knowledge required to perform the job:

Required: High School Diploma or GED Preferred: Two years college or equivalent work experience

• Minimum years of experience required in the field:

Two years administrative/office experience required. Three years preferred. Additional education may be substituted for years of experience. Experience working with various software applications required.

• Characteristic duties and responsibilities

(Duty class I)

• • Prepare expense report of the business trips
  • Coordinates special projects and events, office activities and committee meetings.
  • Locates and compiles information and formats reports, graphs, tables, records and other sources of information.
  • Assembles and categorizes facts and figures for written computation and calculations.
  • Uses various software applications, such as spreadsheets, relational databases, statistical packages, and graphics packages to assemble, manipulate and/or format data and/or reports.
  • Maintains records through filing, retrieval, retention, storage, compilation, coding, updating and destruction.
  • Types routine correspondence and reports from dictation or handwritten copy using personal computer.
  • Operates personal computer to access e-mail, electronic calendars, and other basic office support software.
  • Completes various request forms for office supplies and equipment as directed.

(Duty class II)

• • Organize publication list in a computer database
  • Write summery report of the projects from document material provided by the laboratory members
  • Uses personal computer to prepare manuscripts, grant proposals, statistical reports, tables, and charts using knowledge of scientific, medical, literary, or other technical terms.
  • Process and track purchase order
  • Monitors monthly expenditure statements for budgets and prepares documents required to maintain balanced accounts for review and approval by supervisor.

• Licenses necessary to perform the job:
  • No Requirements

• Compensation

Competitive according to experience.

Contact . Dr. MXXXXXXXX. . Posting to appear soon at XXXX