As a founder and CEO, I spend my days negotiating mergers, directing and driving operations and profitability, and looking for new startups to partner with or help launch. I oversee the team as we design and create innovative instruments for healthcare. I use patient MRI and CT data to convert files for surgeons to use as guides and aids for pre-surgical assistance. In addition to this, I devote a lot of my energy to giving guidance to women founders and entrepreneurs in technology.
CAREER
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
Overview
Salary Median (2020)
$97,410
Projected Job Growth (2019-2029)
+9.8% (as fast as the average)
Career
Roadtrip Nation Leaders in This Career
What Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers Do
Apply knowledge of engineering, biology, chemistry, computer science, and biomechanical principles to the design, development, and evaluation of biological, agricultural, and health systems and products, such as artificial organs, prostheses, instrumentation, medical information systems, and health management and care delivery systems.
Other Job Titles Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers May Have
Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET), Biomedical Technician, Engineer, Process Engineer
How Leaders Describe a Typical Day at Work
Director, Laboratory for Multiscale Regenerative Technologies ,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
I lead a laboratory of 25 scientists dedicated to leveraging miniaturization tools from the world of manufacturing to impact human health. My team and I have pioneered technologies for interfacing living cells with synthetic systems, enabling new applications in tissue regeneration, stem cell differentiation, medical diagnostics and drug delivery. I also develop nanoparticles designed to study, diagnose, and treat a variety of diseases.
Tasks & Responsibilities May Include
- Conduct research, along with life scientists, chemists, and medical scientists, on the engineering aspects of the biological systems of humans and animals.
- Adapt or design computer hardware or software for medical science uses.
- Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
- Develop models or computer simulations of human biobehavioral systems to obtain data for measuring or controlling life processes.
- Research new materials to be used for products, such as implanted artificial organs.
Education
Level of Education Attained by Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
Most common level of education among people in
this career: Bachelor's degree (53%)
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Doctoral degree
Majors Related to Career
Educational Paths Suggested by Leaders
Suggested Path
High School
Bachelor
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
Graduate
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
Doctorate
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
Suggested Path
High School
Bachelor
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor
Chemical Engineering
Bachelor
Computer Software Engineering
Additional Skills & Experiences That Can Help You Excel
Don't always follow the traditional path, because you will get traditional responses. Be bold, be brave, and be brilliant. If you do daring things, you will likely achieve daring results.
Director, Laboratory for Multiscale Regenerative Technologies ,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Adapt as you go and always be absorbing and learning from the environment around you. Chance favors the prepared mind.
Getting Started
Recommended First Step for:
High School Students
Being a woman in technology is not easy. It is sometimes a very difficult industry to navigate. At the end of the day, my clients don't care if I'm a man or a woman, they care if I do good work. Value is what matters. Always think about what you are doing or could be doing to increase your value to your audience.
Get a strong foundation in STEM education. Dig in and learn as much as you can.
Try to understand the industry by talking to people in it. Interview, ask questions, shadow, intern, etc.
College Students
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