Research Prosthetist Orthotist

Summary Statement

For more than a century Ottobock has pursued the mission of helping people living with limb loss or mobility challenges regain or maintain their freedom of movement. We do this through the development of leading prosthetic, orthotic and wheelchair innovation and an unwavering commitment to delivering superior patient care experiences. As a growing healthcare company, we continue to invest in both our people and new service offerings. With more than 10,000 employees worldwide and 900 across North America, we are dedicated to advancing the O&P industry and improving the lives of the people served by it.

We have an opening within the Research Hub at our Salt Lake City, Utah location for a Certified Prosthetist Orthotist (CPO).  If you would like to be part of a passionate hard-working team that develops products which make a difference in human mobility, then this is an opportunity for you.

The ideal candidate for this position is an experienced clinician, has contributed in research projects, and has a background in a related engineering field. The candidate is a team player motivated to participate in advancing the art of restoring human mobility.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Participates as a key contributor on cross‑functional research teams focused on prosthetic and orthotic device innovation.
• Collaborates with clinicians to identify unmet clinical needs, challenges, and relevant research opportunities.
• Establishes well‑defined problem statements and contributes to the design of experiments to address research questions.
• Contributes to early‑stage prototyping and iterative design cycles, incorporating clinical, user, and technical feedback.
• Utilizes existing products, configurations, and targeted modifications to evaluate hypotheses and answer research questions.
• Manages and supports user testing to evaluate functional benefits compared to state‑of‑the‑art technologies.
• Contributes to research collaborations with academic and external partners.
• Communicates project objectives, progress, results, and task status to key stakeholders, including international colleagues.
• Maintains current knowledge of clinical and technical advances through continued education, training, literature review, and technical research.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications – (Education, Experience, Certification, & Licensure):

• Certified Prosthetist Orthotist (CPO) with current ABC certification (required).
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of three (3) years post‑graduation experience with demonstrated involvement in clinical care, research, and engineering activities.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: 

• Strong understanding of prosthetic and orthotic clinical practice, including gait analysis and human movement.
• Hands‑on experience with fabrication and modification of prosthetic and orthotic interfaces.Excellent communication skills, including the ability to translate clinical insights into engineering requirements and engineering concepts into clinical application.
• Demonstrated use of an engineering skillset to support analysis, problem‑solving, and product evaluation.
• Experience working within the medical device industry or a similarly regulated environment preferred.

Benefits

Medical

Vision

Dental

Health savings accounts with employer contribution

Flexible spending account options

Company-paid life insurance policy

Paid time off

Company holidays

Floating holidays

100% company-paid short & long-term disability

401k match up to 3.5%

Paid parental leave