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Phavithra S.

Contextual Researcher | Biomedical & Clinical Engineer | IIT Madras| SCTIMST Kerala | CMC Vellore

India

4+ years of work experience

Biorad Medisys Pvt Ltd
Jun 20242 yrs 3 mosPresent

Research and Development - Innovation • Conducted on-site observations in surgical environments to gather contextual insights and real-world feedback from clinicians, patients, and perioperative teams regarding medical device usability and workflow integration. • Designed and executed clinical research protocols, collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data to optimize new product development and support regulatory compliance in alignment with standards such as IEC 62366. • Led comprehensive user experience research initiatives, including interviews, field studies to identify pain points, use errors, and opportunities for enhancing device interface, safety, and patient outcomes. • Collaborated cross-functionally with product design, engineering, and medical affairs teams to translate research findings into actionable design requirements, rigorous documentation, and evidence for regulatory submissions. • Applied advanced knowledge of medical workflows, human factors, and clinical needs to develop solutions that improve the efficiency, usability, and satisfaction for both healthcare professionals and patients. • Worked on critical medical devices including surgical robotics, orthopedic devices and urology devices.
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Dec 20236 mosMay 2024

On-site

Bio-Inspired Laboratory [Department of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering ] > Development of patient specific knee meniscus 3D models for bio inspired meniscus implant development. > Extraction of 3D meniscus models from MRI dataset. > Segmentation of meniscus using manual, automatic and semi automatic segmentation methods. > 3D printing using Stereolithography techniques and analysis.
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology
Jul 20233 mosSep 2023

Division of Artificial Internal Organs >Computer vision assisted motion coaching for rehabilitation. >Project based on review of ANN algorithms focused in LSTM to find correlation of fNIRS data. Instrumentation Laboratory >Project aimed at using MATLAB signal processing to extract and digitize EEG raw signals to enable Deep Brain Stimulation feedback system.
Christian Medical College Vellore
Mar 20234 mosJun 2023

Vellore

Cognitive neuroscience and Clinical phenomenology lab >Developed a Virtual Reality based navigation system with intended use to evaluate the Hippocampal functioning of patients.
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Jul 20225 mosNov 2022

Haptics Lab >Virtual reality based “Cognitive trail making test assessment in VR environment” [Course project: Virtual Reality] Developed a Trail based neurological test in VR environment using Unity software.
Jan 20225 moJun 2022

Chennai

Apr 20207 moNov 2020

Online

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Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Master's of Technology, Clinical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

20222 yrs2024
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology

Master's of Technology

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology

20232023

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Contextual Researcher | Biomedical & Clinical Engineer | IIT Madras| SCTIMST Kerala | CMC Vellore

Location

India

AI stack

claude code

gemini

obsidian

perplexity

Figma Make

Qwen

Work experience

Contextual Researcher at Biorad Medisys Pvt Ltd, Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos, Research and Development - Innovation • Conducted on-site observations in surgical environments to gather contextual insights and real-world feedback from clinicians, patients, and perioperative teams regarding medical device usability and workflow integration. • Designed and executed clinical research protocols, collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data to optimize new product development and support regulatory compliance in alignment with standards such as IEC 62366. • Led comprehensive user experience research initiatives, including interviews, field studies to identify pain points, use errors, and opportunities for enhancing device interface, safety, and patient outcomes. • Collaborated cross-functionally with product design, engineering, and medical affairs teams to translate research findings into actionable design requirements, rigorous documentation, and evidence for regulatory submissions. • Applied advanced knowledge of medical workflows, human factors, and clinical needs to develop solutions that improve the efficiency, usability, and satisfaction for both healthcare professionals and patients. • Worked on critical medical devices including surgical robotics, orthopedic devices and urology devices.

Master Thesis Student at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Dec 2023 - May 2024 · 6 mos, On-site, Bio-Inspired Laboratory [Department of Applied Mechanics and Biomedical Engineering ] > Development of patient specific knee meniscus 3D models for bio inspired meniscus implant development. > Extraction of 3D meniscus models from MRI dataset. > Segmentation of meniscus using manual, automatic and semi automatic segmentation methods. > 3D printing using Stereolithography techniques and analysis.

Student at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Jul 2023 - Sep 2023 · 3 mos, Division of Artificial Internal Organs >Computer vision assisted motion coaching for rehabilitation. >Project based on review of ANN algorithms focused in LSTM to find correlation of fNIRS data. Instrumentation Laboratory >Project aimed at using MATLAB signal processing to extract and digitize EEG raw signals to enable Deep Brain Stimulation feedback system.

Student at Christian Medical College Vellore, Mar 2023 - Jun 2023 · 4 mos, Vellore, Cognitive neuroscience and Clinical phenomenology lab >Developed a Virtual Reality based navigation system with intended use to evaluate the Hippocampal functioning of patients.

Graduate Student at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Jul 2022 - Nov 2022 · 5 mos, Haptics Lab >Virtual reality based “Cognitive trail making test assessment in VR environment” [Course project: Virtual Reality] Developed a Trail based neurological test in VR environment using Unity software.

Faculty at SSFI International school, Jan 2022 - Jun 2022 · 5 mo, Chennai

Faculty at Whitehat Education Technology Pvt. Ltd., Apr 2020 - Nov 2020 · 7 mo, Online

Education

Master's of Technology, Clinical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Master's of Technology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology