Illustrative Reference profiles for a generic digital health care organisation, not official job descriptions. About this reference.

Medical device software regulation

Understanding when software is a medical device, and the standards and processes that apply to it, such as IEC 62304 and ISO 13485.

Original to this reference.

Levels

1. Awareness

You can:

  • explain that some health software is regulated as a medical device
  • know who to ask when a product might be a medical device
2. Working

You can:

  • follow a software life cycle process that meets medical device standards
  • produce the records that such a process requires
3. Practitioner

You can:

  • assess whether a product is a medical device, and its likely class
  • plan the regulatory work for a product with quality and clinical colleagues
4. Expert

You can:

  • set the organisation's approach to regulated software
  • lead engagement with regulators and notified bodies

Closest ESCO skills

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Role levels that expect this skill

Role levelRoleBandExpected level
Lead application operations engineerApplication operations engineer7Awareness
Principal application operations engineerApplication operations engineer8bWorking
Clinical safety officerClinical safety officer7Working
Senior clinical safety officerClinical safety officer8aPractitioner
Head of clinical safetyClinical safety officer8bPractitioner
Data scientistData scientist6Awareness
Principal data scientistData scientist7Working
Lead data scientistData scientist8aWorking
Head of data scienceData scientist8bPractitioner
Senior frontend developerFrontend developer7Awareness
Lead frontend developerFrontend developer8bWorking
Head of frontend developmentFrontend developer8cWorking
Senior interaction designerInteraction designer7Awareness
Lead interaction designerInteraction designer8bWorking
Head of interaction designInteraction designer8cWorking
Senior machine learning engineerMachine learning engineer7Working
Lead machine learning engineerMachine learning engineer8bPractitioner
Lead network architectNetwork architect8aAwareness
Associate product managerProduct manager6Awareness
Product managerProduct manager7Awareness
Senior product managerProduct manager8aWorking
Lead product managerProduct manager8bWorking
Head of productProduct manager8cPractitioner
Lead quality assurance test analystQuality assurance test analyst8aWorking
Security architectSecurity architect8aAwareness
Principal security architectSecurity architect8cWorking
Service ownerService owner8bWorking
Senior service ownerService owner8cWorking
Senior software developerSoftware developer7Awareness
Lead software developerSoftware developer8aWorking
Principal software developerSoftware developer8bWorking
Senior solution architectSolution architect8bAwareness
Lead solution architectSolution architect8cWorking
Principal solution architectSolution architect8dWorking
Senior technical architectTechnical architect8aAwareness
Lead technical architectTechnical architect8bWorking
Senior test engineerTest engineer7Awareness
Lead test engineerTest engineer8aWorking
Test managerTest manager7Working
Head of testTest manager8cPractitioner