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.
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 level | Role | Band | Expected level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead application operations engineer | Application operations engineer | 7 | Awareness |
| Principal application operations engineer | Application operations engineer | 8b | Working |
| Clinical safety officer | Clinical safety officer | 7 | Working |
| Senior clinical safety officer | Clinical safety officer | 8a | Practitioner |
| Head of clinical safety | Clinical safety officer | 8b | Practitioner |
| Data scientist | Data scientist | 6 | Awareness |
| Principal data scientist | Data scientist | 7 | Working |
| Lead data scientist | Data scientist | 8a | Working |
| Head of data science | Data scientist | 8b | Practitioner |
| Senior frontend developer | Frontend developer | 7 | Awareness |
| Lead frontend developer | Frontend developer | 8b | Working |
| Head of frontend development | Frontend developer | 8c | Working |
| Senior interaction designer | Interaction designer | 7 | Awareness |
| Lead interaction designer | Interaction designer | 8b | Working |
| Head of interaction design | Interaction designer | 8c | Working |
| Senior machine learning engineer | Machine learning engineer | 7 | Working |
| Lead machine learning engineer | Machine learning engineer | 8b | Practitioner |
| Lead network architect | Network architect | 8a | Awareness |
| Associate product manager | Product manager | 6 | Awareness |
| Product manager | Product manager | 7 | Awareness |
| Senior product manager | Product manager | 8a | Working |
| Lead product manager | Product manager | 8b | Working |
| Head of product | Product manager | 8c | Practitioner |
| Lead quality assurance test analyst | Quality assurance test analyst | 8a | Working |
| Security architect | Security architect | 8a | Awareness |
| Principal security architect | Security architect | 8c | Working |
| Service owner | Service owner | 8b | Working |
| Senior service owner | Service owner | 8c | Working |
| Senior software developer | Software developer | 7 | Awareness |
| Lead software developer | Software developer | 8a | Working |
| Principal software developer | Software developer | 8b | Working |
| Senior solution architect | Solution architect | 8b | Awareness |
| Lead solution architect | Solution architect | 8c | Working |
| Principal solution architect | Solution architect | 8d | Working |
| Senior technical architect | Technical architect | 8a | Awareness |
| Lead technical architect | Technical architect | 8b | Working |
| Senior test engineer | Test engineer | 7 | Awareness |
| Lead test engineer | Test engineer | 8a | Working |
| Test manager | Test manager | 7 | Working |
| Head of test | Test manager | 8c | Practitioner |