Biomedical Engineering Intern

Descriptif de l'entité et de l'activité

Les systèmes de soins de santé sont confrontés à de profondes transformations. Les attentes des payeurs, les comportements des patients et des professionnels de la santé évoluent rapidement, dans un paysage concurrentiel en pleine mutation. L'augmentation et la consolidation des fabricants de dispositifs médicaux, l'accélération de la transformation numérique - renforcée par la crise de la CoVid-19 - exigent un renforcement de l'alignement et de l'internationalisation de certaines de nos activités.

En réponse à ces défis, l'activité Santé à Domicile a décidé :

• d'accélérer la transformation numérique et l'homogénéisation des systèmes d'information à travers le programme TechCARE,

• de massifier les activités d'approvisionnement et développer les synergies entre les différentes entités mondiales d'Air Liquide Healthcare (santé à domicile et gaz médicaux).

Pour mettre en œuvre cette stratégie, l'entité Air Liquide Healthcare International Services & Technology (ALHIST) a été créée. Elle est dédiée à l'hébergement des services opérationnels mondiaux partagés, telles que les équipes Digital & IT et Procurement & MedTech.

Quelle sera votre contribution et comment vous épanouir dans ce poste ?

Air Liquide Healthcare, the Healthcare branch of the Air Liquide Group, is a world leader in this field. Today, Air Liquide Healthcare is present in hospitals and patients' homes to provide products, services, and support programs for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic diseases or during acute episodes.

The Explor! center is an expertise structure independent of manufacturers, dedicated to the rigorous and objective evaluation of medical devices. Located in Bagneux, Explor! integrates a multidisciplinary team that masters the entire value chain, from identifying an innovation to publishing scientific evidence.

The management of diabetes is currently undergoing a technological revolution with the advent of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) systems. While subcutaneous sensors are standard, the industry is pivoting toward minimally invasive technologies (e.g., microneedle arrays, dermal patches) that aim to reduce patient discomfort while maintaining clinical accuracy. These technologies utilize microneedle arrays or proprietary biosensing patches to measure glucose levels in the interstitial fluid (ISF) of the dermis, rather than the subcutaneous fat.

Evaluating these devices presents a unique metrological challenge. Testing protocols for subcutaneous sensors are not directly transposable to intradermal technologies due to differences in ISF dynamics, skin impedance, and the mechanical interface at the dermal layer. Consequently, there is a critical need to develop a standardized bench test to evaluate these sensors.

The goal of the internship is to deliver primary test results using minor adaptations of an existing test bench for traditional CGMs, and to determine and begin to implement all adaptations to be performed (methods, materials, tools) in order to assess minimally invasive CGMs in the most reproducible and industrialized way.

Objectives:

• Proceed to first rough assessment using existing tools: How far can we go in the assessment of minimally invasive CGMs, relying on the existing tools and methodologies already in place in the Explor Center ?
• Introduce a structured plan for the development of a dedicated minimally invasive CGMs test bench and/or for the deep adaptation of the existing bench. It is expected that the intern will lead this initiative with a comprehensive approach of technical requirements, current research interests in the scientific community, local lab constraints and budget.
• Start to implement the development of the bench. Iterative testing will allow to refine the total plan for development, with the support of a team specialised in bench assessment.

The internship will therefore rely on two main phases :

• Phase I: Literature Review, familiarisation with existing tools, testing on existing tools (2 Months)
• Phase II: Construction of development plan alongside with iterative testing

Etes-vous LA personne faite pour ce poste ?

Duration : 6 months - starting in January

Academic Background :

• Master’s degree (final year) in Biomedical Engineering, Instrumentation, Biophysics, or a related field.

Hard Skills :

• Strong understanding of biosensors and electrochemical detection principles.
• Knowledge of fluid dynamics.
• Ability to comprehend complex instrumentation (microfluidics, electronics).
• Proficiency in technical writing and cost analysis.

Soft Skills :

• Creativity, problem resolution and critical thinking: Ability to introduce innovative designs, and evaluate the validity of theoretical models.
• Autonomy: Comfortable working between two different professional environments (academic vs. industrial).
• Communication: Capable of synthesizing complex technical data for decision-makers.

Localisation : The internship will be spent in a 50/50 split between Explor! Center (Air Liquide, 10 Av. Aristide Briand, 92220 Bagneux) and Itodys (15 rue Jean-Antoine de Baïf, 75013 Paris).

Nos différences font notre performance

Chez Air Liquide, nous nous engageons à créer un environnement de travail collaboratif et inclusif qui reflète la diversité de nos collaborateurs, de nos clients, des patients et de nos parties prenantes ainsi que des cultures à travers le monde.

Nous accueillons et considérons les candidatures de tous les candidats qualifiés, quel que soit leur parcours. Nous sommes convaincus qu'une organisation diversifiée permet à nos collaborateurs de révéler leur talent, à la fois individuellement et collectivement, et qu'elle contribue à renforcer notre capacité d'innovation en faisant vivre nos fondamentaux, en agissant pour le succès/la réussite du Groupe et en créant un environnement engageant, dans un monde en mutation.