Senior Biomedical Technician

Location:

Virginia Beach/ Norfolk Compensation:

up to $85,500 + Bonus +

Equity Start Date:

ASAP About us Scientific Safety Alliance, or SSA, exists to Accelerate Science. Delightfully. SSA is growing at an exceptional rate and is rapidly rising Inc Magazines 2024 and 2025 list of fastest growing privately held companies. How fast? In a little over 2.5 years, we have acquired 24 companies and our growth is only accelerating. What makes SSA special? SSA is a 100% founder and employee-owned company. Every team member has a stake in the outcome, and everyone's performance directly impacts the value of their ownership. For over four decades, Merco Biomedical has provided top-tier equipment inspections and repair services across the east coast. Merco Biomedical joined the Scientific Safety Alliance (SSA) family of companies in 2025, a milestone event that brings a wealth of opportunities for growth and improvement, including better pay, bonus opportunities, and partial ownership of SSA for its employees.

The Opportunity:

Senior Biomedical Technician As a Senior Biomed Technician you will install, troubleshoot, repair, and verify the performance of complex biomedical systems with minimal supervision. You'll also serve as a technical advisor to clinical and administrative staff on safe equipment usage and help evaluate new device acquisitions. This role offers unmatched exposure across the biotech, med-tech, pharmaceutical, and healthcare sectors. You'll perform certification, performance testing, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of equipment directly at customer facilities. Most importantly, technicians serve as the face of SSA. You'll build trusted relationships with healthcare professionals, laboratory leaders, and facility teams, ensuring safety, compliance, uptime, and an exceptional customer experience. For individuals who take pride in precision, problem-solving, autonomy, and professionalism, this career offers continuous learning, growing responsibility, and a clear path to leadership within a rapidly expanding, employee-owned company. How You Will Make an Impact . Diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair equipment issues to minimize downtime and keep customer operations running smoothly. Perform performance assurance (PA) inspections, scheduled maintenance, electrical safety inspections (ESI), and operation verification procedures (OVP) on highly complex and intricate biomedical equipment and systems Repair, install, and calibrate highly complex and intricate biomedical equipment and systems Inform supervisors of the status of repairs, scheduled inspections, unusual equipment situations, and any customer concerns Lead Service Operations Special Projects as assigned. Travel to sites and\or work with other Central Office associates as necessary for the collection and analysis of information and\or data pertaining to any special assignments Identify potential risks, equipment failures, or environmental concerns and proactively recommend corrective or preventive actions. Contribute to operational efficiency by suggesting process improvements, workflow enhancements, and customer experience upgrades. Act as a trusted advisor by educating customers on proper equipment use, maintenance schedules, regulatory expectations, and lifecycle planning. Deliver accurate, compliant performance testing and certifications with a documented error rate of