Clinical Innovation Lead

SOLVENTUM

1d•$124,000 - $170,500•Remote

About The Position

Solventum is a new healthcare company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges. We pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. The Clinical Innovation Lead serves as the clinical voice within R&D, bringing real‑world orthodontic experience to shape product strategy, substantiate product claims, and drive breakthrough innovations across digital portals, treatment workflows, and attachment/protocol strategies. This role bridges clinical practice, engineering, and product development, ensuring that our solutions are grounded in clinical reality, differentiated versus competitors, and deliver meaningful value to doctors and patients.

Requirements

DDS/DMD or equivalent with completion of an accredited orthodontic residency (or equivalent); licensed or license‑eligible orthodontist
Significant hands‑on clinical orthodontic experience, preferably with aligner therapy and digital workflows.
Demonstrated ability to connect clinical practice with product development, research, or innovation initiatives.
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment

Nice To Haves

Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate clinical insights to technical and non‑clinical audiences.
Experience collaborating with engineering, digital product, or R&D teams in industry or applied research settings.
Familiarity with treatment planning software, digital portals, and data‑driven orthodontic workflows.
Experience supporting or evaluating clinical claims, evidence generation, or comparative benchmarking.
Comfort working in ambiguity and shaping new ways of working within a growing Clinical Engineering function.

Responsibilities

Provide hands‑on orthodontic expertise to inform product requirements, clinical claims, and validation strategies across the portfolio.
Translate real‑world treatment challenges into clear clinical requirements, design inputs, and success metrics for Clinical Engineering and R&D teams.
Support the development and defense of clinically relevant product claims through research, evidence generation, and clinical rationale.
Drive innovation in treatment protocols, attachment strategies, staging logic, and workflow design, with a focus on predictability, efficiency, and scalability.
Contribute to the evolution of digital portals and end‑to‑end clinical workflows, ensuring they align with how orthodontists diagnose, plan, and treat patients in practice.
Partner closely with engineering and digital teams to ideate, prototype, and evaluate next‑generation clinical solutions.
Lead and support clinical benchmarking against competitors, including comparative evaluation of treatment approaches, attachments, protocols, and digital experiences.
Identify clinical strengths, gaps, and opportunities to strengthen portfolio differentiation and inform roadmap priorities.
Provide thought leadership on emerging clinical trends, techniques, and technologies shaping orthodontic care.
Collaborate deeply with Clinical Engineering, R&D, Digital, Marketing, and Commercial teams to ensure strong clinical alignment across development and launch activities.
Act as a trusted clinical partner in cross‑functional forums, balancing clinical efficacy with scalability, efficiency, and business objectives.
Support internal education and alignment by clearly communicating clinical rationale, tradeoffs, and implications to non‑clinical stakeholders.