Head of Neuro MR R&D and Collaborations

Siemens Healthineers

2d•Remote

About The Position

Join us in pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. Our inspiring and caring environment forms a global community that celebrates diversity and individuality. We encourage you to step beyond your comfort zone, offering resources and flexibility to foster your professional and personal growth, all while valuing your unique contributions. Position can be remote, however must reside near a major U.S. airport hub location Join our team now at Siemens Healthineers as Senior Manager, Neuro MR R&D and Collaborations This is a role well suited to an ambitious professional, looking for the next step in their career.

Requirements

At least 6 years of relevant clinical and research MRI experience working on the Siemens MRI platform
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering / Biomedical Physics / Imaging Physics, or equivalent.
Strong collaboration skills and ability to thrive in a dynamic environment.
Strong MR physics background.
Expertise in MR imaging techniques and clinical applications.
Experience in working with internal and external partners.
Exceptional communication skills – in all formats: writing, presentation, verbal.
Excellent, inter-personal and teaching skills and a proactive can-do attitude.
Ability to work independently, prioritize, and take initiative
Team building experience.
Ability to build a well-performing team.
Ability to inspire people to own the development of novel approaches and empowering of team members.
Ability to multi-task and follow through.
Ability to act as advocate for different internal and external stakeholders.
Detail-oriented and organized.
Excellent skills in negotiation, coaching and communication.
Understanding in product development cycles and requirements in the medical device industry.
Experience with Siemens MRI prototype development and release processes
Experience with Siemens MRI software developments tools like ClearCase, TFS, TeamTool, mrbt etc.
Anticipate and embrace changes and adapt to evolving needs in healthcare.
Ability to thrive in a virtual and fast-paced environment.
Flexibility and adaptability to work in a changing and dynamic team.
Proven track record of successful customer support in a highly technical environment
Prior experience working on Siemens’ MR systems in pulse sequence design and image reconstruction
Willingness and ability to travel both nationally and internationally (~40%)
Substantial experience in C++/C software design, implementation and coding.

Responsibilities

Define, implement and drive the National Research collaborations strategy for Neuro MR R&D and Collaborations
Collaborate with internal and external partners to define innovative and clinically relevant Neuro MR techniques from prototype to a commercially available product
Work closely with international teams in design, implementation, and execution of research projects in Neuro MR in collaboration with our academic and clinical partners
Adhere to Siemens’ collaborations policies, and take ownership of the processes for collaboration management with partners in your region.
Develop Academic Industry Partnership grants with your academic partner
Work closely with your academic partners and teams to drive Neuro MR research and translate this knowledge into MR products.
Oversee the development of novel, clinically relevant techniques (MR pulse sequences and image reconstruction) with our research partners.
Monitor the development and release prototypes of novel techniques in compliance with highest source code quality.
Work closely with counterparts at Healthineers HQ, medical device industry, functional teams and research partners to define projects of mutual interest that are aligned with the global MR roadmap.
Oversee product integration of innovative techniques according to quality standards for medical devices.
Define implementation of improvements of currently existing product features.
Monitor maintenance and improvements of existing code base, bug fixing, testing.
Contribute to product protocol development for novel features.
Collaborate on content for articles for Siemens publications such as MAGNETOM Flash together with internal and external collaborators.
Look for opportunities to translate clinical and technical knowledge into clinical and business value.
Support educational meetings, tradeshows, and site visits.
Answer questions from Sales and Marketing related to areas of the team’s responsibility.
Demonstrate strong knowledge of organization's business practices, issues faced, and contribute to problem resolution of those issues.
Manage and lead a team of MR scientists, ensuring that the team is adequately resourced to support the wide range of collaboration, predevelopment and product development projects
Inspire, support and coach scientists on the team in a wide variety of situations