Senior Clinical Scientist (Cambridge, MA)

Philips•Cambridge, MA

2d•$149,000 - $237,000•Onsite

About The Position

Help shape the future of robotic-assisted interventions by bringing clinical insights, physician perspectives, and scientific evidence together to accelerate breakthrough innovations that improve patient outcomes. You will be part of a Breakthrough Innovation Team (BRITE) in the Innovation & Design Department reporting to Director, Clinical Innovation and will participate in cutting-edge research in robotics and the opportunity to work with leading experts, offering career growth in one of the most exciting fields in medical technology.

Requirements

7+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree (or 5+ years with a Master's degree) in Clinical Research, Clinical Science, Medical Affairs, Nursing, Radiologic Technology, Biomedical Sciences, Medical Device Development, or a related healthcare field.
Strong familiarity with cath lab procedures.
Ability to interact with physicians on short notice, including by phone, text, or email.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nursing, Radiologic Technology, Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology, Pharmacology, Clinical Research, or a related discipline.
Must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
Excellent communicator and relationship builder who thrives in multidisciplinary and fast-paced environments.
Highly organized, self-motivated, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a dynamic innovation environment.
US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Backgrounds such as clinical education/physician training, clinical application specialist, field clinical engineer, medical science liaison with experience in neurovascular, image-guided therapy, interventional, or robotic medical technologies is strongly preferred.
Cath lab and X-ray based image guidance experience is a plus.
Prior exposure to regulatory submissions, pre-clinical studies and clinical studies in a highly regulated healthcare environment is desirable.
Advanced clinical/scientific education or PhD is a plus.
Experience working with Key Opinion Leaders, conducting clinical collaborations, being involved in training activities, and supporting innovation programs is highly valued.

Responsibilities

Maintaining and expanding relationships with key opinion leader physicians, including organizing physician visits to the Cambridge, MA location, hosting clinicians for phantom/animal/usability studies and clinical site visits.
Coordinating conference participation with product management and clinical science teams, including renting NDA rooms, scheduling physician slots, delivering customer/physician demonstrations and organizing feedback sessions with physicians.
Serving as the clinical expert for the internal multidisciplinary team, acting as a connector and translator between internal technical staff and key opinion leader physicians, answering clinical workflow questions, providing internal multidisciplinary team clinical training and seminars, contributing to testing, evaluation and validation of device functionality in the clinical context with clinicians, in house or in the field.
Leading clinical collaborations and contracting activities with Key Opinion Leaders, research institutions, and hospitals, helping to design and execute studies, including usability, phantom, animal, clinical and other evidence-generation activities.
Gathering critical clinical insights, evaluating new technologies, and helping validate innovations that address unmet clinical needs through interactions with KOLs and institutions.
Partnering with cross-functional teams including R&D, Product Management, Systems Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, and Usability to ensure clinical workflow requirements, procedural considerations, and physician feedback are incorporated into product design and validation activities.
Continuously monitoring developments in clinical practice, emerging technologies, and scientific literature to ensure that product development activities remain aligned with evolving clinical needs and future market opportunities.
Maintaining the cath lab in Cambridge, MA addressing issues by coordinating with the maintenance and sales teams, and ensuring necessary devices and supplies are purchased and stocked ahead of studies.
Acting as the clinical subject matter expert for reviewing and approving required product development documentation such as safety risk assessment documentation and clinical protocols.