Senior Research Audiologist

Sonova AG • Santa Clarita, CA

1d • $100,320 - $150,480 • Hybrid

About The Position

Research audiologists in the Clinical Product Research department are responsible for clinical evaluations of new Advanced Bionics products. The person in this role collaborates with internal development teams, drives the development and execution of clinical evaluations and reports out the product readiness of pre-market products to company stakeholders. These reports provide feedback to the organization regarding overall product readiness, performance, and usability. Research audiologists also collect customer feedback on early concepts and designs, while contributing to market research, and developing documentation that supports the training and use of new products in the field.

Requirements

• Doctorate in Audiology required
• Minimum five years of clinical cochlear implant or related experience required
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills
• Results-oriented mindset
• Adaptability to changing priorities
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborative and empathetic professional
• Strong cultural awareness
• Relationship-building skills
• Stakeholder engagement capabilities
• Ability to facilitate discussions, resolve conflicts, and present effectively to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated initiative, ownership, and leadership in complex clinical and technical situations
• Ability to guide peers, contribute to team decision-making, and mentor or instruct individuals within and beyond the hearing healthcare community.
• Skilled in conducting audiological evaluations and cochlear implant device programming with accuracy, attention to detail, and timely execution
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365
• Proficiency in Cochlear Implant fitting software
• Proficiency in mobile applications
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies and software platforms.
• Strong understanding of and compliance with regulatory, clinical, and company standards
• Experience working in cross-functional and international environments
• Flexibility to support global initiatives across multiple time zones.
• A minimum of 200Mb/sec download and 10Mb/sec upload speed internet connectivity is required to support any remote/hybrid employee functionality at Sonova

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in a related field preferred
• Ongoing professional certification maintenance and continuing education in advanced auditory specialties, neuroscience, or medical device innovation.
• Research and medical device development experience preferred
• Familiarity with scientific writing, protocol development, hearing aid fitting software, and audiological testing applications is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Applies established knowledge of audiological and clinical practice to develop clinical evaluations of new external hardware, software and mobile applications
• Conducts the human subject testing, analysis, documentation, presentation of results for the clinical evaluations and usability studies.
• Engages and collaborates with development and regulatory teams to understand the requirements of prospective clinical evaluations. Establishes compliant guidelines for internal clinical studies.
• Serves as a clinical lead on the project teams, translating input from other technical teams and senior leadership into action items, experiment plans and specifications for the Clinical Product Research team.
• Collaborates with Marketing and Educational groups in the development of material supporting new product release. Provides knowledge transfer and training to internal staff members on new product use and clinical experience.
• Ensures compliance with all activities within necessary Class-III regulatory framework

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Health Savings, Health Reimbursement, Flexible Spending/Dependent Care Accounts
• TeleHealth options
• 401k plan with company match
• Company paid life/ad&d insurance
• Additional supplemental life/ad&d coverage available
• Company paid Short/Long-Term Disability coverage (STD/LTD)
• STD LTD Buy-ups available
• Accident/Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Legal/ID Theft Assistance
• PTO (or sick and vacation time), floating Diversity Day, & paid holidays
• Paid parental bonding leave
• Employee Assistance Program (24/7 mental health support hotline, 5 company paid counseling sessions and more)
• Robust Internal Career Growth opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Hearing aid discount for employees and family
• Internal social recognition platform

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree