Lab summary:
Our mission is to empower people to live healthier lives by leveraging our wearables, smartphones, medical devices, AI, and health services. We research, develop, and commercialize innovative digital health products and solutions by bringing together the full capabilities of our team, including product strategy and management, clinical expertise, partnerships, UI/UX design, usability research, clinical research and validation, software development, AI / Gen AI, and regulatory submissions. Millions of Samsung users' lives around the world have been touched by our products, including the Samsung HeartWise for cardiac rehabilitation and the Samsung ECG Monitor App. Samsung's unique advantage in the consumer electronics market and growing focus on Digital Health and AI / Gen AI provides exciting technical challenges and rewarding career experience. Join us!
Position Summary:
The Tech Intelligence role will be responsible for researching and developing collaborations with external innovations in consumer health technology and formulating strategies to deliver innovative solutions through Samsung's device ecosystem.
The Digital Health Team combines the best of Samsung product expertise with the latest advances in technology to create radically futuristic and innovative products, services and experiences to delight and improve the lifestyles of our customers. We research, identify, partner and promote new technologies that make the consumer experience better, faster, seamless, more powerful, and multi-dimensional across different product categories.
In this role, you will research the latest advances in the digital health domain across the health value chain and navigate across startups, universities, VCs, health technology incubators and accelerators, and the broader health ecosystem to create a pipeline of new product concepts for our digital health R&D teams. With an aim towards advancing Samsung's consumer health offerings across smartphones, wearables, TVs, and more, you will develop business cases, foster partnerships with startups & universities, and drive pivotal initiatives that increase Samsung's differentiation in the space.
Position Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate domain expertise in digital health and conduct ongoing research on market & technology trends, academic literatures/journals and university research to influence R&D focus and generate key insights to explore strategic research directions and initiatives.
• Navigate the various advances in the core technology for consumer digital health including, but not limited to wearables, digital biomarkers, biosensors, AI/ML, LLMs and Generative AI, health devices, diagnostics and testing, and more that may be used for wellness and prevention as well detection, classification, and intervention for various health conditions.
• Foster relationships with external technology companies, health institutes, and universities to find breakthrough innovations and effectively communicate their value proposition to internal stakeholders and help build relationship for future collaboration.
• Inform and identify new areas of research and collect 1st-hand information, summarize and publish technology sensing/insights reports and presentations, and communicate persuasively on emerging technologies, innovative product concepts and new opportunities.
• Be the primary liaison between partners and Samsung by leading discussions, facilitating evaluations, and driving POCs.
• Proactively validate concepts and test feasibility of technology that translates to new consumer experiences and products through partners collaboration.

Required Skills:

• MS, PhD or MBA degree; or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• 10 years of professional experience in the Digital Health domain (in a strategy, product development, product management, or other related roles in a technology company or as an analyst or investor in Digital Health)
• Effective interpersonal and relationship management skills
• Have a working knowledge of the healthcare industry and experience curating, analyzing, and generating healthcare and wellness reports
• Strong personal network within the industry, startup and ventures community
• Excellent written, verbal communications and presentation skills, experienced in producing highly effective communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to deal with ambiguity associated with working in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Must be willing to travel domestically and internationally (20%)

Special Attributes:

• Self-motivated individual with the ability to thrive in a team-based or independent environment
• Positive attitude and energy, persistence, and flexibility
• Great communication skills: clear, patient, and well adapted to the audience and situation
• Analytical skills to formulate and present structured, objective recommendations and respond to challenges and objections
• Personal skills to plan, organize, and prioritize multiple assignments and delivery on tight schedules
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple sets of responsibilities, multi-task

Our total rewards programs are designed to motivate and engage exceptional talent. The base pay range for roles at this level is listed below, but may be higher or lower in other states due to geographic differentials in the labor market. Within the base pay range, individual rates depend on a number of factors-including the role's function and location as well as the individual's knowledge, skills, experience, education and training. This is part of our comprehensive compensation package with annual bonus eligibility and generous benefits to help you live life well.
Base Pay Range
$200,000-$300,050 USD
Additional Information
Essential Job Functions
This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, and frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.
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