What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Application Scientist, MR R&D Collaborations position at Siemens Healthineers?
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Researches trends and developments in a defined technology area and derives respective suggestions to R&D Management.
The Siemens MR R&D team in the US is a multidisciplinary group of highly motivated scientists, engineers, and advanced application specialists based at various locations across the country and working closely with our research partners at universities and academic hospitals.
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our team to help maximize the clinical and business impact of our research work. The position will be based at a leading academic institution in Florida and will report to the MR R&D Advanced Research Applications Director. The individual will be responsible for supporting advanced applications in research and help in driving innovative and clinically relevant MR techniques from prototype to commercially available product. The individual is expected to take a lead in the design, implementation, and execution of research projects in MR in collaboration with our academic and clinical partners.
Furthermore, the individual will act as a liaison between Siemens’ research collaborators and Siemens’ internal groups worldwide, including, but not limited to R&D, product definition and development teams, and Marketing.
Strong expertise in clinical applications of MR and its physical principles and understanding of how an MRI scanner works is required. Substantial experience in advanced applications of Siemens MR techniques is expected, as well as knowledge in image post processing and exam workflow. Strong attention to detail, outstanding communications skills, ability to create new and innovative solutions, establish and maintain relationships with a variety of people in different roles / levels and physical locations are critical. An outstanding track record in an applications and educational role is also required.
Responsibilities
Duties will include but are not limited to the following areas:
Collaboration Management
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At Siemens Healthineers, we offer you a flexible and dynamic environment with opportunities to go beyond your comfort zone in order to grow personally and professionally.
Our Global Team
We are a team of more than 72,000 highly dedicated employees across more than 70 countries passionately pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in healthcare to help improve people’s lives around the world. As a leader in the industry, we aspire to create better outcomes and experiences for patients no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio, spanning from in-vitro and in-vivo diagnostics to image-guided therapy and innovative cancer care, is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways.
Our Culture
We are part of an incredible community of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, to improve people’s lives around the world. We embrace a culture of inclusivity in which the power and potential of every individual can be unleashed. We spark ideas that lead to positive impact and continued success.
Researches trends and developments in a defined technology area and derives respective suggestions to R&D Management.
The Siemens MR R&D team in the US is a multidisciplinary group of highly motivated scientists, engineers, and advanced application specialists based at various locations across the country and working closely with our research partners at universities and academic hospitals.
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our team to help maximize the clinical and business impact of our research work. The position will be based at a leading academic institution in Florida and will report to the MR R&D Advanced Research Applications Director. The individual will be responsible for supporting advanced applications in research and help in driving innovative and clinically relevant MR techniques from prototype to commercially available product. The individual is expected to take a lead in the design, implementation, and execution of research projects in MR in collaboration with our academic and clinical partners.
Furthermore, the individual will act as a liaison between Siemens’ research collaborators and Siemens’ internal groups worldwide, including, but not limited to R&D, product definition and development teams, and Marketing.
Strong expertise in clinical applications of MR and its physical principles and understanding of how an MRI scanner works is required. Substantial experience in advanced applications of Siemens MR techniques is expected, as well as knowledge in image post processing and exam workflow. Strong attention to detail, outstanding communications skills, ability to create new and innovative solutions, establish and maintain relationships with a variety of people in different roles / levels and physical locations are critical. An outstanding track record in an applications and educational role is also required.
Responsibilities
Duties will include but are not limited to the following areas:
Collaboration Management
- Develop and manage the research collaboration with your academic partners.
- Define and execute research projects with your academic partners to generate scientific results that are relevant for the academic and industrial partnership.
- Adhere to Siemens’ collaborations policies and take ownership of the processes for collaboration management with your assigned partners.
- Work closely with your academic partners to drive MR research and translate this knowledge into MR products through e.g. WIP testing or protocol development.
- Drive the development of novel, clinically relevant techniques (MR pulse sequences and image reconstruction) with our research partners.
- Support in the evaluation of prototypes, and publishing of results in peer-reviewed journals.
- Educate R&D and Applications colleagues on clinical research issues.
- Work closely with Siemens global development teams to implement customizations in pulse sequences and reconstruction pipelines based on clinical and clinical research requirements
- Product integration of innovative techniques according to quality standards for medical devices.
- Implementation of improvements of currently existing product features.
- Support maintenance and improvements of existing code base, bug fixing, testing.
- Contribute to product protocol development for novel features.
- Provide content for articles for Siemens publications such as MAGNETOM Flash together with internal and external collaborators.
- 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.
- B.S in physics or related field with ARRT licensure in MR.
- 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.
- Outstanding writing, presentation, and communication skills.
- Excellent teaching skills and a proactive can-do attitude.
- Ability to work independently and prioritize work.
- Ability to multi-task and follow through.
- Detail-oriented and organized.
- Skilled in MS office software applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
- Ability to travel up to 30%
- Expertise in image acquisition and protocol development on Siemens MR platforms.
- Prior experience working on Siemens’ MR systems in advanced applications capacity is highly desired.
Beware Of Job Scams
Please beware of potentially fraudulent job postings or suspicious recruiting activity by persons that are currently posing as Siemens Healthineers recruiters/employees. These scammers may attempt to collect your confidential personal or financial information. If you are concerned that an offer of employment with Siemens Healthineers might be a scam or that the recruiter is not legitimate, please verify by searching for the posting on the Siemens Healthineers Career Site.
As an equal-opportunity employer we are happy to consider applications from individuals with disabilities.
