Director / Senior Director Clinical Imaging Research Scientist

Role Summary

The Director / Senior Director, Clinical Imaging Research Scientist leads the advanced image analysis program to support quantitative analysis of images from clinical trials across Oncology, Diabetes, Immunology, and Neurodegeneration. The role includes development, validation, and implementation of imaging methodologies to extract quantitative information, personalize dosimetry and treatment planning, and coordinate with clinical scientists, medical physics, and image management teams to integrate novel imaging approaches.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and technical input on the development, implementation and evaluation of imaging biomarkers and image analysis techniques across therapeutic areas.
• Analyze molecular imaging data from targeted radionuclide therapy studies to locate tumors, assess tracer biodistribution for personalized dosimetry and treatment planning, and evaluate treatment efficacy through follow-up imaging.
• Design and implement customized imaging programs in clinical trials and image analysis methods, leveraging novel and standard methodologies.
• Lead cross-functional projects with internal research and clinical teams (medical, operations, statistics, regulatory).
• Develop and maintain external partnerships (Contract Research Organizations, software developers, scanner manufacturers, academic institutions) to validate clinical imaging instrumentation and its application in therapeutic development.
• Evaluate key scientific developments in clinical image analysis and implement emerging technologies including modeling and artificial intelligence.
• Develop, validate, and implement image analysis methodologies and software tools for quantitative clinical image analyses across modalities (PET, SPECT, CT, MRI).
• Author and review clinical trial documents (protocols, study reports, technical manuals).
• Communicate, present, and publish conference abstracts and manuscripts.

Qualifications

• Required: PhD or MD with specialization in Medical Imaging, Biomedical Engineering, Computational Biology or related image analysis field with a minimum of 5 years of professional experience in clinical imaging applications.
• Preferred: Direct contribution to medical image analysis in targeted radionuclide therapy studies (peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, or developed software codes).

Skills

• Knowledge of physiological and instrumental factors affecting quantitative accuracy of clinical imaging in oncology, especially targeted radionuclide therapies.
• Strong understanding of SPECT, PET, CT, and MR image acquisition, reconstruction, processing, and quantitative analysis for therapeutic applications.
• Experience participating in clinical trials and implementing imaging biomarkers.
• Proven programming and software development experience for image analysis tools and customization.
• Proven leadership, organizational, and communication skills.

Education

• PhD or MD with specialization in Medical Imaging, Biomedical Engineering, Computational Biology or related image analysis field (as listed under qualifications).

Additional Requirements

• Ability to travel 5-10%