Director / Senior Director Clinical Imaging Research Scientist

Role Summary

The Director / Senior Director Clinical Imaging Research Scientist is a strategic leadership role within the advanced image analysis group, responsible for the quantitative analysis of imaging data obtained in clinical trials across therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Diabetes, Immunology, and Neurodegeneration. The role includes development, validation, and implementation of imaging analysis methodologies to extract quantitative information for personalized dosimetry and treatment procedures, with coordination across Lilly clinical scientists, medical physics, and image management teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and technical input on the development, implementation and evaluation of imaging biomarkers and image analysis techniques across clinical development phases and 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 (CROs, 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 a specialization in Medical Imaging, Biomedical Engineering, Computational Biology, or other image analysis related discipline with a minimum of 5 years of professional experience in clinical imaging applications.
• Preferred: Evidence of direct contribution to medical image analysis in targeted radionuclide therapy studies (publications, conference presentations, or developed software).
• Preferred: Knowledge of physiological and instrumental factors affecting quantitative accuracy of clinical imaging procedures in oncology, especially targeted radionuclide therapies.

Skills

• Strong technical understanding of SPECT, PET, CT, and MR image acquisition, reconstruction, processing, quantitative analyses, and interpretation for therapeutic applications.
• Experience with imaging biomarkers and clinical trial implementation.
• Programming expertise in developing and customizing image analysis software codes.
• Proven leadership, organizational, and communication skills.

Education

• PhD or MD with specialization in Medical Imaging, Biomedical Engineering, Computational Biology, or related field.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to travel 5-10%.