Senior Applied Medical Physicist

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In this Senior Applied Medical Physicist position, you will work as part of a cross-functional organization with large and diverse teams, acting in a technical leadership role. A deep understanding of clinical and system level use cases and workflows is needed to develop high-value and novel customer solutions.  A strong background in medical imaging is required to translate new features into system functionality.  A passion for delivering products that improve the outcomes of patient healthcare is essential for membership on our team. 

You are responsible for:

• Maintaining ultimate ownership for the implementation of new system functionality throughout the development lifecycle.

• Driving the definition, specification, technical risk management, integration, test strategy, and validation of product features in close collaboration with the project team.

• Eliciting high-quality system requirements from clinical, service, manufacturing, marketing, and other key stakeholders.

• Developing and maintaining system-level technical performance specifications.

• Creating novel algorithms and executing testing protocols to assess image quality and system performance.

• Generating clear and comprehensive written reports to document technical performance and compliance.

• Investigating and resolving customer-reported issues related to system image quality or performance.

• Identifying, quantifying, and mitigating technical risks across projects and product lines.

• Championing both extrinsic quality (through functional verification) and intrinsic quality (through clinical validation) to ensure robust product delivery.

• Reviewing and assessing emerging technologies for potential incorporation into next-generation products.

• Productizing cutting-edge innovations to enable breakthrough medical care for customers and patients.

• Ensuring seamless integration of complex hardware and software subsystems developed across multiple global sites.

• Providing clinical and technical leadership to cross-functional teams and senior management.

Minimum Qualifications:

• PhD degree in Physics, Biomedical Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience relating to detectors and imaging, preferably with a medical imaging focus.  

• 2+ years of experience in a diagnostics or imaging field, preferably with medical focus (can be part of PhD program) 

• Exposure to imaging use cases and workflows 

• Proven application of comprehensive knowledge of diagnostics or medical imaging  

• Demonstrated knowledge of system performance testing.   

• Understanding of key technologies for medical imaging, as they pertain to clinical scanners. 

• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills to convey ideas and concepts to a wide range of international audiences (USA, Germany, China & India) including the clinical community, product management, and other engineers. 

• A team player with a positive attitude, strong leadership skills, and the ability to also work autonomously. 

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment. 

• Experience of both clinical and industry environments is a strong plus. 

• Demonstrated skill in bridging gaps between technical and non-technical stakeholders. 

• Experience with developing and executing system level verification tests. 

• Solid understanding of medical physics, as it relates to system performance. 

• Experience with 510K medical devices or other highly regulated environments. 

• Domestic/International travel required periodically (<5%)  

Who we are: We are a team of more than 73,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical