Senior Imaging Expert (Dual Level Posting)
$132,300–$245,700 year
On-siteCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Lead strategic and operational imaging leadership across Oncology, Neuroscience, and Cardiovascular/Renal/Metabolic programs to establish fit-for-purpose imaging strategies for research through late-stage clinical development. Act as the internal expert in PET, SPECT, and advanced methodologies to design, execute, and interpret multisite trial readouts while partnering with clinical teams to define imaging endpoints and biomarker targets. Evaluate novel techniques, AI-enabled analytics, and radioligand capabilities to drive decision-critical evidence for patient selection, efficacy, and mechanism of action. Ensure quality and timely trial execution to support portfolio decisions across the drug development pipeline.
Required Qualifications
- PhD or MD or MD/PhD
- 8+ years of experience in PET/SPECT Imaging in academia or industry
- at least 5 years supporting clinical drug development
- Deep technical expertise in PET and/or SPECT as applied to clinical drug development
- Strong understanding of clinical trial design, endpoint development, biomarker strategy, statistical considerations and clinical data flow
- Experience with clinical protocol writing across line functions
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with PET/SPECT tracer development
- radioligand imaging
- dosimetry
- receptor occupancy
- clinical Radioligand/Radiopharmaceutical Therapy (RLT/RPT)
- Understanding of sites, budgets, imaging CROs, imaging data standards and experience with multisite trial execution
- Demonstrated track record of innovative research preferably across imaging modalities
- Proactive, self-motivated and independent working style
- comfortable operating in a multidisciplinary and highly matrixed organization
- Ability to drive for results with urgency, accountability and sound judgment while balancing scientific quality and portfolio priorities
- Strong communication skills in English
- demonstrated ability to influence, mentor and act as a collaborative servant leader
- Analytical Thinking
- Chemical Biology
- Chemistry
- Clinical Research
- Clinical Trials
- Collaboration
- Curious Mindset
- Data Analysis
- Decision Making
- Detail-Oriented
- Drug Development
- Ethics
- Machine Learning (ML)
- Medical Research
- Mentorship
- Patient Care
- Science
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Stakeholder Management
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