Head of Neuro MR R&D and Collaborations

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**Position can be remote, however must reside near a major U.S. airport hub location**

Join our team now at Siemens Healthineers as Senior Manager, Neuro MR R&D and Collaborations

This is a role well suited to an ambitious professional, looking for the next step in their career. As a MR R&D Senior Manager, you will be responsible for:
 

Collaboration Management

• Define, implement and drive the National Research collaborations strategy for Neuro MR R&D and Collaborations
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to define innovative and clinically relevant Neuro MR techniques from prototype to a commercially available product
• Work closely with international teams in design, implementation, and execution of research projects in Neuro MR in collaboration with our academic and clinical partners
• Adhere to Siemens’ collaborations policies, and take ownership of the processes for collaboration management with partners in your region.
• Develop Academic Industry Partnership grants with your academic partner

Research and Development

• Work closely with your academic partners and teams to drive Neuro MR research and translate this knowledge into MR products.
• Oversee the development of novel, clinically relevant techniques (MR pulse sequences and image reconstruction) with our research partners.
• Monitor the development and release prototypes of novel techniques in compliance with highest source code quality.
• Work closely with counterparts at Healthineers HQ, medical device industry, functional teams and research partners to define projects of mutual interest that are aligned with the global MR roadmap.

Product Development

• Oversee product integration of innovative techniques according to quality standards for medical devices.
• Define implementation of improvements of currently existing product features.
• Monitor maintenance and improvements of existing code base, bug fixing, testing.
• Contribute to product protocol development for novel features.

Sales and Marketing Support

• Collaborate on content for articles for Siemens publications such as MAGNETOM Flash together with internal and external collaborators.
• Look for opportunities to translate clinical and technical knowledge into clinical and business value.
• 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.

People Management

• Manage and lead a team of MR scientists, ensuring that the team is adequately resourced to support the wide range of collaboration, predevelopment and product development projects 
• Inspire, support and coach scientists on the team in a wide variety of situations 

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, and Experience

• At least 6 years of relevant clinical and research MRI experience working on the Siemens MRI platform 
• Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering / Biomedical Physics / Imaging Physics, or equivalent.
• 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.
• Exceptional communication skills – in all formats: writing, presentation, verbal.
• Excellent, inter-personal and teaching skills and a proactive can-do attitude.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize, and take initiative
• Team building experience. Ability to build a well-performing team.
• Ability to inspire people to own the development of novel approaches and empowering of team members.
• Ability to multi-task and follow through.
• Ability to act as advocate for different internal and external stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented and organized.
• Excellent skills in negotiation, coaching and communication.
• Understanding in product development cycles and requirements in the medical device industry.
• Experience with Siemens MRI prototype development and release processes
• Experience with Siemens MRI software developments tools like ClearCase, TFS, TeamTool, mrbt etc.
• Anticipate and embrace changes and adapt to evolving needs in healthcare.
• Ability to thrive in a virtual and fast-paced environment.
• Flexibility and adaptability to work in a changing and dynamic team.
• Proven track record of successful customer support in a highly technical environment
• Prior experience working on Siemens’ MR systems in pulse sequence design and image reconstruction
• Willingness and ability to travel both nationally and internationally (~40%)
• Substantial experience in C++/C software design, implementation and coding.

Who we are: We are a team of more than 72,000 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 decision-making and treatment pathways.

How we work: When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists, who believe in each individual’s potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together, to fight the world’s most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

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The base pay range for this position is:

$147,740 - $203,137

Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

If this is a commission eligible position the commission eligibility will be in accordance with the terms of the Company's plan. Commissions are based on individual performance and/or company performance.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan. life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, paid time off, paid sick and safe time.

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