[Hiring] Clinical Scientist @Philips

Role Description

An exciting opportunity to support research collaboration activities across multiple UK&I sites, working as part of a Europe-wide team of Philips Clinical Scientists. Two positions are available: one based in London and one based elsewhere in the UK.

Participate in pioneering research projects in close cooperation with our partners and help to shape Philips MRI products of the future. At Philips, we are passionate about the chance to contribute to a healthier society through innovative technology. In this role, you have the opportunity to make life better.

Your role:

• Local customer support
• Management of research collaborations with Philips at multiple partner sites, identifying and supporting projects of mutual value to customers and Philips.
• Liaising when necessary with legal teams for research agreement administration.
• Providing scientific leadership in MR as part of the wider Philips Clinical Science team in Europe.
• Managing customer expectations.
• Harvesting knowledge to benefit Philips.
• Liaising between local sites and international luminary networks.
• Interacting with Clinical Scientists, academics and clinical staff to provide first-line support for research related questions on customer sites.
• Contributing to academic papers by actively participating in customer research projects on supported sites.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with Key Opinion Leaders and representing their perspectives within Philips.
• Local Philips organisation support
• Maintaining knowledge of roadmap and research developments, both within and external to Philips in order to support the Sales process.
• Assisting in delivery of clinical training programs.
• Assisting in local troubleshooting – liaising with Engineering/Applications.
• Communicating to wider Philips Precision Diagnosis team members the value that Philips MR Clinical Science working with customers brings to the business.

Your competencies

• Be able to run Philips’ MR scanners independently, performing scans.
• Capacity to program for research applications: pulse sequences, image reconstruction, post-processing analysis.
• Maintaining in-depth knowledge of Philips MR technology through in-person attendance to Philips internal Clinical Science meetings.
• Maintaining up to date knowledge of innovations in MR, through national and international conference attendance.

Your worldwide Clinical Science impact

• Transferring knowledge about customer clinical needs and conclusions of customer research to Philips.
• Providing clinical/technical feedback to the MR Business based in Best, NL.
• Offering strategic support in areas of expertise to the MR Business product development and clinical science teams.
• Representing Philips at conferences and professional bodies and establishing a global network of contacts in the scientific MR community.

You are a part of:

A team of Philips Clinical Scientists working across Europe, and a global community of Philips Clinical Scientists. This diverse community of experts collaborates to increase our impact for our customers and for Philips. You will report to the Clinical Science Lead in Philips’ Europe–North region.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. degree in physics, chemistry, biomedical engineering or other relevant technical background.
• Doctoral thesis or series of scientific publications on MR related topic(s).
• Curious and passionate about Magnetic Resonance.
• Interested in working in the clinical environment.
• Programming experience is preferable.
• Available to travel nationally and occasionally abroad.
• Enthusiasm to work collaboratively, even when remote.
• Social skills (e.g. interaction with customers, other departments, sales organization).
• Proven ability to present scientific and clinical information to a range of audiences (clinical/technical/managerial).
• Fluent in English, spoken and written.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range for this role is £49,140.00 - £77,220.00.
• This role is eligible for an annual incentive with rewards linked to key performance indicators and company results.
• Benefits include a generous pension contribution, private healthcare, along with a range of flexible benefits and family friendly policies.
• Learning opportunities to support your development at Philips.
• This role is field-based and will therefore be eligible for a company car.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.