GE HealthCare Clinical Scientist - Breast Health 

United States, Illinois, Chicago 

920180126

As a Clinical Scientist, you will distinguish yourself through collaboration within your specific imaging technology. In close partnership with clinical and academic partners in Breast Health - as well as GEHC colleagues - you will be responsible for exploring, developing, and validating advanced imaging use and applications, ultimately expanding the translational impact of our technology solutions in clinical practice to provide precision healthcare across the globe.

Essential Responsibilities

• Support collaborative academic and clinical partners (radiologists, physicists, technologists, and specialists) in highly collaborative clinical research with emphasis on assigned key academic and clinical sites in modalities related to Breast Health including Mammography, Ultrasound and MR.
• Become embedded in GEHC global Women’s Health and Ultrasound R&D and Research teams to enable the advancement of strategically planned technology development and evidence with external collaborators
• Support adoption of new technology or clinical applications through advocacy and evidence.
• Drive insights into GEHC R&D roadmap planning, and partnering with other functions (marketing, engineering, regulatory) for optimal utilization of GE HealthCare results.
• Assist in maturing evidence portfolio (writing journal publications/summary articles, technical documents, clinical marketing/training collaterals) and identifying unique opportunities for partnership (contributing to letters of support, research proposals, supporting identified grant submissions).
• Closely connect with GEHC global modality clinical and R&D teams, explore unmet clinical and technical needs with external collaborators, identify new research needs and build evidence.
• Maintain and grow collaborator networks, increase connections between sites, and facilitate multi-site collaborations. Enable sites to strengthen their own independent research activities through providing inputs to study design, methodology, focal area, and awareness of publication landscape.
• Support customer satisfaction through communication, observation, and escalation of site inquiries/concerns and support of educational and training services- serving as a technical product expert and prioritizing user feedback.
• Grow technology leadership mindshare through joint co-authored and lead authored scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Support adjustments to configuration or research tools (e.g., software, prototypes, off-line analysis) as it relates to collaborative activity.
• Provide support in pre- and post-market evidence generation at collaborating institutions, working with GEHC functional teams (e.g., Medical and Scientific Affairs, modality research, engineering) to optimize research collaborations and approach tied to GE product development needs and aligned institution interests.
• Study new technology concepts and leverage expertise to move initiatives forward.
• Support GE HealthCare cross functional team in providing educational services and training in response to customer inquiries, serving as a technical product expert and prioritizing user feedback.
• Participate in customer presentations regarding use of products for institution research purposes.
• Continuously grow clinical and technical expertise, which may include participation in local or global conferences, mentoring, providing lectures, connecting with other scientists, attending training, participating in internal development meetings, and staying abreast of new literature.

Qualifications/Requirements

• PhD, or Master’s degree plus 3 years’ experience in Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Computer Science, Biomedical/Electrical/Software Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in medical imaging, clinical environment or closely related field, especially with expertise in Mammography, Ultrasound, or MR
• Experience in a clinical environment working with clinicians/radiologists/specialists (e.g. breast imaging, surgery, oncology, or cardiology department). Proven ability in customer relationship management and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated record of innovation and development, publications and/or conference presentations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated clear thinking and problem-solving abilities, a creative mindset, and the ability to quickly grasp new ideas.
• Self-starter, able to work independently and collaboratively, results oriented, able to multi-task.
• Flexible, intellectually curious, and able to work with cross-functional, global teams.
• Ability to work dynamically including from a home office, hospital or clinical site, and with ability to travel (<50%).
• Adherence to practices related to Quality, Compliance, and Continuous Improvement

Desired Characteristics

• PhD work in an engineering or science field such as Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Math or Physics, or equivalent focused in advanced Mammography, Ultrasound and MR.

• Experience with AI algorithm development, training and testing in the imaging space.
• Experience with academic and/or clinical collaborations.
• Experience in image reconstruction, analysis, and post-processing
• Programming experience (e.g. C/C++, MATLAB, Python)
• Familiarity with GEHC Imaging Systems and research on those systems.
• Experience with academic and/or clinical research collaborations.
• Candidates with experience in the specific application area of breast health are especially welcome.
• Training in Good Clinical Practice (GCP), familiarity with and demonstrated practice of privacy, patient privacy, data controls.