Director, Medical & Scientific Affairs – Metabolic Disease Imaging

🔥 16 hours ago

🌐 United States, Mexico, +2 more countries – Remote

🇺🇸 United States – Remote 🇲🇽 Mexico – Remote 🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote 🇮🇪 Ireland – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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👨‍⚕️ Medical Director

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ICON plc

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1990

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

ICON plc is a global provider of clinical, consulting, and commercial services across various sectors in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. They offer a wide range of clinical solutions, including decentralised clinical trials, cardiac safety solutions, early clinical laboratories, and medical imaging. ICON also provides technology solutions that support drug development from early phases to post-marketing. Their therapeutic expertise spans cardiovascular, oncology, internal medicine, and more, with a strong focus on transformative therapies like cell and gene therapies and biosimilars. ICON is recognized as a leading Contract Research Organisation (CRO), regularly providing thought leadership and contributing to industry publications and events. Their services are tailored to optimize clinical trials, offer regulatory intelligence, and deliver real-world evidence through robust data analysis and patient-centric solutions.

📋 Description

• Provide scientific and medical imaging expertise to Commercial Development, Operations, and project teams throughout the clinical trial lifecycle • Advise sponsors on study design, protocol review, imaging endpoint strategy, and solution development • Provide scientific leadership for imaging components of clinical trials focused on MASH, obesity, diabetes, and other metabolic diseases • Advise on imaging biomarkers, quantitative imaging methods, and emerging technologies • Review and oversee imaging charters, image review manuals, site-facing materials, sponsor deliverables, and study reports • Ensure imaging methodologies, endpoints, and operational approaches align with protocol objectives, regulatory expectations, and industry best practices • Advance imaging methodologies and endpoint strategies for assessing disease progression, treatment response, and clinical outcomes • Support business development through client meetings, capabilities presentations, bid defense meetings, RFPs, RFIs, and proposal development • Build and maintain sponsor and stakeholder relationships throughout sales and study execution • Represent ICON at scientific conferences, industry forums, and working groups through presentations, publications, and imaging standardization initiatives • Partner with Marketing and Commercial teams on scientific differentiators and thought leadership • Provide scientific training, mentorship, and consultation to internal teams • Collaborate with Product Development and Technology teams on scientific requirements and innovative imaging solutions and software platforms • Monitor emerging scientific, clinical, and regulatory developments in metabolic disease imaging • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• PhD required in a relevant scientific or technical discipline, preferably Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Medical Physics, Physics, Imaging Sciences, or a closely related quantitative imaging field • Significant experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CRO, or clinical research industry supporting imaging components of clinical trials • Direct experience supporting imaging studies and imaging biomarkers in MASH, obesity, diabetes, and other metabolic disease indications is required • Deep understanding of imaging biomarker development, quantitative image analysis, imaging endpoint strategy, and clinical trial design • Experience applying advanced imaging technologies, image analysis methodologies, and emerging imaging techniques in metabolic disease research • Expertise in imaging modalities used in metabolic disease clinical trials, including assessment of liver fat, fibrosis, body composition, and related metabolic endpoints • Experience supporting business development activities, including client interactions, scientific consultation, proposal development, and bid defense meetings • Ability to lead and collaborate effectively across global, cross-functional teams • Excellent scientific communication, presentation, and stakeholder management capabilities • Ability to translate complex scientific concepts into practical, client-focused solutions • Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills • Commitment to quality, innovation, and exceptional customer experiences • US location strongly preferred; applicants from Mexico City, Mexico, Ireland, or UK will be considered • Ability to travel approximately 10% • Legal right to work in the country where the role is based

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary and performance related incentives • Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable • Retirement and pension plans • Life assurance and disability coverage • Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources • Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways • Travel domestically and internationally as required (approximately 10%)