Senior Manager, Body MR R&D and Collaborations

Siemens Healthineers is a leading global medical technology company with over 170 years of experience and 18,000 patents. More than 48,000 dedicated colleagues in over 70 countries are driven to shape the future of healthcare. An estimated 5 million patients across the globe benefit every day from our innovative technologies and services in the areas of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging, laboratory diagnostics and molecular medicine, as well as digital health and enterprise services. This is what truly matters to us. At Siemens Healthineers, we are passionate about enabling healthcare professionals to deliver high quality patient care, and to do so affordably. A leading global healthcare company, Siemens Healthineers continues to strengthen our portfolio of medical imaging and laboratory diagnostics, while adding new offerings such as managed services, consulting, and healthcare IT services – as well as further technologies in the growing market for therapeutic and molecular diagnostics. Why you’ll love working for Siemens Healthineers: Be part of exciting and innovative projects that help solve some of the world’s most significant health problems. Engaging, challenging, and fast evolving, cutting edge technological environment. Opportunities to advance your career. Competitive total rewards package. Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives focused on access to education and technology, and sustainability, making a positive impact on communities. Participate in our celebrations and social events. Opportunities to contribute your innovative ideas and get paid for them! Employee perks and discounts. We are globally recognized as an Employer of Choice, but don’t just take our word for it. Here are some of our most recent awards and recognition: Great Place to Work Certified 2021 Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality from the Human Rights Campaign Best for Vets Employers by Military Times Glassdoor Employer Rating: 4.0 Join our team now at Siemens Healthineers as Senior Manager, Body 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 Body MR R&D and Collaborations Collaborate with internal and external partners to define innovative and clinically relevant Body MR techniques from prototype to a commercially available product Work closely with international teams in design, implementation, and execution of research projects in Body 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 Body 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 skills to have for the success of this role 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. At Siemens Healthineers, we value those who dedicate their energy and passion to a greater cause. Our people make us unique as an employer in the med-tech industry. What unites and motivates our global team is the inspiration of our common purpose: To innovate for healthcare, building on our remarkable legacy of pioneering ideas that translate into even better healthcare products and services. We recognize that taking ownership of our work allows both us and the company to grow. We offer you a flexible and dynamic environment and the space to move beyond your comfort zone to grow both personally and professionally. If you want to join us in transforming the way healthcare is delivered, visit our career site at https://usa.healthcare.siemens.com/careers. If you wish to find out more about the specific before applying, please visit: https://usa.healthcare.siemens.com/about. As an equal-opportunity employer we are happy to consider applications from individuals with disabilities. *LI-WC1 Organization: Siemens Healthineers Company: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. 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