# Director, Medical and Scientific Affairs (Metabolic Disease Imaging)

**Company**: ICON
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

ICON is seeking a Director, Medical & Scientific Affairs - Metabolic Disease Imaging to join their team. In this strategic leadership role, you will provide scientific and clinical imaging expertise across business development, project delivery, and innovation initiatives.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Provide scientific and medical imaging expertise to Commercial Development, Operations, and project teams throughout the clinical trial lifecycle.

- Serve as a scientific subject matter expert and trusted advisor for sponsors, supporting study design, protocol review, imaging endpoint strategy, and solution development.

- Provide scientific leadership and strategic guidance for imaging components of clinical trials focused on MASH, obesity, diabetes, and other metabolic diseases.

- Advise sponsors and internal teams on the application of imaging biomarkers, quantitative imaging methods, and emerging technologies relevant to metabolic disease research.

- Review and provide scientific oversight for imaging charters, image review manuals, site-facing materials, sponsor deliverables, and study reports.

- Ensure imaging methodologies, endpoints, and operational approaches are aligned with protocol objectives, regulatory expectations, and industry best practices.

- Contribute to the advancement of imaging methodologies and endpoint strategies that support the assessment of metabolic disease progression, treatment response, and clinical outcomes.

- Support business development activities by participating in client meetings, capabilities presentations, bid defense meetings, RFPs, RFIs, and proposal development.

- Build and maintain strong relationships with sponsors and key stakeholders, providing scientific consultation throughout the sales and study execution process.

- Represent ICON at scientific conferences, industry forums, and working groups through presentations, publications, and participation in imaging standardization initiatives.

- Partner with Marketing and Commercial teams to communicate ICON's scientific differentiators and support thought leadership activities.

- Provide scientific training, mentorship, and consultation to internal teams, fostering continued development of imaging expertise across the organization.

- Collaborate with Product Development and Technology teams to define scientific requirements and support the enhancement of innovative imaging solutions and proprietary software platforms.

- Stay informed of emerging scientific, clinical, and regulatory developments related to metabolic diseases and their associated imaging applications.

- Travel domestically and internationally as required (approximately 10%).

**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 in applying advanced imaging technologies, image analysis methodologies, and emerging imaging techniques in metabolic disease research.

- Demonstrated expertise in imaging modalities commonly utilized in metabolic disease clinical trials, including the 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.

- Strong leadership and collaboration skills with the ability to influence and work effectively across global, cross-functional teams.

- Excellent scientific communication, presentation, and stakeholder management capabilities.

- Demonstrated 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 delivering exceptional customer experiences.

**Rewards & 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

## Skills

### Required
- Biomedical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Medical Physics
- Physics
- Imaging Sciences
- MASH
- obesity
- diabetes
- metabolic disease research

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