Director​/Senior Director Clinical Imaging Research Scientist

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The Senior Director - Clinical Imaging Research Scientist role will occupy a key position within the advanced image analysis group to support quantitative analysis of images obtained within clinical trials across therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Diabetes, Immunology, and Neurodegeneration. In Oncology clinical trials, the individual will serve a crucial role in both the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of theranostics, including development, validation, and implementation of robust image analysis methodologies to extract quantitative imaging information and determine appropriate personalized dosimetry and treatment procedures.

Coordination and partnership with Lilly clinical scientists, nuclear medicine physicians, medical physicists as well as with image management and operations teams will be essential to ensure integration of novel clinical imaging approaches.

In this role your responsibilities will include:

• Provide strategic and technical input on the development, implementation and evaluation of imaging biomarkers and image analysis techniques in various phases of clinical development across therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Diabetes, Immunology, and Neurodegeneration.
• Analyze molecular imaging data obtained within targeted radionuclide therapy studies to locate tumors, assess tracer biodistribution for personalized dosimetry and treatment planning, and evaluate treatment efficacy through follow‑up imaging.
• Design and implement customized imaging programs in clinical trials and image analysis methods, leveraging novel and standard methodologies.
• Lead cross‑functional projects with internal research and clinical (medical, operations, statistics, regulatory) teams.
• Develop and maintain productive external partnerships (Contract Research Organizations, software developers, scanner manufacturers, academic institutions) to support the validation of clinical imaging instrumentation and its application in therapeutic development.
• Evaluate key scientific developments in clinical image analysis and implement emerging technologies including modeling and artificial intelligence.
• Develop, validate, and implement image analysis methodologies and software tools for quantitative clinical image analyses as well as analyze clinical images from various modalities, such as PET, SPECT, CT, and MRI.
• Author and review clinical trial documents (protocols, study reports, and technical manuals).
• Communicate, present, and publish conference abstracts and manuscripts.

• PhD or MD with a specialization in Medical Imaging, Biomedical Engineering, Computational Biology or other image analysis related discipline with minimum of 5 years of professional experience in clinical imaging applications.

• Evidence of your direct role and contribution to the medical image analysis in targeted radionuclide therapy studies (publications in peer‑reviewed scientific journals, presentations at conferences and/or developed software codes).
• Knowledge of both physiological and instrumental factors that may affect quantitative accuracy of clinical imaging procedures in oncology, especially in targeted radionuclide therapies.
• Strong technical understanding of SPECT, PET, CT, and MR image acquisition, reconstruction, processing, quantitative analyses, and interpretations for therapeutic applications.
• Participation in clinical trials and implementation of imaging biomarkers.
• Proven expertise in programming, developing and customizing image analysis software codes.
• Proven leadership, organizational, and communication skills.