MR Scientist

Job Description

Do you want to help create the future of healthcare? Our name, Siemens Healthineers, was selected to honour our people who dedicate their energy and passion to this cause. It reflects their pioneering spirit combined with our long history of engineering in the ever-evolving healthcare industry.

We offer you a flexible and dynamic environment with opportunities to go beyond your comfort zone in order to grow personally and professionally. Sound interesting?

Then come and join us as a MR Scientist within the Siemens Healthineers ANZ MR Scientific Team. You will be based in Melbourne or Sydney and will be responsible for assisting and supporting collaboration and research activities of key customers. You will be responsible for designing and driving MR research projects, and for providing consultation as well as advanced scientific support to our collaborators.

The position offers an exciting opportunity to work on the interface between basic scientists, clinical researchers and Siemens Healthineers – as the industry leader for advancing imaging technology. Working in this position will require scientific and clinical knowledge as well as a very good understanding of current and emerging healthcare techniques and technologies. An MR Scientist will help in collaboratively identifying research projects, which might be of mutual interest to the clinical partners and Siemens Healthineers.

This position will also involve supporting and initiating additional academic collaborations with other national or international Siemens Healthineers partners. Clinical input or direct contribution to research projects and publications will be possible and is subject to the individually defined research projects.

Your tasks and responsibilities:

Working closely with clinicians and researchers at our major collaboration partners in order to create outcomes that show the scientific and clinical value of Siemens Healthineers MR systems and help our customers achieve their research goals and objectives.

This will include;

· Research, design, specification and implementation of pre-product MR applications including pulse sequences, advanced reconstruction methodology or post processing within the Siemens Healthineers proprietary platforms

· Design of feasibility studies together with our research partners

· Advance the state-of-the-art, including presentation and promotion of results at academic conferences

· Support of collaborative projects within the Siemens Healthineers collaboration framework

· Interaction and communication with scientific and industrial partners to bridge and understand clinical needs and to deliver solutions

· Support of the local scientific team for contract-related work and in coordinating development activities between the country organization and our MR headquarters

· Planning, scheduling and execution of assignments within project timelines

Your qualifications and experience:

You will have a PhD in Physics, Engineering or Computer Science. Experience in leading scientific projects in both research and clinical environments from idea to conclusion. Strong object-orientated programming experience, specifically in C++. Proven track-record of publishing and presenting scientific results and methodology; and broad knowledge of MR Physics, sequence protocols and their clinical applications.

An ideal Candidate will have expertise in:

• Siemens Healthineers MR Systems and Development environments such as IDEA SDE/ICE programming or Frontier programming will be advantageous; and,
• Specialist knowledge in 7T MRI, Cardiology, Oncology or Neuroscience topics.

Your attributes and skills:

• Strong interpersonal skills to be able to communicate and collaborate with different teams and research groups in a fast-paced environment;
• Experience in international and intercultural environments is highly desirable;
• Self-driven independent learner; and,
• Have efficient skills in project and documentation management.

Our global team:

Siemens Healthineers is a leading global medical technology company. 50,000 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.

Our culture:

Our culture embraces different perspectives, open debate, and the will to challenge convention. Change is a constant aspect of our work. We aspire to lead the change in our industry rather than just react to it. That’s why we invite you to take on new challenges, test your ideas, and celebrate success.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

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Organization: Siemens Healthineers

Company: Siemens Healthcare Pty. Ltd.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Job Type: Full-time