SPECT Image Formation Sr. Staff Scientist

About the role

Sustainably, we are pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare for everyone everywhere. Our inspiring and caring environment fosters a global community that values diversity and individuality. We encourage stepping beyond your comfort zone, offering resources and flexibility to support your professional and personal growth.

Responsibilities

• Sustaining and enhancing image formation technology for SPECT systems to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and continuous improvement.
• Designing and conducting nuclear image formation experiments, analyzing quantitative data, and translating findings into design improvements in collaboration with domain experts.
• Working with both legacy and emerging technologies, deep-diving into existing architectures to maintain, adapt, and evolve solutions while contributing to future system innovations.
• Integrating (Cadmium Zinc Telluride) CZT detector modules with front-end electronics, readout/DAQ systems, mechanical assemblies, and thermal structures to enable end-to-end system functionality.
• Assembling, debugging, and testing prototype systems while troubleshooting complex issues across detector physics, electronics, calibration, and mechanical integration.
• Supporting energy calibration, charge-sharing correction, and stability characterization through data analysis and close collaboration with calibration and image formation teams.
• Applying both experimental and modeling/simulation-based methods (e.g., GEANT4) to troubleshoot, validate, and refine imaging technologies.
• Providing technical expertise and support to internal teams (service, marketing, and product management) and partnering with luminary clinical sites worldwide to evaluate and validate new technologies in clinical environments.
• Serving as the technical integration interface across physics, electronics, calibration, and image formation teams to maintain system-wide consistency and alignment.
• Documenting procedures, test configurations, and lessons learned while contributing to design guidelines, standards, and best practices that support scalability and long-term sustainability.
• Collaborating across a multidisciplinary, global team of physicists, system engineers, and clinical researchers to align innovations with clinical value and customer needs.
• Leading and contributing to the resolution of complex, large-scale technical challenges—both independently and as part of a collaborative R&D environment.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Experimental Nuclear Physics, Detector Physics and Imaging Instrumentation, or a closely related field.
• 7+ years of experience post-graduation with a scientific publication record and presentations at professional meetings or an issued patent portfolio demonstrating the contributions to the field.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and scientific communication skills.
• Strong experimental skills with a proven ability to troubleshoot complex, interdisciplinary system issues.
• Strong capability in bench-level detector experimentation and system integration.
• State-of-the-art knowledge of scintillation and semiconductor radiation detectors.
• Familiarity with advanced image analysis techniques, AI-assisted image reconstruction, and quantitative imaging of biomarkers.
• Familiarity with design, and use of instrument digital twins (iDT) and digital twins for planning, evaluation and optimization.
• Able to work independently while providing critical technical support to senior engineers and leaders.
• Experience with software development tools, scripting, version control, and collaborative computing environments.
• Proficiency using MATLAB, Python, C/C++/C# on Windows and Linux/Unix platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams and communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Pragmatic, detail-oriented, and execution-focused.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (up to 10%).

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications:
• Preferred Qualifications:

Skills

• Experimental Nuclear Physics
• Detector Physics and Imaging Instrumentation
• Nuclear Image Formation Experiments
• Data Analysis and Design Improvements
• Front-End Electronics and DAQ Systems
• Calibration Methods and Performance Characterization
• Medical Imaging Principles
• Advanced Image Analysis Techniques
• AI-Assisted Image Reconstruction
• Quantitative Imaging of Biomarkers
• Design and Use of Instrument Digital Twins (iDT)
• Software Development Tools
• Collaboration Across Multidisciplinary Teams
• Technical Expertise and Support
• Complex Technical Challenges

Benefits

The Base Pay Range For This Position Is $158,300 - $217,657 Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. If this is a commission eligible position the commission eligibility will be in accordance with the terms of the Company's plan. Commissions are based on individual performance and/or company performance.

Pay

The Base Pay Range For This Position Is $158,300 - $217,657 Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. If this is a commission eligible position the commission eligibility will be in accordance with the terms of the Company's plan. Commissions are based on individual performance and/or company performance.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is flexible to accommodate the needs of the employee and the organization.

Company Information

We are a team of more than 72,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

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