Clinical Data Partnerships & Acquisition Lead

Clinical Data Partnerships & Acquisition Lead

We are seeking a senior clinical professional to enable and accelerate clinical data acquisition for the Data & AI organization. This role operates within the defined data-chain RACI and focuses on removing bottlenecks across site onboarding, clinical alignment, and data acquisition workflows. The incumbent will act as a central orchestrator, ensuring alignment between clinical stakeholders, field teams, and internal Data & AI functions.

The role works in close partnership with field application specialists, clinical science teams, and partnerships teams to drive efficient and scalable data acquisition.

Your Role:

Role Scope & Operating Model

Direct Accountability

• Orchestrate end-to-end data acquisition workflow readiness and execution
• Identify, track, and resolve key bottlenecks in the data acquisition lifecycle
• Ensure alignment between clinical requirements and data/AI needs
• Drive workflow initiation and tracking in contracting tools (e.g., Orion)

Delivered in Partnership

This role works in collaboration with:

• Field Application Specialists – protocol execution, site operations
• Clinical Science (BU & Field) – study design, validation
• Clinical Partnerships Leader / Market teams – site relationships
• Data & AI teams – data requirements, dataset usability

External engagement with hospitals is conducted through these partner teams

Key Responsibilities

1. Clinical Data Acquisition Enablement

• Enable identification and onboarding of clinical data sources in collaboration with field and clinical teams
• Support site feasibility and readiness discussions
• Accelerate data acquisition by removing process and coordination delays

2. Stakeholder Coordination & Clinical Interface

• Act as a central coordination point across clinical, field, and data teams
• Translate clinical needs into structured data requirements
• Support creation of datasets for:
  • AI/ML model development
  • Clinical validation
  • Regulatory submissions
  • Product performance analysis

3. Workflow & Process Orchestration

• Initiate and track workflows in site contracting tools (e.g., Orion)
• Ensure readiness and alignment of:
  • Data collection criteria and case selection
  • Clinical documentation requirements
• Coordinate (not independently execute):
  • Protocol readiness (owned by Clinical Apps Specialists)
  • Data preparation activities (annotation, classification, etc.)

4. Data Lifecycle Execution

Enable and accelerate execution in collaboration with responsible owners:

• Site feasibility and selection
• Data Management Plan inputs
• Ethics and consent processes (IRB/IEC)
• Contracting and agreement discussions

Ensure alignment across clinical, regulatory, and data/AI requirements

5. Governance, Compliance & Data Quality

• Ensure adherence to:
  • Clinical protocols and study requirements
  • Ethics and consent frameworks
  • Privacy and regulatory standards
• Provide clinical inputs (in partnership) for:
  • Data quality and usability
  • Imaging/data standards
  • Anonymization and metadata quality

6. Bottleneck Resolution & Operational Acceleration

• Identify and resolve bottlenecks across:
  • Site onboarding
  • Ethics and approval timelines
  • Data readiness and usability
• Drive improvements aligned to the data-chain RACI

Key Interfaces

Internal Stakeholders

• Data Manager, Data Architects, AI/Data Science teams
• Clinical Science (BU & Field)
• Application Specialists
• Clinical Partnerships Leader
• Market / Sales Teams
• Legal, Privacy, Regulatory, IP&S

External Stakeholders (via partnerships model)

• Hospitals and imaging centers
• Research institutions

You Are a Great Fit If:

Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Advanced degree in Radiology, Clinical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, or related field

Experience

• 10–15 years in:
  • MR clinical domain / radiology workflows
  • Clinical research or hospital engagement
  • Data acquisition or clinical operations

Domain Expertise

• MRI protocols and clinical workflows
• Clinical research processes (IRB/IEC, consent, study protocols)
• Hospital ecosystem and stakeholder engagement
• Healthcare data ecosystems (DICOM, PACS, EMR/EHR, RIS)

Skills & Competencies

• Strong stakeholder management across clinical and technical teams
• Ability to translate clinical needs into data requirements
• Strong execution and problem-solving capability
• Cross-functional collaboration in global environments
• Knowledge of clinical data governance and privacy frameworks (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI/ML data programs or clinical data platforms
• Exposure to data lifecycle tools (e.g., Orion contracting workflows)
• Knowledge of synthetic data or federated learning approaches

Success Metrics

• Reduction in data acquisition cycle time
• Improved workflow turnaround (e.g., Orion)
• Reduction in identified bottlenecks across lifecycle stages
• Improved data quality and usability

How we work together:
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.

Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This role is an office-based role.
 

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