Description
Empatica
Empatica is a full-stack, digital healthcare company, forever changing the way health is monitored and new treatments are developed through our AI platform, digital biomarkers, and state-of-the-art medical wearables. Our customers range from some of the world’s largest institutions (such as NASA, Harvard University, and top-tier pharmaceutical companies, to name a few), to individual users who message us every day and tell us how our products changed their lives.If you are looking to join a fast-paced growth environment and do meaningful work that can make a true impact in the world, then keep reading.
About the Role
We are seeking a Director of Digital Biomarker Development to provide leadership and strategic direction to our Data Science R&D team, a passionate group of biomedical engineers with deep experience in data science, signal processing, and machine learning who are responsible for developing digital biomarker algorithms based on physiological data collected by wearable sensors. In this role, you will both provide technical guidance for individual projects and establish priorities across the full portfolio of research and development activities.
You will be accountable for ensuring that development and validation processes are scientifically rigorous, and that deliverables meet requirements for medical-grade products. This is a highly collaborative position involving routine engagement with senior management, and with technical leaders on Software Engineering, Regulatory, and Hardware teams. You will:
- Define short and long-term priorities for Data Science R&D efforts in collaboration with senior management
- Independently execute on company priorities for digital biomarker development through strategic decision-making and active management of projects across sub-teams
- Work cross-functionally with Clinical and Regulatory stakeholders to design bench and clinical validation studies
- Provide technical input and support for algorithm development activities
- Review and approve R&D milestone and final deliverables
- Lead feasibility assessments for potential external partnerships identified by the Business Development team
- Define and model best practices for the R&D team, addressing topics including good machine learning principles, management of tech debt, design controls, and structured code review
- Oversee publication plan and strategy for dissemination of scientific content in collaboration with Clinical Sciences
Some important details:
- Please note that Empatica is an international environment with offices in Europe, the US, and Korea, and so we conduct all our work in English.
- This role will be based in our office in Milan, Italy, with flexible options for partial remote working.
Requirements
You are the ideal person for this job if you have:
- A PhD in bioengineering or computer science, with demonstrated experience in data science and signal processing
- A minimum of 5 years experience in R&D leadership and people management roles
- Fluency in multiple programming languages, including Matlab and Python
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in the English language
- Demonstrated history of ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to evolving priorities in a fast-paced start-up environment
- Resilience, a get-things-done attitude, and an innate desire to do great work
Nice to have:
- Direct experience with wearable medical technology
- Training in physiological signals and/or sensors related to biomarkers used in Neurology, Cardiology, Sleep Medicine, Mental Health, or Oncology
- Experience in clinical trial design and statistical analysis techniques
- Knowledge of machine learning and deep neural network models in algorithm development
We hope you're feeling excited about the job, and even if you don't feel that you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We're eager to meet people who believe in our mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways.
Life at Empatica
You will join a fast-growing, international, and diverse team of 120+ talented people who care passionately about what we do and the difference we are making in the world. You’ll get the opportunity to work directly with colleagues across all levels of the organization, no matter their seniority, and learn from the people that built the business and our products.If you jump on board, we can guarantee it won't be an easy ride, but it will be one of the most rewarding experiences in your career, one that will allow you to learn a lot, have true ownership of your work, and test your whole skillset on multiple projects which are helping thousands of people worldwide.Read our blog post and find out some reasons why we love working at Empatica.
Inclusion & Diversity
At Empatica we embrace diversity and inclusion. We have colleagues from 27 different countries, while more than 50% of our team is women (double the tech average!) We believe this makes Empatica a more exciting and stimulating place to work, and brings different points of view to the table while fostering a spirit of communication, collaboration, and care, where everyone’s opinion and thoughts matter.
Benefits
- 🧠 Multiple opportunities to be challenged and step up your career in a fast-growth company in one of the hottest areas of tech
- 💰 Competitive salary
- 📈 Employee stock options - we want everyone who joins us to own part of the company and our success
- 🏖️ We have offices in Milan City Center and Downtown Boston. And every summer, we hold an amazing beach retreat in Sardinia, Italy
- 🏥 Health Insurance
- 🏋️♀️ Gympass membership with access to gyms, online classes, personal training sessions, and nutrition plans
- 😌 Membership for mental health and wellness platforms
- 🥗 Free healthy lunch every day
- 🤓 Free Kindle and books
- 🕰️ Flexible working hours
- 🧑🎓 Personal learning and development budget
- 👀 Much more…
