Senior Clinical Research Scientist

The role

This person will lead the strategy and execution of clinical research to support the development and validation of therapeutic technologies. They will design human-subjects studies, analyze clinical and physiological data, and translate findings into product insights.

What you will do

• Design and lead multiple prospective human-subjects clinical research studies
• Develop research strategies, study plans, protocols, and statistical analysis plans
• Provide hands-on support for participant-facing research activities
• Prepare and support IRB, IDE, ethics committee, and other regulatory submissions
• Lead the analysis and interpretation of clinical and physiological data sets
• Collaborate with Engineering and data-science partners to develop analytical methods
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support research and product-development priorities
• Develop and manage partnerships with investigators and research sites
• Write and submit grant reports, white papers, abstracts, manuscripts, and peer-reviewed publications
• Present research findings at scientific and medical conferences

Required qualifications

• PhD in neuroscience, biomedical engineering, biomedical sciences, clinical research, or a closely related scientific field
• 3+ years of experience leading prospective human-subjects clinical research projects
• Hands-on experience designing research studies and developing protocols, case report forms, and analysis plans
• Experience supporting participant-facing study execution and data collection
• Experience preparing or supporting IRB, IDE, ethics committee, or other human-subjects research submissions
• Strong first-author publication and/or grant-writing record
• Proficiency with scientific data-analysis tools such as Python, R, MATLAB, or a comparable platform
• Strong data-analysis skills
• Experience managing collaborations with investigators, subject matter experts, or research sites
• Working knowledge of Good Clinical Practice standards and human-subjects research requirements
• Excellent written communication skills
• Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills

Nice to have

• Experience managing NIH-funded clinical trials or contributing to successful grant applications
• Experience supporting research and development within an FDA-regulated medical device product-development environment
• Experience with wearable technologies, neuromodulation, sleep medicine, neuroscience, or neurological disorders
• Experience with physiological-signal analysis or proof-of-concept algorithm development
• Experience analyzing IMU, PPG, EMG, EEG, or other physiological and biosensor data
• Proficiency in Python
• Experience translating clinical and physiological research findings into product requirements, development priorities, or intellectual property
• Experience working within a startup, growth-stage, or rapidly evolving medical device organization

Benefits

• Annual bonus eligibility

About the company

Noctrix Health is redefining the treatment of chronic neurological disorders with clinically validated therapeutic wearables. Their team includes medical device specialists, neuroscientists, and consumer electronics engineers.