Principal Imaging Scientist

Company Description

Image Analysis Group (IAG) is a trusted partner to life sciences companies, specializing in leveraging medical imaging and its AI-enabled platform, DYNAMIKA, to optimize clinical drug development. IAG designs and executes imaging strategies for clinical trials, with special focus on obesity, rheumatology / immunology, oncology and neuro-oncology. By focusing on radiological endpoints, the team ensures the our clients have objective evidence of drug efficacy and safety. With nearly 20 years of experience and contributions to over 700 clinical trials, IAG empowers biotech and pharmaceutical sponsors to make confident, data-driven decisions.

Role Summary

As a key member of IAG’s Scientific and Medical Services team and in collaboration with our global scientific advisory board, you will lead discussions and provide strategic advice on imaging endpoints and trial design for our biotech and pharmaceutical clients. You will support the delivery of imaging biomarker research across therapeutic areas such as oncology, rheumatology, metabolic disorders (including obesity and diabetes), rare diseases, and CNS disorders.

This role involves direct engagement with C-level executives, business development, product, and project management teams, ensuring alignment between client needs and scientific innovation. You will also actively represent IAG at scientific conferences and contribute to publications, helping clients maximize the value extracted from their imaging data to accelerate drug development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as imaging technical lead for imaging biomarker strategies in clinical trials across multiple indications (e.g., solid and hematologic cancers, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, cardiometabolic disease, CNS, and rare diseases).
• Your personal expertise will be complimented by worlclass netwrok of IAG's trusted advisors and academic collaborators.
• Review clinical trial protocols, assess imaging endpoints, and analysis plans and help our clients to leverage advanced imaging modalities (MRI, CT, PET, DXA, ultrasound) tailored to trial objectives in each therapeutic area.
• Interpret clinical trial protocols and closely work with our project management team.
• Provide ongoing guidance to sponsors and internal teams, supporting clinical development (phases I-IV) and RWE studies.
• Lead and contribute to the authorship of publications, posters, and scientific presentations; represent the company at international meetings and industry events.
• Proactively monitor scientific and regulatory developments in imaging biomarkers across key therapeutic areas, ensuring client projects meet current standards.
• Support client development activities by providing scientific input to new project opportunities, proposals, and bid defences.
• Ensure scientific quality, regulatory compliance, and continuous process improvement within IAG’s imaging biomarker portfolio.
• Foster collaboration between cross-disciplinary teams (clinical experts, imaging scientists, data analysts, project managers, and software engineers).

Requirements

• PhD (or equivalent) in biomedical sciences, clinical imaging, radiology, medicine, or relevant field.
• At least 5 years' experience in imaging biomarker research or applied clinical imaging for drug development, with a track record of publications.
• Demonstrated expertise with clinical trials in at least two major therapeutic areas.
• Experience in in rheumatology, obesity or oncology imaging would be a plus.
• Strong publication record and experience as presenter at scientific conferences.
• Strong communicator and representative — ability to engage with clients and industry partners.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, project-driven, client-facing environment.

Why work at Image Analysis Group?

• Be a part of smart dedicated team, excited about making a change in how clinical trials are delivered today.
• Feel personal impact through contribution to the global drug development and clinical trial innovation through DYNAMIKA platform, advanced imaging, novel trail designs and broad use of IA in clinical trial imaging.
• Operate at the intersection of hands-on engineering, drug development and executive-level strategy.
• Be a part of global mission-driven team and shape the future of healthcare technology for a fast-growing organization.
• Be part of our growth plan and reward system!