REQ-10076546
May 19, 2026
LOC_CN

About the Role

Key responsibilities:

  • Act as an internal Nuclear Medicine Physician / Radiologist with focus on clinical trials.
  • Partner with Oncology and General Medicine teams to develop and lead “fit for purpose” radiology approaches for image review and analysis, and execute on them.
  • Collaborate with internal teams and academic research partners to develop innovative readouts (MRI, CT, PET, SPECT, …) and implement them into clinical trials.
  • Support internal study teams with expert image review and, if needed, analysis
  • Collaborate and execute imaging readouts with internal operational support and external contract research organizations (CRO).
  • Develop and Support imaging strategy to advance therapeutic compounds from pre-clinical evaluation to post-launch.
  • Support nuclear medicine and imaging for due diligence and external collaboration.

Essential Requirements:

  • Board Certified Radiologist or Nuclear Medicine physician with 10+ years of experience in Structural and Molecular Imaging in academia or industry; Drug development and clinical trial experience is highly desirable
  • Must have deep technical knowledge in PET and SPECT as applied to clinical readouts
  • Expertise at the intersection of biomarkers and clinical needs along various stages of drug development
  • Ability to balance external science (e.g., literature, KOL inputs) with optimal needs in projects.
  • Demonstrated track record of innovative research preferably across imaging modalities
  • Strong understanding of clinical trial design, statistics for endpoints and clinical data flow is required. Experience with clinical protocol writing across various line functions is required
  • Experience working with imaging CROs and academic site as part of multi-center clinical trials; Understanding of sites, budgets and experience with multi-center trials is a plus
  • Proactive, self- motivated, collaborative and independent working style. Used to work in a multidisciplinary team and understand the needs and goals of the broader organization
  • Fluent in oral and written English

Desirable Requirements:

  • Experience in clinical Radioligand/Radiopharmaceutical Therapy (RLT/RPT)
  • Experience in interactions with Health Authorities, Regulatory submissions, and Dosimetry

Role Requirements

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Research
LOC_CN
Shanghai (Shanghai)
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Full time
Regular
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REQ-10076546

Associate Director, Nuclear Medicine Radiologist

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