Company Profile
Hyperfine (NASDAQ: HYPR) is the groundbreaking MedTech company that created Swoop, the world’s first FDA-cleared portable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system capable of providing neuroimaging at the point of care. Our mission is to transform patient care by creating access to life-saving diagnostics and actionable data at the point of care.
Today, eighty percent of the world’s population lacks access to MRI. Hyperfine is on a mission to address the limitations of current imaging technologies and make MR imaging accessible anytime and anywhere.
Do you have a background in magnetic resonance imaging, deep learning, electrical engineering, physics, or related fields? What about health equipment sales, business development, or marketing? Hyperfine lives and works on the cutting edge of medical imaging accessibility. If you enjoy a challenge as much as you value a committed workplace, we could be the next step in your rising career.
Job title: Sr. Director, Clinical Strategy and Clinical Operations
Location: Palo Alto, California
SUMMARY:
As the Senior Director of Clinical Strategy & Clinical Operations at Hyperfine, you will develop and drive our clinical strategy, lead a dynamic team to generate clinical evidence in our existing use cases and drive our clinical focus in neurodegenerative and neurointerventional areas for our groundbreaking portable MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) technology. Collaborating closely with engineers, product managers, medical directors, regulatory, quality, and commercial teams, you will play a pivotal role in advancing Hyperfine's mission to revolutionize patient care globally through transformational, accessible, clinically relevant diagnostic imaging and data solutions.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Overall Responsibilities:
- Cultivate a strategic clinical ecosystem through fostering collaborator and corporate business partnerships aligned with Hyperfine’s growth objectives.
- Lead and develop Hyperfine's Clinical teams, aligning with business, regulatory, and product objectives.
- Develop strategies to assess feasibility, expand clinical evidence, and support adoption of ultra-low-field portable MRI.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to design studies, establish study goals, timelines, deliverables, and oversee study progress.
- Implement best practices for clinical study design, data collection, analysis, and regulatory compliance.
- Manage clinical studies with our user groups to generate evidence for clinical/patient claims and Hospital ROI, contributing to clinical use case growth.
Clinical Operations:
- Efficiently manage, plan, and execute clinical studies ensuring patient safety, protocol adherence, and quality.
- Build and sustain relationships with clinical partners and Key Opinion Leaders to optimize study design, execution, and explore new value propositions.
- Design, oversee, and report on innovative clinical studies assessing feasibility, viability, and new product development.
- Manage clinical team budget, ensuring resource allocation for efficient, high-quality studies.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL:
- Strong experience working with external and internal stakeholders including Clinical, R&D, Product, Quality and Regulatory, Service, etc.
- Exceptional team leadership skills with a capacity to take ownership of processes or projects.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across functions, influence stakeholders, and manage regulatory requirements.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, coupled with strong organization and multitasking capabilities.
- Analytical, articulate, technically savvy, and professional, adept at managing schedules, travel plans, and expenses.
- Demonstrated success in managing clinical business partnerships and studies.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
- Master's degree (Ph.D. preferred) in biomedical engineering, medical physics, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in clinical studies, clinical study design.
- Minimum 5 years of supervisory experience, demonstrating strong team management skills.
- Proven success in clinical research, multi-center trials, and medical device industry.
- Demonstrated leadership in a medical device startup environment supporting business needs throughout the product lifecycle.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Flexibility to travel (up to 30% time) and work from our Palo Alto, CA or Guilford, CT offices as needed to fulfill work goals.
- Ability to work under pressure, manage long hours, and meet tight deadlines.
- Proficiency in using office equipment and ability to work remotely.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment Visa at this time.
Applicant Privacy Notice
Scope and Overview
This Applicant Privacy Notice describes how and when Hyperfine, Inc. collects, uses, shares, and updates personal information from individuals who wish to be considered for employment.
Collection and Use of Personal Information
For purposes of this Applicant Privacy Notice, personal information means any information that identifies or can be used to identify an individual. Personal information excludes anonymous or de-identified data that are not associated with a particular individual. To carry out our recruitment activities, we collect, store, and process the following categories of personal information:
- Identifiers such as name and contact information, including home address, phone number, and email address;
- Your resume, CV, or profile that includes your employment history, previous and relevant work experience or other experience, and education history;
- Job openings you wish to be considered for; and
- Cover letter, if you choose to submit one.
We collect the personal information that we process directly from you. In limited circumstances third parties may provide your personal information to us, such as former employers and other third parties that assist us with recruitment activities.
We use this information to assess and compare your skills, qualifications, and experience against other candidates and consider your candidacy for employment at Hyperfine; communicate with you about the recruitment process, your application, recruitment events, and other potential career opportunities at Hyperfine; inform our internal analysis and reporting on our hiring practices and make improvements to our application and recruitment process; for security and fraud detection purposes; and to comply with legal obligations.
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You may also voluntarily self-identify certain additional personal information such as your gender, race or ethnic origin, or veteran’s status. While we will not ask you for this type of information, you may voluntarily choose to provide it during the course of your recruitment. Such information is voluntary and your decision to provide or withhold any such information will not negatively impact whether or how we will consider you for employment. We may use any such information for internal analysis and reporting on our hiring practices and to make improvements to our application and recruitment process.
Data Sharing
We share your personal information with our employees, contractors, designated agents, or third-party service providers who require such information to assist us with recruitment. Third-party service providers may include, but are not limited to, employment background check providers, recruiting partners, and other service providers that help us manage our recruitment activities. When we contract with these third parties, we do not permit them to use or disclose your information for any purpose other than the work they are doing on our behalf or as required by law.
We may also disclose your personal information to comply with legal obligations or valid legal processes, to protect the rights and property of Hyperfine, or for emergency/safety reasons. If a business transfer or change in ownership occurs, we may disclose information, if necessary, to complete the transaction.
Data Security
We have implemented appropriate physical, technical, and administrative security measures designed to secure your personal information against accidental loss and unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. In addition, we limit access to personal information to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties that have a legitimate business need for such access.
Accessing and Correcting your Personal Information
If you would like to access, correct, or modify the personal information you have shared with us, including your contact and application information, please contact info@hyperfine.io with your request.
Deletion
Generally, we will delete your personal information after an unsuccessful application. If your application for employment is successful, we will transfer some or all of the personal information we have collected about you to your Human Resources file.
Changes to this Privacy Notice
We reserve the right to update this Applicant Privacy Notice at any time, and we will post the latest version on our careers website at https://hyperfine.io/careers/. If we make changes to this Applicant Privacy Notice during your recruitment process that, in our sole discretion, has a material impact on your rights with respect to how we process your personal information, we will notify you via email to the email address you provided to us. By continuing the recruitment process after those changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Applicant Privacy Notice.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our processing of your personal information or would like to make a request, please contact: info@hyperfine.io.
Effective Date: October 29, 2021