Validation Lead Image Guided Therapy Systems at Philips

Best, North Brabant, Netherlands -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

24 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

26 Jun, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Design Validation, Clinical Evidence Generation, Usability Engineering, Human Factors Validation, Project Management, Medical Device Regulations, Clinical Study Design, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), AI Validation, Algorithm Validation, Stakeholder Management, Design Controls, Analytical Thinking, Medical Imaging, Image Guided Therapy, Cross-functional Collaboration

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Job Title Validation Lead Image Guided Therapy Systems Job Description In this role, you have the opportunity to Help shape the future of minimally invasive healthcare by leading the design validation strategy for innovative clinical solutions within Philips Image Guided Therapy (IGT). You will ensure that our solutions are safe, effective, and supported by robust evidence that demonstrates clinical value and enables regulatory compliance. As Design Validation Lead, you will play a critical role in translating customer and clinical needs into meaningful validation strategies, ensuring that our innovations deliver positive outcomes for clinicians, healthcare providers, and patients worldwide. The Validation & Usability team within the Image Guided Therapy Systems R&D organization. This team brings together experts in validation, usability engineering, clinical evidence, and human-centered design to ensure that Philips innovations deliver meaningful clinical impact. You will work in close partnership with stakeholders across Clinical Science, Clinical Marketing, Service, Innovation, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, and Product Development, contributing to the successful delivery of advanced image-guided therapy solutions. Your role As Design Validation Lead, you will be responsible for defining and executing validation strategies that support the development and commercialization of innovative image-guided therapy applications. You will: Lead the design validation strategy for new product developments, including claim validation and algorithm validation activities. Define evidence generation plans and clinical validation approaches aligned with regulatory, business, and customer requirements. Drive the collection, analysis, and interpretation of validation evidence to demonstrate safety, effectiveness, and intended use. Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary stakeholders across R&D, Clinical Science, Clinical Marketing, Service, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, and Innovation. Ensure clinical studies and validation activities are aligned with evolving evidence needs throughout the product development lifecycle. Manage validation projects, resources, timelines, risks, and stakeholder expectations across multiple initiatives. Monitor developments in medical imaging, image-guided therapy, AI-enabled healthcare solutions, and industry best practices to continuously strengthen validation approaches. Contribute to compliance with applicable regulations, standards, and Philips design control processes. Support the continuous improvement of validation methodologies, tools, and practices within the organization. You're the right fit if You hold a PhD in a medical, clinical, biomedical, or related scientific discipline. You have experience within the medical device or healthcare industry, preferably in medical imaging and/or image-guided therapy. You have experience leading design validation activities and evidence generation programs for healthcare products. You have experience with validation of AI-enabled medical devices or software-based healthcare solutions (preferred). You have experience in Usability Engineering and human factors validation (preferred). You possess a strong understanding of research methodologies, clinical study design, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP). You have knowledge of medical device regulations, design controls, and applicable international standards. You have demonstrated project management skills and the ability to successfully manage multiple stakeholders and priorities. You are a strong communicator who can effectively influence and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams. You combine analytical thinking with a proactive, quality-focused mindset and a passion for solving complex healthcare challenges. You are fluent in English, both written and spoken. How we work together We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. This role is an office role. About Philips We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others. Learn about one example of our iApps (SmartCT) here. Learn more about our business here. Discover our rich and exciting history here. Learn more about our purpose here. If you're interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here. #LI-EU #IGT At Philips, we believe that every human matters. As a global health-tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life. For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people's lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health. Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters. That's why we're taking steps to create an environment where we acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other's views. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success. It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy/childbirth or related medical conditions, age, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran or military status, marital or domestic partner status or any other characteristic protected by law. As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to fostering a culture where all are treated with respect and professionalism. To ensure reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance. Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace. Know Your Rights

Responsibilities

Lead the design validation strategy for innovative image-guided therapy systems to ensure safety, effectiveness, and regulatory compliance. Coordinate with multidisciplinary stakeholders to translate clinical needs into robust evidence generation plans and validation activities.