Lead Imaging Data Scientist for Medical AI & Platforms

Scorpion Therapeutics; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation 120 hours/year

Parental leave 480 hours

Sick time and holiday pay

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Principal Scientist of Data Science to define and lead the imaging data strategy across multiple locations in the U.S. This senior role focuses on building scalable imaging data products for clinical trials and therapeutic programs while ensuring regulatory compliance and data quality.

The candidate will drive collaboration with clinical teams and external partners, modernize pipelines, and advance multi-modal data capabilities, with a flexible relocation footprint

Qualifications

• 10+ years in medical imaging and multi-modal data environments.
• Experience building and scaling data products or data platforms.
• Leadership in cross-functional and vendor collaborations.
• Hands-on with imaging data standards (DICOM), PACS.

Responsibilities

• Define an end-to-end vision for imaging data products (ingestion, curation, integration, consumption).
• Lead development and scaling of imaging data products aligned to clinical trial needs.
• Promote FAIR data principles and ensure regulatory/privacy/ethical compliance.
• Collaborate with therapeutic and disease teams to translate needs into scalable solutions.
• Lead cross-functional execution across data science, engineering, clinical, and external partners (CROs/vendors).
• Modernize imaging pipelines, platforms, and workflows to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Support growth of imaging-focused data capabilities in clinical development priorities.

Skills

Medical imaging

AI/ML in imaging

Cross-functional leadership

DICOM

PACS

Education

Master’s degree in Imaging Health Sciences or related field

PhD preferred

Tools

Multi-modal data pipelines

Job description

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Principal Scientist of Data Science to define and lead the imaging data strategy across multiple locations in the U.S. This senior role focuses on building scalable imaging data products for clinical trials and therapeutic programs while ensuring regulatory compliance and data quality.

The candidate will drive collaboration with clinical teams and external partners, modernize pipelines, and advance multi-modal data capabilities, with a flexible relocation footprint