Lead System Architect, Photon FLASH for Clinical Trials

onehealthineers; United States; On-site; USD 224,000 - 309,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Long-term and short-term disability

Paid parking/public transportation

Paid time off

Paid sick and safe time

Job summary

Siemens Healthineers is seeking a Principal System Architect to define the architecture for an investigational Photon FLASH radiation therapy platform for clinical trials.

The role bridges clinical relevance and technical framework across software and hardware, coordinating radiobiology, physics, and treatment optimization to deliver safe, scalable FLASH capabilities for future clinical investigation.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. required in Physics, Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Systems Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
• 10+ years of experience developing complex medical devices, treatment planning systems or other regulated healthcare technologies.
• Ability to translate clinical requirements into technology requirements.

Responsibilities

• Define the overall architecture and technical roadmap for the Photon FLASH ecosystem.
• Translate requirements from radiobiology, clinical viability, physics, dose-rate modeling, and treatment optimization into system requirements and product features.
• Lead system-level decisions across treatment planning, radiation delivery, controls, delivery software, planning software and clinical workflow.
• Guide development of FLASH planning and delivery capabilities balancing clinical needs, technical constraints, safety and performance; manage system-level risk and design trade-offs.
• Ensure alignment with FDA design controls and applicable standards.
• Collaborate with clinicians, medical physicists, KOLs, academic partners, and ARPA-H stakeholders to shape future clinical use cases and study requirements.

Skills

Systems engineering

Cross-functional leadership

Medical device development

Regulatory knowledge

Requirements translation

Education

Ph.D in Physics/Medical Physics/Biomedical/Systems/Electrical Eng

Job description

Siemens Healthineers is seeking a Principal System Architect to define the architecture for an investigational Photon FLASH radiation therapy platform for clinical trials.

The role bridges clinical relevance and technical framework across software and hardware, coordinating radiobiology, physics, and treatment optimization to deliver safe, scalable FLASH capabilities for future clinical investigation.