Senior Manager, Clinical Development and Validation

Butterfly Network; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Butterfly Network, a leading ultrasound company, seeks a Clinical Development and Validation Manager in a hybrid role based in New York or Burlington. You will translate clinician needs into validated, commercial products, leading clinical validation and integration testing across imaging, software, and product teams.

The role emphasizes patient outcomes, regulatory alignment, and cross-functional leadership.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of R&D experience or equivalent.
• Bachelor degree in Biomedical or Ultrasound preferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience with Ultrasound Imaging and Medical Technologies; ARDMS preferred.
• At least 5 years’ experience in diagnostic ultrasound with POCUS.
• Current RDMS/RVT/RDCS registries highly valued.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities.
• Self-motivated with ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to translate customer needs into product requirements.
• Willingness and ability to travel.

Responsibilities

• Assist with customer engagements, focus groups, user groups, advisory boards, and other market activities.
• Define, document, and execute Clinical Validation tests with traceability to requirements.
• Collaborate with Ultrasound Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software, Deep Learning, and Product teams.
• Provide clinical input to product definition, assessment, and development.
• Develop working knowledge of diagnostic and monitoring tools used by PoC physicians.
• Create plans and reports to support development timelines.
• Support system life cycle and software integration testing.
• Review requirements, design documents, and overall processes for improvement.
• Provide input to CER, Clinical Validation Plan and related documentation.
• Travel to support validation activities and customer interactions.

Skills

R&D experience

POCUS

Leadership

Self-motivated

Travel flexibility

Clinical collaboration

Education

Bachelor in Biomedical or Ultrasound

Tools

Ultrasound Imaging Technologies

Medical Imaging Tools

Job description

Clinical Development and Validation, Manager

Company Description

Butterfly Network, Inc. (NYSE: BFLY) is driving a digital revolution in ultrasound imaging and sensing with its proprietary Ultrasound-on-Chip™ semiconductor technology and software solutions. Butterfly first proved its technology in the point-of-care ultrasound market – commercializing the world’s first single-probe, whole-body portable ultrasound device, which is now on its best-selling, third-generation: Butterfly iQ3™. The Company combines its advanced hardware with cloud software and AI, an enterprise workflow solution (Compass AI™) and other offerings to drive adoption of affordable, accessible ultrasound. Butterfly also enables third‑party development of imaging AI apps through Butterfly Garden™, its software development kit and AI partnership initiative.

In addition to its medical imaging products, Butterfly Embedded™ is the Company’s Ultrasound-on-Chip™ licensing and co‑development program designed to enable a new wave of ultrasound‑enabled technologies across non‑competitive healthcare markets and beyond. Through Butterfly Embedded™, partners can build and scale novel ultrasound applications powered by Butterfly’s proprietary semiconductor chip and software platform. Butterfly’s innovations have been recognized by Prix Galien USA, Fierce 50, TIME’s Best Inventions and Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas, among other achievements.

We’re a team of bold thinkers, problem‑solvers, and innovators ready to shape the future of medical imaging. Let’s build something extraordinary together!

Job Description

The Clinical Development Manager is responsible for contributing the clinical perspective fromour Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) customers and translating those needs to define, develop, and validate valuable clinical solutions into commercial products and tools. They willbe expected to initiate, run, and support software and product Integration testing and validation efforts through the development and product lifecycle. They will cultivate and maintain engaging relationships with leading POCUS influencers and will work closely to transfer clinical expertise with the Ultrasound Engineering (Imaging), Systems Engineering, Software, Deep Learning, Product, Marketing, and other cross functional teams to participate in validating design outputs, with opportunities for supporting design inputs. This role will support the product development teams in areas of product definition, product assessment, and product development.

As part of our team, your core responsibilities will be:

• Assist with customer engagements, focus groups, user groups, advisory boards, and
• other market‑related activities to assist in the collection, definition, and validation of
• commercial needs and requirements
• Work with clinical specialists, software, integration team, and systems engineering to
• take part in validating design outputs.
• Develop working knowledge of diagnostic and monitoring tools used by PoC physicians
• in their practice
• Identify and report clinical trends gleaned via scientific congresses, customer seminars,
• and education events
• Define, document, and execute Clinical Validation tests including maintaining
• traceability to requirements.
• Responsible for creating, maintaining, and distributing plans and reports promptly and timely to support product development timelines.
• Participate in system life cycle and software integration testing.
• Participate in reviews and improvement of requirements, design documents, and overall
• process.
• Responsible for creating and having input to specific documentation, i.e., Product
• Requirements Definition, Clinical Evaluation Report (CER), Clinical Validation Plan and
• Report.
• Accountable for carrying out the requirements of Butterfly Network’s quality procedures.
• Provide clinical support and input cross‑functionally to the design and development
• process as needed.
• Provide product support to Commercial, Marketing, Clinical Application and other cross functional teams
• Perform a broad variety of tasks in support of the role and responsibilities.

Qualifications

Baseline skills/experiences/attributes:

• Minimum of 3 years of R&D experience or equivalent.
• Bachelor degree in Biomedical or Ultrasound preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience utilizing Ultrasound Medical Imaging and Medical
• Technologies in diverse clinical environments with a firm understanding of product
• attributes that lead to a positive User and Patient outcomes. ARDMS certified required.
• Must have at least (5) five years’ experience in diagnostic ultrasound with POCUS
• Market Expertise, current (RDMS, RVT, and/or RDCS) required. Special attention will be
• paid to applicants with multiple registries.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Demonstrated Leadership capabilities
• Self‑motivated and a self‑starter with ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to understand both the clinical and business needs of the customer and Butterfly
• Network respectively.
• Ability to translate customer needs into clear product requirements for R&D is a must.
• Ability to think about the application of diagnostic ultrasound in non‑traditional ways is
• also a must.
• Ability and willingness to travel

Ideally, you also have these skills/experiences/attributes (but it’s ok if you don’t!):

• Multilingual with fluency in English (spoken and written)
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Values

Innovation is what we do. Our values are how we make it happen. Butterflies are and believe in…

• Patient‑Centric Innovators: Our mission is THE mission.
• Empowered to Impact: Every voice matters.
• One Team, One Goal: Unity fuels progress.
• Growth Champions: We embrace challenges.
• Action‑Oriented Achievers: We follow through, every time.

Location

Butterfly offers a hybrid work model for most positions, with team members spending two or more days a week in the office. While flexibility is key, we value in‑person connections that spark creativity and teamwork. Our offices are designed for collaboration, with comfortable workspaces, stocked kitchens, and opportunities to connect with peers.

This is a hybrid position that can be based in Burlington, MA or New York City, NY.

Benefits and Perks

• Comprehensive health insurance, encompassing dental and vision coverage, is provided to all our employees. As a health‑tech company, we prioritize the well‑being of our teams. We also contribute to Health Savings Account (HSA) accounts for all enrolled employees on an annual basis.
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program - we provide access to tools and resources to support your emotional health and day‑to‑day needs.
• 401k plan and match - we facilitate your retirement goals.
• Eligible employees will have the opportunity to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Unlimited Paid Time Off + 10 Holiday Days a Year - recharge and come back ready to make an impact
• Parental Leave - we aim to provide our employees with time to bond with their growing family, along with additional support for primary caregivers to help transition back to work
• Competitive salaried compensation - we value our employees and show it
• Equity - we want every employee to be a stakeholder
• The opportunity to build a revolutionary healthcare product and save millions of lives!

Compensation

Our estimated salary for this role is around $185,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Actual pay is determined by multiple factors such as skills, qualifications, experience and market demand.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. Butterfly Network will not provide immigration sponsorship of any kind for this position, including but not limited to H-1B, TN, O-1, L-1, or green card sponsorship (this includes applicants that are in the process of obtaining a greencard), now or in the future.

Butterfly Network does not accept agency resumes.

Butterfly Network is an E-Verify Company.

Butterfly Network is an equal opportunity employer. Regardless of race, traits associated with race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or Veteran status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Butterfly requires security adherence responsibilities from all employees. These include: adhering to all company security policies and procedures, utilize provided company assets securely, and complete all required security awareness training programs. Safeguarding company data and systems from unauthorized access, modification, or destruction, contributing to the overall security posture of the organization. Immediately reporting any suspected or actual security incidents, including phishing attempts, malware infections, or unauthorized access, following the established incident response procedure

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