Medical Software Research Manager

LEUVEN, BELGIUM
ENGINEERING
HYBRID
FULL-TIME

To expand its growing research and innovation team, Materialise is looking for a research manager. As a market leader in image-based personalized solutions, Materialise has developed and brought to market a large number of innovation applications, including image-based planning and guiding and implant solutions that allow patients to be treated in a more optimized and personalized way. As Research Manager, you will lead part of the medical software research team and design the research roadmap for a particular market and/or technology topic in collaboration with the related market managers.

What you will do

  • Create the vision and roadmap for research related to a specific market and/or specific technologies (initial focus will be on CMF and predictive planning)
  • Manage a team of (algorithm) researchers, including guiding, coaching, and motivating
  • Perform your own research
  • Submit and support externally funded research projects related to the research of his team
  • Facilitate collaboration among team members in cross-functional agile teams working within the wider medical organization
  • Support and drive a research community of practice that's focused on building research skills such as writing algorithms and coding proof-of-concept applications
  • Understand the market and competitive situation related to your area of research by visiting customers and/or conferences and staying up to date on state-of-the-art improvements in the field
  • Communicate the research results and roadmap to a broader (less technical) audience

Your profile

  • An engineering degree in a technical and/or biomedical field
  • A relevant PhD (or equivalent experience in writing journal papers and proposals for external funding)  
  • Experience with image-based algorithms and/or 3D algorithms  
  • Experience with coaching and guiding junior researchers  
  • Strong English verbal and written communication skills   

What we offer

Location and type of contract

  • Leuven, Belgium
  • ​​Engineering​ 
  • Full-time contract of indefinite duration
  • Hybrid
  • Mid-senior level
  • CV in English

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Working at Materialise

Materialise is a dynamic, international high-tech company, founded in 1990 and headquartered in Belgium, with over 2,300 employees worldwide. Materialise’s mission is to innovate for a better and healthier world through its software and hardware infrastructure and in-depth knowledge of additive manufacturing (also known as 3D printing). Our customers are in diverse industries, such as automotive, aerospace, medical, research, and academia.

As a growing company, Materialise is always looking for enthusiastic professionals who want to work in an environment full of revolutionary technology and surrounded by people passionate about their work.

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