About Philips Research LabsFounded in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, in 1914, Philips Research - as part of Royal Philips - has expanded the scale and scope of its activities to become one of the world's major private research organizations. With laboratories in five different countries (The Netherlands, China, England, Germany and the United States) and staffed by around 2,500 people, our common vision is to create technologies that will lead to products for improving people's lives. Our activities have led to the award of over 115,000 patent and design rights, and the publishing of countless thousands of technical and scientific papers. Further information on Philips Research is available at the following web site: http://www.research.philips.com
About Philips Research East Asia (PREA)Philips Research East Asia (PREA) has been established in Shanghai since the year 2000. Our focus is on break through innovation, aimed to generate new business for Philips, and to support existing business. Working with industrial and academic partners, we speed up innovation and help create technologies that really matter and get adopted. We call this Open Innovation. We are an integral part of Philips’ international research program and have extensive collaborations with the Philips labs across the World. PREA currently has 80 research scientists working in the fields of Healthcare, Lighting, Optical Storage, Digital Television and Wireless Communications.
About the Healthcare department.The department addresses a broad range of applications and technologies in the healthcare arena, for both professional healthcare markets (e.g. hospitals) as well as personal healthcare markets (healthcare devices for consumers). Our research is in such fields as chronic diseases, elderly care, molecular medicine.
Job description Principal Scientist for Chronic disease cluster
Principal ScientistforChronic Disease
ResponsibilitiesLead a cluster of up to 12 (senior) scientists, working on research and development of biomedical equipment for diagnosis and treatment of chronic disease (cancer, stroke). Prevention of the disease, and follow up after treatment in the form of personal disease management devices, are also topics to be addressed.
Within the cluster several projects are executed by dedicated multidisciplinary project teams. These teams work together with universities, other scientific institutions and hospitals.
You give direction to the work in the cluster. You are responsible for the high quality of scientific results from the cluster. You are to coach the people in the cluster to help ensure their optimal performance.
The principal scientist reports to the Director of the Healthcare department.
RequirementsExcellent research experience in the field of biomedical science, biophysics or clinical physics, as demonstrated by having obtained a PhD degree. The PhD degree should be supported by publications in renowned international journals.
Excellent track record in medical industrial research or clinical research, as evidenced by publication of patents.
Candidates should have done experimental research, or having experimentally verified their theoretical models.
Excellent experience in leading research teams.
Experience in developing biomedical equipment.
Drive, entrepreneurial behaviour, result and quality driven. People focus.
Excellent communication skills. English language skills to at least CET level 6.
Principal Scientist for Personal Wellness
ResponsibilitiesLead a cluster of up to 12 (senior) scientists, working on research and development of new biomedical equipment for pain management and other personal wellness topics. Research is on how to influence relevant physiological processes, using relevant devices. A major challenge is to do this non-invasively. Focus is on both professional equipment and personal devices.
Within the cluster several projects are executed by dedicated multidisciplinary project teams. These teams work together with universities, other scientific institutions and hospitals.
You give direction to the work in the cluster. You are responsible for the high quality of scientific results from the cluster. You are to coach the people in the cluster to help ensure their optimal performance.
The principal scientist reports to the Director of the Healthcare department.
RequirementsExcellent research experience in the field of biomedical science, biophysics or clinical physics, as demonstrated by having obtained a PhD degree. The PhD degree should be supported by publications in renowned international journals.
Excellent track record in medical industrial research or clinical research, as evidenced by publication of patents.
Candidates should have done experimental research, or having experimentally verified their theoretical models.
Excellent experience in leading research teams.
Experience in developing biomedical equipment.
Drive, entrepreneurial behaviour, result and quality driven. People focus.
Excellent communication skills. English language skills to at least CET level 6.
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