Hybrid Associate Director, Sensor Technology

Posted last week

Apply now

About the role

  • Associate Director of Wearable Sensor Technology at GSK managing the design and integration of digital sensor technologies into clinical programs. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver validated wearable solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the selection, design, and integration of wearable and ambient sensors and devices (e.g., PPG, ECG, accelerometry, IMUs, EMG, EEG, bioimpedance, temperature, sweat chemistry, environmental sensors)
  • Develop and optimize sensor configurations, placement strategies, sampling protocols, and signal quality architectures
  • Oversee prototyping, bench testing, and hardware validation activities
  • Provide input to signal processing pipelines for noise reduction, artifact removal, feature extraction, and real‑time analytics
  • Partner with data science teams to develop algorithms for physiological measurement, digital biomarkers, or activity classification
  • Evaluate sensor performance using statistical, biomechanical, and physiological validation frameworks
  • Critically assess and contribute to system‑level design considerations, including sensor signal conditioning and sampling, power management strategies, connectivity, on‑device computing, and cloud integration architectures
  • Assess manufacturability, longevity and ergonomics
  • Design validation studies following FDA, EMA, or MDR-aligned frameworks, including GCP/GCLP where applicable
  • Collaborate with clinical teams to ensure that systems have adequate usability, reliability, repeatability, and suitability for the intended endpoints
  • Drive documentation for verification, validation, compliance, and quality systems
  • Partner with UX and product teams to create user‑centric wearable experiences
  • Communicate technical findings clearly to non‑technical audiences and executive stakeholders
  • Evaluate vendor offerings, academic partnerships, and emerging wearable technologies.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in a relevant scientific discipline (e.g., biomedical engineering, electronic engineering, physics, etc)
  • 5+ years of progressive experience in pharmaceutical R&D, biotech, digital health, or a relevant contract research organisation (CRO) with a focus on digital health technologies for clinical research
  • Experience with a broad range of digital sensing technologies (e.g. Accelerometers, gyroscopes, inertial MEMS, PPG, ExG, thermal, acoustic, pressure, chemical and biochemical sensors), with a strong understanding of associated signal conditioning requirements and underlying signal characteristics
  • Experience in the development, validation, and implementation of digital health technologies for clinical research and/or real-world evidence generation
  • Experience with signal processing, advanced analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence applied to digital health data
  • Regulatory experience related to digital health technologies and guidances
  • Published peer-reviewed articles and/or presented at major scientific conferences in the field of digital measures, COA, or related areas.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities

Job title

Associate Director, Sensor Technology

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

Location requirements

Report this job

See something inaccurate? Let us know and we'll update the listing.

Report job