Associate Director, Sensor Technology
GSK
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Upper Providence • Pennsylvania • United States
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About the role
- 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
wearable sensorsambient sensorssignal processingmachine learningartificial intelligencedigital health technologiesbiomedical engineeringsignal conditioningvalidation studiesreal-time analytics
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationcritical assessmentdocumentationuser-centric designtechnical presentationproject managementproblem-solvingleadershipinterpersonal skills
Certifications
Master’s degreeFDA complianceEMA complianceMDR compliance