Director, Biomarkers/Algorithm, Digital Health

Lab Summary:

Our mission is to empower people to live healthier lives by leveraging our wearables, smartphones, medical devices, AI, and health services.  We research, develop, and commercialize innovative digital health products and solutions by bringing together the full capabilities of our team, including product strategy and management, clinical expertise, partnerships, UI/UX design, usability research, clinical research and validation, software development, AI / Gen AI, and regulatory. Millions of Samsung users’ lives around the world have been touched by our products, including the Samsung HeartWise for cardiac rehabilitation and the Samsung ECG Monitor App. Samsung’s unique advantage in the consumer electronics market and growing focus on Digital Health and AI / Gen AI provides exciting technical challenges and rewarding career experience.  Join us! 

 Position Summary:

Samsung Research America Digital Health Team is looking for a Director, Digital Biomarkers and digital Health with a solid AI / ML technology background and strong research (R&D) experience in leading the development of digital biomarkers, wearable computing, physiological signal processing, and multi-modality mobile sensing development leveraging wearables, health devices, and health data. You must have a strong track record of success in biomarker development from academic and/ or industry settings.

You will lead our biomarker team with a strong vision, create product concepts, enable data and clinical studies, develop algorithms, ensure consumer and clinical value, and progress products toward the goal of commercialization and deployment at scale.

In delivering innovation in the digital health domain, you will lead the team to achieve research excellence as demonstrated by novel technologies and approaches, intellectual property, and scientific publications and presentations in top-tier computing and health venues.We are looking for an experienced leader who will lead the team to develop, incubate, and launch a portfolio of biomarkers and digital health products that will disrupt the current paradigm and challenge what is possible with wearable based biomarkers.

By leveraging smartphones, wearables, embedded devices, and IoT in the health/wellness domain, your work will significantly benefit real-world patients, seniors and others receiving care-at-home, physicians and healthcare providers, and caregivers. Samsung’s unique advantage in the consumer electronics market and growing focus on digital health will provide you with exciting technical challenges and a rewarding career experience.

 Position Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of innovative algorithms and biomarkers based on signal from an array of sensors and devices, data collected both in lab and field settings, and health data from consumers, and healthcare providers.
• Prepare proof-of-concept, demo/prototypes, design and execute pilot studies with mobile sensors.
• Lead team with proactive, hands-on leadership and real-time feedback and coaching. Develop talent and grow the capabilities of the team
• Provide technical guidance, manage projects, and ensure deliverables and milestones are met.
• Generate patents and scientific research papers for top-tier publications.
• Ensure strong external partnerships and internal collaboration.

Required Skills:

• PhD. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biophysics, Mathematics, health or biological sciences. Or, alternatively, M.D. / D.O. with equivalent experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 12+ years of experience in designing, conducting, and leading biomarker research leveraging wearable devices, health /medical devices, and EHR/EMR health data, and conducting clinical studies with human subjects both in lab and field settings.
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience in Image Processing, Machine Learning, Signal Processing, and their applications on mobile sensor data collected in the lab and in the wild.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, ability to present complex information understandably and compellingly, and comfortable working with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Good understanding of human physiology, and non-invasive sensors used to measure digital biomarkers for health and behavior monitoring.
• Understanding of human factors, user research, usability, and ensuring that biomarkers provide clear and unique insights and value.
• Have a working knowledge of the healthcare industry and experience curating and analyzing healthcare and wellness data.
• Previous experience developing algorithms in healthcare research/industry using EMR/EHR and wearable sensor data.
• Experience operating under HIPAA is a plus.
• A record of publications and presentations in top-tier computing and health venues.