About This Role

Neurological diseases are highly complex, devastating, and there are still significant challenges in how we understand and treat them.

At Biogen Digital Health (BDH), we aspire to transform patients’ lives by making personalized & digital medicine in neuroscience a reality. Leveraging data-science and digital technologies, we drive solutions to advance research, clinical care, and patient empowerment.

We stand with our colleagues at Biogen developing pioneering treatments in neuroscience. We believe that now, more than ever, biology and technology should go hand-in-hand to better meet patient needs, while enabling a shift towards more prevention-focused, affordable, and equitable care.

Our team at Biogen Digital Health rejects the status quo and lives by agile principles. We strive for impact through excellence, innovation, and collaboration.

We bravely go where others won’t.

Our people are interdisciplinary, passionate, and champion caring deeply, working fearlessly, and changing lives.

Location:

This role can be flexible being based in locations where we have our Biogen offices in Europe.

==>This role is of key importance to achieve the strategic vision and objective to make Biogen a recognized leader in digital health neuroscience, hence contributing to our corporate vision & strategy – you will report to the Head of Reverse Translational Neuroscience.

What You’ll Do

The Senior Scientist in BDH, Reverse Translational Neuroscience will advance scientific understanding of neurological disease and develop precision and personalized medicine solutions through the development and validation of transformative algorithms using ML/AI technologies on datasets from people living with Alzheimer’s Disease and/or Parkinson’s Disease

As a Senior Scientist in Reverse Translational Neuroscience within BDH Sciences, you will:

·          Drive strategy in the development of ML/AI based solutions for unmet needs in the treatment of neurological disease

·          Provide domain specific expertise with a specific focus, but not limited to, imaging technologies used in neurodegenerative diseases (AD/PD in particular).

·          Lead a cross-functional team for clinical validation of ML/AI-derived biomarkers/classifiers and ground these to underlying biological traits associated with neurological disease

·          Validate ML/AI algorithms for population enrichment and as endpoints for proof of concept clinical trials in AD/PD

·          Provide essential clinical and imaging expertise in the development of end-to-end ML/AI clinical solutions that improve the benefit-risk profile of treatments for neurological disease, serve as companion diagnostics and facilitate/guide treatment decisions in clinical practice

·          Further our understanding of determinants of neurological disease through reverse translational research that incorporates multi-omic clinical trial datasets, real-world datasets and real-world publicly available registry data. 

·          Lead the analyses and the communication of results, including at conferences and in peer-reviewed publications for audiences in the therapeutic area of interest, machine learning and digital medicine.

Who You Are

You have an intrinsic passion for advancing human disease understanding and transforming healthcare using digital technologies. You are solution driven and have huge capacity to deliver and execute complex programs/projects with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely across technology and the business teams.

●        Degree: MD/PhD/MD PhD

●         Intrinsic passion for advancing human disease understanding and transforming healthcare using digital technologies

●         More than 7 years Pharma/Biotech/Tech industry experience, alternatively extensive leadership experience in academic/clinical centers of excellence

●         Deep understanding of neurological diseases and brain imaging (MRI/PET) including but not limited to AD/PD

●         Knowledge in the field of ML/AI algorithm development using brain imaging data dimensions

●         Track record of initiating and managing complex, interdisciplinary research and development projects and teams, especially in the fields of software and technology implementation in support of clinical studies

●         You will have a track-record of scientific publications in the field of neurology

●         Cutting-edge analytical, communication and presentation skills

Why Biogen?

Our mission to find therapies for neurological and rare diseases is a unique focus within our industry and this shared purpose is what connects us as a team. We work together to overcome obstacles and to follow the science. We are resilient as we strive to make an impact on our patients’ lives and on changing the course of medicine. Together, we pioneer. Together, we thrive.