Clinical Development Scientist

The Clinical Development Scientist will manage the direction and evidence collection of Philips Oral Healthcare products, working with a highly skilled clinical affairs team responsible for driving safe, effective, and delightful oral health care solutions to patients and consumers. This role involves designing and optimizing clinical trials, preparing regulatory documents, conducting literature searches and data analysis, collaborating with stakeholders, and presenting key findings to advance scientific knowledge and support informed decision-making.

Must Have

• Manage direction and evidence collection for Philips Oral Healthcare products.
• Design, analyze, and optimize clinical trial protocols and studies.
• Prepare comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Reports, Clinical Study Reports, and regulatory submission documents.
• Conduct thorough literature searches, data collection, and analysis.
• Collaborate with colleagues, Key Opinion Leaders, and investigators.
• Present and communicate key findings to stakeholders.
• 3+ years of related experience in clinical research (MedTech, Medical Device).
• Master’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Familiarity with experimental design and relevant guidelines (GCP, ICG, ISO 14155).

Good to Have

• Experience writing Clinical Evaluation Reports (CER).
• PhD or equivalent.

Perks & Benefits

• Annual incentive bonus (may be offered)
• Sales commission (may be offered)
• Long-term incentives (may be offered)
• Generous PTO
• 401k (up to 7% match)
• HSA (with company contribution)
• Stock purchase plan
• Education reimbursement
• Comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program

Clinical Development Scientist, Oral Healthcare

The Clinical Development Scientist will manage the direction and evidence collection of Philips Oral Healthcare products, working with a highly skilled clinical affairs team responsible for driving safe, effective, and delightful oral health care solutions to patients and consumers.

Your role:

• Designs, analyzes, and optimizes clinical trial protocols and studies, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and organizational objectives.
• Prepares comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Reports, Clinical Study Reports, and regulatory submission documents using advanced software skills while maintaining compliance with internal and external standards.
• Conducts thorough literature searches, data collection, and analysis to support evidence generation for new and existing products, ensuring data integrity and contributing to scientific publications and market access strategies.
• Collaborates closely with colleagues, Key Opinion Leaders, and investigators to facilitate the execution of clinical studies, generate robust data, and promote innovation within the clinical development team.
• Presents and communicates key findings from studies and literature reviews to internal and external stakeholders, supporting informed decision-making and advancing scientific knowledge.

You're the right fit if:

• You’ve acquired 3+ years of related experience in clinical research (preferred) in MedTech, Medical Device or equivalent. Experience writing Clinical Evaluation Reports (CER) preferred.
• Your skills include scientific research competencies, ability to learn and own new domains quickly, strong critical thinking skills, familiarity with experimental design (animal, human, or in vitro/device testing), as well as relevant guidelines, regulations, and standards (GCP, ICG, ISO 14155, etc.)
• You have a PhD or equivalent preferred, master’s degree with equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
• You’re an analytical thinker with strong communication skills, ability to analyze and interpret data, and possess a strong ability to collaborate with others. You have a strong ability to convey complex scientific information to audiences with varied technical expertise.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This is an office-based role.

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Bothell, WA.

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This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.