Clinical Modality Lead

Ultrasound Modality Lead

About us:

Helping care teams to get the best outcome for their patients is at the heart of everything we do. We strive to create technology that makes a meaningful difference to peoples lives, helping doctors to help restore their patients health and well-being. Canon Medical Research Europe is part of a global organisation, collaborating with other development teams based in Japan, America, and Canada.

Our Research & Development centre in Edinburgh are now recruiting for a Clinical Modality Lead (Ultrasound) who will share our passion and contribute to making a difference! Company Values:
Unity, Courage, Tenacity, Teamwork, and Excellence

About the role:

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a team-based environment, with exposure to leading edge technology in the medical imaging industry.

This role offers an exceptional opportunity within our Edinburgh-based Clinical Team. Working primarily alongside the Ultrasound R&D Team, you will act as the ultrasound clinical lead, supervisor, and mentor for a small sub-team of clinical researchers and product analysts. Your leadership will directly bridge the gap between engineering teams and clinical realities, ensuring that the next generation of ultrasound products meets the highest standards of safety, usability, and clinical efficiency.

You will proactively encourage professional growth and identify targeted training pathways for your team. In this role, you will collaborate closely with Technical and Clinical Managers to manage resource allocation, prioritize projects, and ensure clinical support is seamlessly aligned with engineering sprints. Under your guidance, the team will drive the development of algorithms, software components, and hardware applications by transforming complex clinical insights into actionable engineering requirements.

This includes fostering strong relationships with external clinical collaborators and internal development groups, while maintaining strict compliance with global regulatory standards. Additionally, you will oversee the root-cause analysis of real-world clinical issues across the entire technology stack, directing investigations into software functionality, transducer probes, hardware integration, and clinical workflows. As the primary owner of a clinical trend map, you will research the medical and competitive market landscape to contribute to company innovation, strategy and intellectual property generation.

Finally, you will ensure your team thoroughly documents all research and development activities to satisfy rigorous regulatory frameworks.

About you:

We want people who have a real passion for development, technology, and learning. The successful candidate will be a good communicator, with an innovative attitude to problem solving and a pragmatic approach to implementing solutions. You will have the desire and ability to learn and develop new skills and the opportunity to develop your career. To succeed in this position, you must possess a strong clinical foundation backed by a postgraduate qualification in Medical Ultrasound.

You should have professional, hands-on clinical diagnostic experience specializing in ultrasound, alongside experience with clinical workflows, imaging systems, PACS, and the hospital environment. We require a professional who has demonstrated experience acting as a lead, senior, or mentor within a clinical department or a medical industry R&D setting. You will show a proven ability to coordinate the workloads of others, allocate tasks effectively, set key milestones, and maintain accountability for team deliverables.

The role requires an analytical mindset capable of performing systematic clinical hazard assessments on prototypes, combined with a willingness to learn and work with highly complex, non-commercial research software. Excellent interpersonal and pedagogical skills are essential, as you must be able to clearly communicate complex clinical contexts to non-clinical engineering teams and global stakeholders. Given the international nature of our research, you must also be willing to travel frequently to build and maintain relationships with…