About this role
XRHealth seeks a Director of Scientific Affairs to lead the company’s clinical evidence strategy, including grant writing, clinical trial oversight (including RCTs), and academic collaborations. The role converts longitudinal XRHealth clinical data into evidence and peer-reviewed publications to strengthen credibility and funding opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end grant writing and submissions for non-dilutive funding
- Oversee clinical trials, including RCTs
- Manage academic collaborations and partner relationships
- Translate longitudinal clinical data into peer-reviewed publications
- Identify and evaluate high-value grant opportunities aligned with business priorities
Technical Overview
This role combines clinical research execution with technology-enabled research operations, leveraging AI-powered tools and agent platforms to automate data analysis pipelines and accelerate research workflows. It centers on translating clinical data into evidence through trials, grants (NIH/NSF/DOD/VA), and publications aligned to a non-dilutive funding strategy.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is an experienced scientific leader who can execute XRHealth’s clinical evidence strategy through grant writing, oversight of clinical trials (including RCTs), and academic collaborations. They translate longitudinal clinical data into peer-reviewed publications and leverage AI-powered tools and agent platforms to accelerate research workflows and data analysis pipelines.
Must-Have Skills
Lead the end-to-end process of identifyingwritingand submitting federalstateand foundation grant applicationsOversee clinical trials (including RCTs)Manage academic collaborationsTranslate longitudinal clinical data into peer-reviewed publicationsExecute XRHealth’s clinical evidence strategy
Tools & Platforms
AI-powered toolsagent platforms
Required Skills
grant writingclinical trialsRCTsrandomized controlled trialsacademic collaborationsnon-dilutive funding strategypeer-reviewed publicationslongitudinal clinical dataAI-powered toolsagent platformsdata analysis pipelinesdigital health grant opportunities
Hard Skills
clinical evidence strategygrant writingend-to-end grant application processwriting and submitting grant applicationsclinical trialsRCTsrandomized controlled trials (RCTs)academic collaborationsnon-dilutive funding strategydigital health grant opportunity evaluationdata analytics pipelinespeer-reviewed publicationsturning clinical data into evidenceidentifying high-value grant opportunitieslongitudinal clinical dataAI-powered toolsagent platformsautomating data analysis pipelinesAI and agent platforms for research workflowsAI-powered tools for accelerating research workflowsfederal grant applicationsstate grant applicationsfoundation grant applicationsNIHNational Institutes of Health (NIH)NSFNational Science Foundation (NSF)DODDepartment of Defense (DOD)VADepartment of Veterans Affairs (VA)grant pipeline managementstaying current on funding opportunities
Soft Skills
scientific leadershipcollaboration with academic institutions and partnersstrategic thinkingability to wear multiple hatsadaptability in a dynamic environmentability to translate data to evidencerelationship management with funding agencies and partnersentrepreneurial mindset
Keywords for Your Resume
Director of Scientific Affairsscientific affairsclinical evidence strategygrant writingnon-dilutive funding strategyclinical trialsRCTsrandomized controlled trialsacademic collaborationspeer-reviewed publicationslongitudinal clinical dataAI-powered toolsagent platformsdata analysis pipelinesfederal grant applicationsstate grant applicationsfoundation grant applicationsNIHNational Institutes of HealthNSFNational Science FoundationDODDepartment of DefenseVADepartment of Veterans Affairsdigital healthXRExtended Reality (XR)
Deal Breakers
Must be able to lead end-to-end grant writing and submission for federal, state, and foundation grants, Must have experience overseeing clinical trials including RCTs
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