Associate Director, Sensor Technology

Job Purpose

The Associate Director, Wearable Sensor Technology is responsible for designing, evaluating, and integrating advanced digital sensor technologies into GSK's clinical programs. This role blends technical depth and strategic insight to advance next‑generation wearable solutions for health monitoring, human performance, physiological measurement, and digital biomarker innovation.

Location & Working Arrangement

2-3 days on‑site per week at one of the following sites: USA – Collegeville, PA (Upper Providence Site) or UK – GSK Head Quarters. Other arrangements may be considered on a case‑by‑case basis.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the selection, design, and integration of wearable and ambient sensors and devices (e.g., PPG, ECG, accelerometry, IMUs, EMG, EEG, bioimpedance, temperature, sweat chemistry, environmental sensors).
• Develop and optimize sensor configurations, placement strategies, sampling protocols, and signal quality architectures.
• Oversee prototyping, bench testing, and hardware validation activities.
• Provide input to signal processing pipelines for noise reduction, artifact removal, feature extraction, and real‑time analytics.
• Partner with data science teams to develop algorithms for physiological measurement, digital biomarkers, or activity classification.
• Evaluate sensor performance using statistical, biomechanical, and physiological validation frameworks.
• Critically assess and contribute to system‑level design considerations, including sensor signal conditioning, sampling, power management, connectivity, on‑device computing, and cloud integration architectures.
• Assess manufacturability, longevity, and ergonomics.
• Design validation studies following FDA, EMA, or MDR‑aligned frameworks, including GCP/GCLP where applicable.
• Collaborate with clinical teams to ensure systems have adequate usability, reliability, repeatability, and suitability for intended endpoints.
• Drive documentation for verification, validation, compliance, and quality systems.
• Partner with UX and product teams to create user‑centric wearable experiences.
• Communicate technical findings clearly to non‑technical audiences and executive stakeholders.
• Evaluate vendor offerings, academic partnerships, and emerging wearable technologies.

Why You?

We are seeking professionals with the following required skills to achieve our goals:

Basic Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant scientific discipline (e.g., biomedical engineering, electronic engineering, physics).
• 5+ years of progressive experience in pharmaceutical R&D, biotech, digital health, or a relevant CRO with a focus on digital health technologies for clinical research.
• Experience with a broad range of digital sensing technologies, with a strong understanding of associated signal conditioning requirements and signal characteristics.
• Experience in the development, validation, and implementation of digital health technologies for clinical research and/or real‑world evidence generation.
• Experience with signal processing, advanced analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence applied to digital health data.
• Regulatory experience related to digital health technologies and guidances.
• Published peer‑reviewed articles and/or presented at major scientific conferences in the field of digital measures, COA, or related areas.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant scientific discipline.
• Global experience and nuanced understanding of international regulatory landscapes for digital health.
• Experience with COA methodology, including PRO, ClinRO, and PerfO instrument development, validation, analysis, and interpretation of results.
• Experience navigating the drug development process and regulatory pathways (e.g., IND/NDA/BLA submissions where COA/digital measures are key endpoints).
• Experience preparing regulatory submissions related to COA and digital measures and participating in regulatory agency meetings.
• Understanding of measurement theory, psychometrics and statistical analysis applied to clinical outcomes.
• Scientific acumen: deep understanding of biosensing mechanisms, signal characteristics, and measurement science to evaluate, validate, and integrate diverse sensor technologies into clinical programs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with ability to translate complex scientific and technical information for diverse audiences.
• Ability to build strong relationships, collaborate effectively across functions, and influence without direct authority.
• Analytical and critical thinking skills, with ability to solve complex problems and drive innovative solutions.
• Agile mindset: capable of fostering an iterative and learning‑oriented team environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

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