Manager/Senior Manager, Platform Science

Who We Are
Click Therapeutics, Inc. develops and commercializes software as prescription medical treatments for patients with unmet medical needs. Through cognitive and neurobehavioral mechanisms, Click's Digital Therapeutics™ enable change within individuals, and are designed to be used independently or in conjunction with biomedical treatments. The Clickometrics® adaptive data science platform continuously personalizes user experience to optimize engagement and outcomes. Click is progressing a broad pipeline of Digital Therapeutics™ across a variety of high-burden therapeutic areas, including Major Depressive Disorder, Schizophrenia, Migraine, Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Pain, Atopic Dermatitis, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Obesity, Oncology and more. For more information on Click, visit ClickTherapeutics.com .
About the Role
You will play a critical role in defining and directing clinical artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) research at Click towards achieving our vision to democratize health care via novel digital therapeutics. You will collaborate cross-functionally to create and maintain a strategic roadmap for clinical AI/ML research and development. The R&D includes data mining as a digital biomarker discovery process and data assimilation as a process by which observational data is fused with disease models for closed-loop therapy. The spectrum of methods serves the entire Click portfolio and platform. You will also oversee the collection and analysis of a variety of data, such as voice, smartphone sensor, wearable, disease monitoring and engagement data and ensure timely integration of data outputs to drive therapeutic and business value. The ideal candidate will also have a strong understanding of the digital biomarker research space, have deep knowledge and experience with the technical skills required for digital biomarker development, and experience with implementing digital biomarkers within products. As the leader of the Clinical AI/ML Research team, you will be able to mold, develop, and scale this team to provide continued support for Click's product portfolio. This role will be a part of the larger Medical Office at Click comprising platform science, clinical development and operations, medical affairs, and clinical strategy and innovations.
This position is based out of Click's headquarters located in Tribeca, NYC, or our industrious office in Boston, MA. We have a hybrid working model that consists of at least 2-3 days in office each week.
Responsibilities

• Manage clinical scientists responsible for digital therapeutic development
• Defining Click's clinical AI/ML research strategy advancing personalized, proprietary, targeted, evidence-based, prescription digital therapeutics
• Cross-functional collaboration with Click's medical, product, tech, and data teams
• Ensure integration of clinical AI/ML research into the larger Click data platform
• Manage development of digital biomarkers and closed-loop therapy to support Click's growing portfolio
• Build and manage the Clinical AI/ML Research team
• Stay on top of the AI/ML state-of-the-art and help identify new opportunities

Qualifications

• A PhD degree in neuroscience, computer science, biomedical or control engineering, clinical science, or related field
• Experience designing and conducting clinical and real-world evidence trials
• At least 5+ years of post-degree experience (industry preferred) conducting clinical AI/ML research
• At least 3 years experience with direct management of research teams or interfacing with cross-functional stakeholders
• Experience with data collection, data mining and/or data assimilation and biomarker development
• Experience with the AWS ML stack
• Hands on experience with data science and ML/AI methods
• A creative and interdisciplinary approach to R&D
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Full professional English and German proficiency (reading, writing and speaking)

Preferred Qualification

• Clinical experience with indications in our pipeline
• Prior experience with digital therapeutics
• Proficiency and fluency in programming (e.g., Python) and data manipulation (e.g., SQL, Pandas, Snowflake)
• Proficiency with physiological, actigraphy, or mobile sensor signal processing
• Experience working within a regulated company and understanding of privacy and security regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA), and their implications for modern ML systems

Benefits
Stock options | Competitive salary with annual review | Annual performance-based cash bonus | Professional Stipend Program | 20 Vacation days a year | Sick time | Holidays | Generous paid parental leave | Commuter subsidies | Industrious Membership| Choice of Mac, Windows, or Linux equipment | Referral Bonus | Sponsored company events | Much more...
Equal Employment Opportunity
Click Therapeutics is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Click Therapeutics also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must have authorization to work for Click Therapeutics in the U.S. In certain circumstances it may be advantageous to Click Therapeutics to support the application(s) for temporary visa classification and/or sponsor applications for permanent residence so that a foreign national colleague can accept or remain in a work assignment in the U. S. For certain classes of temporary visas, the resulting work authorization may be specific to Click Therapeutics and the specific job and/or work site. Click Therapeutics may at its business discretion decide to or refrain from obtaining, maintaining and/or extending the temporary visa status and/or sponsoring a colleague for permanent residency and /or employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified U.S. workers and the colleague's long-term prospects for securing lawful permanent residence, among other reasons. Employment applicants requiring immigration sponsorship must disclose, when initial application for employment is made, whether or not they are legally authorized to work for Click Therapeutics in the U.S. and, if so, whether that authorization permits them to work in the job they seek. In no case should Click Therapeutics support of a colleague's temporary visa application or sponsorship of a colleague for permanent residence be construed to guarantee success of that application or amend or otherwise invalidate the "at-will" employment relationship between the colleague and Click Therapeutics.