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At Perceptive, we help the\nbiopharmaceutical industry bring medical\ntreatments to the market, faster.\nOur mission is to change the world\nbut to do this, we need people like you.\nWhat can we offer you?\nApart from job satisfaction, we can offer you:\n YOURSELF\n25 days’ holiday (with the option to buy more)\nHEALTH\nHealth Cash Plan\nOptional private health, dental insurance, and health screens\nCycle to work scheme\nWEALTH\nGenerous pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution\nLife assurance\nSeason ticket loan\nAbout the role\nAs Application Architect, Medical Imaging, your primary goal will be to conceptualize and guide the creation of advanced, cloud-native platforms which harness artificial intelligence to revolutionize medical imaging within clinical research.\nWorking remotely in the UK, in this newly created role you'll deploy your combination of architectural experience and deep medical imaging domain knowledge to ensure that solutions are designed to meet the evolving needs of clinical trials, balancing innovation, scalability, security and regulatory compliance. Critically, you'll act as a bridge between the architectural vision and the hands-on engineering work that brings these solutions to life.\nKey Responsibilities\nTechnical Requirements Definition and Management\nCollaborate closely with Product Managers and Product Owners to refine and clarify business features and requirements, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and end-user needs.\n\nTranslate high-level business requirements into clear, actionable technical specifications and architectural enablers, maintaining traceability throughout the development lifecycle.\n\nAdvocate for standards-driven solutions by integrating best practices and architectural principles into requirements definition, reducing technical debt and ensuring scalability.\n\nDocument and communicate requirements in a structured manner to guide development efforts, validate solution fit, and support ongoing change management.\n\nCreate Architectural Enablers as required to ensure business requirements are fully and all dependencies are defined and considered.\n\nCloud-Native SaaS Architecture Design\nDesign, document, and communicate scalable, multi-tenant SaaS architectures using cloud-native services, selecting technology components and design patterns.\n\nArchitect and document microservices-based systems optimized for medical imaging data processing and AI workloads.\n\nAnalyse requirements and produce specifications to ensure solutions will have appropriate auto-scaling, load balancing, and distributed computing strategies for handling large medical imaging datasets.\n\nDesign and document secure API-first services for seamless integration with clinical trial systems.\n\nEnsure platform scalability to support multiple concurrent clinical trials and imaging workflows.\n\nDocument design decisions and low-level designs following the C4 model.\n\nAI-Driven Medical Imaging Platform Development\nDefine the integration approach of AI/ML models for medical image analysis, including genAI, agentic ai, computer vision and deep learning algorithms.\n\nCreate low-level designs which enable the real-time and batch processing of medical imaging data (DICOM, NIfTI, etc.).\n\nScope and design efficient DICOM image pre-processing workflows.\n\nMedical Image Viewer Integration & Workflow Design\nArchitect integration layers for third-party medical imaging viewers (OHIF, Cornerstone.js, or proprietary systems).\n\nDesign and agree APIs and SDKs for seamless integration with existing clinical trial management systems.\n\nEnsure designs are cross-platform compatible and will provide a responsive design for various devices and browsers.\n\nRegulatory Compliance & Security Architecture\nDesign systems compliant with FDA 21 CFR Part 11, GxP, HIPAA, and international medical device regulations.\n\nCreate strategies and designs which will lead to the implementation of comprehensive audit trails, electronic signatures, and data integrity controls.\n\nArchitect security frameworks including encryption at rest and in transit, role-based access control, and secure authentication.\n\nDesign disaster recovery and business continuity solutions for critical clinical trial data.\n\nEnsure compliance with medical data privacy regulations across multiple jurisdictions.\n\nDatabase & Data Architecture for Medical Imaging\nDesign high-performance database architectures optimized for medical imaging metadata and AI model outputs.\n\nPerform analysis of business features to create and maintain both logical and physical data models.\n\nDesign solutions which enable the storage, analysis, access, and movement of large-scale medical imaging datasets.\n\nDesign efficient data partitioning and indexing strategies for multi-dimensional medical data.\n\nArchitect real-time data streaming solutions for live imaging analysis.\n\nImplement data governance frameworks ensuring data quality and lineage tracking.\n\nPerformance Optimization & Monitoring\nDesign comprehensive monitoring and observability strategies for SaaS platform performance.\n\nOptimize system performance for large medical imaging secure file processing and transfer.\n\nEstablish SLAs and implement automated alerting systems for platform reliability.\n\nTechnical Leadership\nEngage in technical decisions on technology stack selection for medical imaging and AI workloads, in collaboration with Solution Architect.\n\nMentor team members to foster their professional, technical, and domain growth and development.\n\nEnsure development is in line with design via code reviews, inspection and discussion.\n\nJoin technical architecture reviews and provide guidance on complex system design decisions.\n\nLead by example, demonstrating strong technical leadership skills and fostering a collaborative and innovative team environment.\n\nInnovation\nDrive adoption of emerging technologies in medical imaging, AI/ML, and cloud computing.\n\nMonitor the market to gather intelligence on emerging technologies.\n\nShare knowledge and insights with others.\n\nOther\nWork collaboratively with relevant stakeholders.\n\nMentor engineering teams on best practice in cloud architecture and security and medical imaging standards.\n\nContinuously evaluating new technologies and recommending improvements to enhance the platform’s architecture and capabilities.\n\nFunctional Competencies (Technical Knowledge/Skills)\nKnowledge of containerization and serverless architectures\n\nDeep understanding of DICOM standard implementation, including DICOM conformance statements and IHE integration profiles\n\nAdvanced-level knowledge of DICOM networking protocols (DICOM C-STORE, C-FIND, C-MOVE) and DICOMweb services\n\nKnowledge and experience with enabling AI/ML solutions within imaging platforms, as well as MLOps practices\n\nAdvanced knowledge of security frameworks, encryption, and identity management solutions\n\nUnderstanding of medical imaging modalities (CT, MRI, X-Ray, PET, Ultrasound) and imaging clinical workflows\n\nKnowledge of clinical trial processes, regulatory requirements, and quality management systems\n\nExcellent technical leadership and mentoring capabilities\n\nStrong stakeholder management skills with ability to communicate complex technical concepts to product and business teams\n\nProven ability to balance technical excellence with business objectives and regulatory requirements\n\nUnderstanding of medical imaging modalities (CT, MRI, X-Ray, PET, Ultrasound) and their specific DICOM implementations\n\nKnowledge of clinical trial processes, regulatory requirements, and quality management systems\n\nKnowledge of message queuing systems for high-throughput medical data processing\n\nAbility to architect scalable and fault-tolerant distributed systems for high-throughput medical data management\n\nExperience, Education and Certifications\nDeep expertise in cloud platforms with a strong understanding of serverless and scalable architectures, modern cloud-native services, and integration with AI/ML services\n\nProficiency in designing and implementing APIs (e.g. RESTful, GraphQL) and real-time communication protocols\n\nExperience with medical imaging standards (DICOM, HL7 FHIR) and specialized DICOM processing libraries (pydicom, DCMTK, GDCM)\n\nExtensive experience with DICOM standard implementation, including DICOM parsing libraries, tag manipulation, and compliance validation\n\nExpertise in database design for both relational and NoSQL systems\n\nComprehensive experience in DevOps methodologies, including CI/CD pipeline automation and infrastructure as code\n\nStrong background in software testing, validation, and quality assurance for regulated medical systems\n\nExperience with medical image viewer technologies and PACS integration\n\nFamiliarity with AI applications in medical imaging (computer-aided diagnosis, image segmentation, etc.)\n\nExperience leading cross-functional teams in regulated environments\n\nDeep and wide-ranging post-qualification architecture development expertise, with leadership in complex projects involving medical imaging or healthcare technology\n\nProven experience designing and developing cloud-native SaaS platforms at enterprise scale\n\nDemonstrated experience with AI/ML integration in production environments, preferably in medical imaging\n\nExperience with regulated software development (FDA, GxP, ISO 13485) and validation processes\n\nStrong background in medical imaging file formats, processing libraries, and viewer integrations\n\nExperience with clinical trial management systems and electronic data capture (EDC) platforms\n\nExperience with DICOM image processing workflows, anonymization techniques, and metadata preservation\n\nExperience with medical image viewer technologies, PACS integration, and DICOM routing workflows\n\nFamiliarity with AI applications in medical imaging (computer-aided diagnosis, image segmentation, etc.) using DICOM datasets\n\nAdvanced proficiency in Java, Python, or C# for backend development\n\nExperience with modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular) for medical imaging applications\n\nHands-on experience with cloud services: compute, storage, databases, AI/ML services, and monitoring tools\n\nExperience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and DevOps practices\n\nExperience with monitoring and observability tools\n\nProficiency in developing and deploying microservices architectures in cloud-based environments\n\nBachelor's Degree (Master's or PhD’s preferred) in Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline\n\nAdditional certifications in cloud platforms (or be prepared to gain qualifications)\n\nMedical device software development training or certification preferred\n\nEnglish: Fluent\n\nCome as you are.\nWe're proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. 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