Associate Director, Imaging

About the role

The Associate Director, Imaging supports the Head of Imaging, who provides strategic, scientific and operational leadership for a multi-modality imaging core serving small and large animal research. The role drives high-quality, compliant imaging services that enable translational research while meeting regulatory, ethical and animal welfare standards.

Key responsibilities

• Define and execute imaging strategy aligned with institutional research priorities and advance multimodal imaging across MRI, CT, PET, ultrasound and optical methods
• Partner with investigators on study design and imaging biomarkers, and drive imaging applications for longitudinal monitoring, disease characterization, treatment response and quantitative biomarker development
• Lead and optimise operations of small- and large-animal imaging facilities, including scheduling, throughput, utilisation and service quality
• Oversee equipment lifecycle management, maintenance and technology planning
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, ethical and animal welfare requirements for laboratory animals, maintain imaging-related animal ethics protocols and support ethics review and oversight; knowledge of Singapore requirements such as the NACLAR Guidelines and the Animals and Birds Act is advantageous
• Embed the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement) across imaging operations and research
• Establish and maintain SOPs, risk assessments, QA/QC and research integrity standards, and oversee imaging informatics, data management, analysis workflows and data integrity
• Develop sustainable financial and cost-recovery models and business cases for new technologies
• Lead, mentor and develop multidisciplinary teams, build partnerships with researchers, leadership and external partners, and support grant proposals and collaborations

Required profile

• PhD, DVM, MD or equivalent in a relevant field
• At least 10 years of experience in preclinical imaging
• Demonstrated experience with small and large animal models
• Demonstrated leadership in research, imaging or core facility settings, preferably with responsibility for facility operations and service delivery
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and/or imaging facilities

Required skills

• Expertise in multimodal imaging technologies
• Strong knowledge of regulatory, ethical and animal welfare requirements for laboratory animals
• Experience with animal ethics review, institutional oversight and approval processes
• Imaging informatics, quantitative imaging and image analysis
• Leadership, communication and stakeholder management