Your tasks
* Drive the technical and translational development of SpinePlanner toward a robust and clinically usable solution.
* Work closely with surgeons, engineers, and project partners to define clinically relevant use cases, product requirements, and workflows.
* Develop methods that integrate biomechanical analysis into SpinePlanner in a practical and clinically meaningful way.
* Lead or contribute to the technical development, testing, and validation of SpinePlanner components and workflows.
* Plan, execute, and interpret validation studies using imaging, biomechanical, simulation, and clinical data.
* Support project reporting, partner communication, presentations, and selected scientific dissemination.
Your profile
* MSc or PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field.
* Several years of relevant experience in translational R&D, MedTech development, or a comparable engineering environment.
* Strong background in several of the following areas: biomechanics, finite element or musculoskeletal modelling, medical image-based analysis, optimization / numerical methods, machine learning methods, implant-related development, or technical software development.
* Solid programming skills.
* Ability to translate clinical and biomechanical questions into practical, robust technical solutions.
* Independent, structured, and proactive working style with a hands‑on mindset.
* Clear technical communication and confidence working in an interdisciplinary setting with clinicians, engineers, and project partners.
* Ideally, you also bring experience in spine or orthopaedics, patient‑specific modelling, cadaveric or in‑vitro biomechanics, implant‑related development, or regulated MedTech environments.
Our offer
* A dynamic, interdisciplinary research setting embedded in a leading orthopaedic hospital.
* Direct collaboration with spine surgeons and technical researchers in a group whose work spans cadaveric biomechanics, dynamic and full-torso testing, implant analysis, and patient‑specific modelling for pre‑operative planning.
* The opportunity to shape a clinically relevant technology platform rooted in real biomechanical and clinical questions.
* A role with room for initiative, technical ownership, scientific contribution, and translational impact.
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