Motif Neurotech
This role leads clinical evidence generation and external research partnerships for a medical device startup developing minimally invasive neurotechnology for serious mental health conditions. The position owns the clinical roadmap from early feasibility through reimbursement, oversees clinical development projects and grants, and represents the company externally to build the scientific community.
Key Responsibilities
- • Develop and own the clinical roadmap
- • Define the end-to-end evidence generation strategy from early feasibility studies through to successful reimbursement decisions
- • Integrate regulatory and reimbursement requirements into study design to ensure clinical data supports both approval and coverage
- • Partner with leadership to align the clinical roadmap with company strategy, financing milestones, and product development timelines
- • Provide oversight of active clinical studies, ensuring programs are delivered on time, on budget, and to protocol
- • Identify, secure, and manage non-dilutive funding sources, including federal grants and foundation support for evidence development (clinical and preclinical) programs
- • Oversee grant-funded programs end-to-end, including reporting, milestone tracking, and renewals
- • Represent the company at scientific and medical meetings, presenting data and shaping the clinical narrative for our platform
- • Build and maintain peer-level relationships with key opinion leaders in psychiatry, neuromodulation, and related fields
- • Establish and manage external research partnerships with academic investigators and clinical collaborators
- • This is not an exhaustive list of duties and you may be asked to perform different tasks if your role within or the objectives of the organization changes.
Required
- • 10+ years of experience in clinical development within the medical device, pharmaceutical, or biotech industry, with progressive leadership responsibility
- • Demonstrated experience leading clinical studies from protocol design through execution, including at least one study that supported a regulatory submission or market approval
- • Experience directly managing clinical, scientific, or medical affairs teams, and a track record of representing an organization at scientific meetings
- • To be able to travel to Houston, TX for onsite meetings (approximately ~4-5 times per year) and to other scientific conferences and/or clinical meetings
- • Authorized to work in the United States
Preferred
- • Experience in active implantable medical devices, neuromodulation, or neurostimulation therapies
- • Clinical or research background in psychiatry, depression, or related mental health indications
- • Advanced degree (MD, PhD, or equivalent) and a record of peer-reviewed publications or successful grant applications
Benefits & Perks
- • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
- • Participation in our 401k plan
- • Unlimited PTO
- • The chance to work with an incredible group of people working towards a common goal for a better future
Motif is a medical device startup based in Houston, Texas. We are designing and developing minimally invasive electronic solutions for serious mental health conditions. Powered by our patent-pending methods for wireless power and data transmission, our goal is to create the smallest implantable brain stimulator to treat people with mental health disorders.
We are an early-stage startup with funding from venture capital firms, grants, and private angel and founder investments.
Motif's technology stack consists of a small implant that is wirelessly powered via magnetic fields from an external wearable transmitter, configured and controlled from a programming interface. It delivers novel stimulation therapy to cortical targets and will evolve to record biomarkers of symptoms, disease state, and therapy response.
Where are we going?
We are currently completing the development of our first minimally invasive neural stimulation system and preparing for future versions with additional functionality based on our platform technology.
About the Job
We are seeking a cross-functional strategic leader to oversee clinical evidence generation and external research partnerships. If you have a passion for translating early-stage neurotechnology into therapies that reach patients, apply now to be part of our dedicated team. Lead the clinical roadmap from early feasibility through reimbursement while shaping the scientific narrative for a new class of psychiatric therapy.
Job Location: Remote with occasional visits to Motif Headquarters in Houston, Texas
Does this sound like you?
- Do you believe openness and honesty are key to team success?
- Do you enjoy learning and are curious about how and why things work?
- Do you like challenging the conventional way of doing things to find efficiencies and new ways of working?
In this role, you will:
- Develop and own the clinical roadmap
- Define the end-to-end evidence generation strategy from early feasibility studies through to successful reimbursement decisions
- Integrate regulatory and reimbursement requirements into study design to ensure clinical data supports both approval and coverage
- Partner with leadership to align the clinical roadmap with company strategy, financing milestones, and product development timelines
- Oversee clinical development projects and grants
- Provide oversight of active clinical studies, ensuring programs are delivered on time, on budget, and to protocol
- Identify, secure, and manage non-dilutive funding sources, including federal grants and foundation support for evidence development (clinical and preclinical) programs
- Oversee grant-funded programs end-to-end, including reporting, milestone tracking, and renewals
- Represent the company externally and build the scientific community
- Represent the company at scientific and medical meetings, presenting data and shaping the clinical narrative for our platform
- Build and maintain peer-level relationships with key opinion leaders in psychiatry, neuromodulation, and related fields
- Establish and manage external research partnerships with academic investigators and clinical collaborators
- This is not an exhaustive list of duties and you may be asked to perform different tasks if your role within or the objectives of the organization changes.
- 10+ years of experience in clinical development within the medical device, pharmaceutical, or biotech industry, with progressive leadership responsibility
- Demonstrated experience leading clinical studies from protocol design through execution, including at least one study that supported a regulatory submission or market approval
- Experience directly managing clinical, scientific, or medical affairs teams, and a track record of representing an organization at scientific meetings
- To be able to travel to Houston, TX for onsite meetings (approximately ~4-5 times per year) and to other scientific conferences and/or clinical meetings
- Experience in active implantable medical devices, neuromodulation, or neurostimulation therapies
- Clinical or research background in psychiatry, depression, or related mental health indications
- Advanced degree (MD, PhD, or equivalent) and a record of peer-reviewed publications or successful grant applications
Motif Neurotech hires only individuals who are authorized to work in the United States. At this time, visa sponsorship is not offered for this role.
Benefits*
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
- Participation in our 401k plan
- Unlimited PTO
- The chance to work with an incredible group of people working towards a common goal for a better future
Let's use our powers for good.
Motif Neurotech is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, or any other protected class status.
- for regular full-time, exempt, salaried US employees
Keep track of your job search
Save personal notes for each job to track your thoughts, application status, and follow-ups.
Try for freeUpload your resume
Sign up to upload your resume and get AI-powered customization for job applications.
Sign up freePractice your interview
Get AI-powered mock interviews tailored to this Director of Clinical Science and Applied Research role. Upload your resume and practice with real-time voice feedback.
Sign up to practice