Clinical Affairs Lead
€50,000 - €80,000 per year
Key Skills
Job Description
Your mission
Job Description
As our Clinical Affairs Lead, you will serve as Nicolab's clinical expert and technology specialist, playing a pivotal role in translating our medical technology into real-world clinical value that drives adoption, growth, and long-term product success. Based in Europe with a global reach, you will collaborate directly with leading clinical experts and partner institutions across regions, including Amsterdam UMC and Gold Coast University Hospital.
At Nicolab, we believe technology creates true impact only when it is clearly understood and seamlessly adopted by clinical teams. Working at the intersection of clinical validation, product development, and customer engagement, you will oversee clinical studies, lead customer pilots, manage grant-funded research projects, and help shape our product roadmap based on real-world evidence and user feedback.
Your clinical expertise, combined with a strong customer-facing mindset, will ensure Nicolab's solutions meet genuine healthcare needs and continue to evolve in close alignment with the medical professionals who rely on them.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical strategy & Commercial enablement
Act as Nicolab’s clinical specialist, advising internal teams on clinical aspects of current and future products
Own and execute the clinical strategy roadmap in alignment with product priorities and commercial objectives
Run and support customer pilots in close collaboration with clinicians and hospital teams
Actively support Sales and Customer Success during key account discussions by providing clinical and product context and credibility
Evidence generation and Research collaborations
Oversee clinical studies for new products, ensuring that evidence generation balances regulatory requirements with commercial relevance
Serve as Nicolab's clinical lead across key European research initiatives and academic consortium partnerships
Lead post-market clinical data collection to continuously build real-world outcome and workflow evidence
Product and Roadmap influence
Validate product roadmap decisions through clinical insight, customer feedback, and Medical Advisory Board discussions
Participate in the design and review of new products or major releases, ensuring alignment with clinical needs
Translate insights from clinical usage data and customer feedback into concrete product recommendations
Your profile
Qualifications
Required
MD degree, or a strong track record of clinical experience in neurology, radiology, stroke, emergency medicine, or a closely related field
Experience setting up, executing, managing, and reporting clinical studies or research projects
Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to establish credibility with clinicians, researchers, healthcare institutions, and other external stakeholders
A proactive, engaging, and enthusiastic working style, with a genuine interest in working directly with people. You enjoy building relationships, and representing Nicolab externally
Ability to translate clinical evidence and insights into practical recommendations for product development, customer adoption, and commercial activities
Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both clinical and non-clinical audiences
Comfortable working cross-functionally across Clinical, Product, Sales, Customer Success, and external research partners
Based in the EU and able to travel regularly within Europe
Nice to Have
PhD degree in relevant clinical or scientific field
Experience in stroke or acute care workflows
Experience with healthcare software or medical technology
Experience supporting customer pilots, clinical evaluations, or product launches
Familiarity with medical device regulations and post-market requirements.
An established network within the neurovascular, radiology, or acute care domain
Why us?
We Offer
- Chance to make a real difference in patients' lives
Work in a stimulating environment with a motivated team
Flexible Employment Agreement: Part time / Full time / Freelance
Flexible working hours
Flexible paid time off*
Laptop + home office/IT equipment*
Commuting to work - costs reimbursement
Pension plan scheme*
Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP)*
Corporate programs including Employee Referral Program with rewards
Learning & Development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and over 22,000 courses on LinkedIn Learning Solutions and much more
*All benefits and perks are subject to certain eligibility requirements
Application Process
Interview with HR
Interview Hiring Manager
- Prior employment verification check (reference check)Meet & Greet CEO
Interviews are in English
About us
At Nicolab, you’ll be joining a passionate and driven team that thrives on pushing boundaries in the medtech industry. Founded in 2015, Nicolab emerged from the transformative MR CLEAN trial that revolutionized acute stroke care. Since then, we've been on a mission to empower healthcare professionals with swift, reliable access to life-saving information. Headquartered in Amsterdam and growing globally, Nicolab is an Australian-based unlisted public company combining cutting-edge AI solutions with the mission to improve patient outcomes. Our flagship products, StrokeViewer and Nicolab Assist, have already helped thousands of patients avoid severe, long-term disabilities. And we’re just getting started.At Nicolab, every day brings new opportunities and challenges, whether it’s innovating for better care, collaborating with world-renowned institutions, or driving transformative change in healthcare. It’s a dynamic, fast-paced environment where your expertise can make a meaningful difference.
We’re first tackling the major issue of stroke, the leading cause of life-long disability, where we will ensure every patient gets the right treatment in time. Watch more here.
At Nicolab, you’ll join a young and ambitious company where clinical insight directly shapes products and where decisions move fast. We work at a high, agile pace, giving you significant responsibility, real ownership, and a direct role in shaping the future direction of the company as we continue to scale. You will operate in a unique environment that brings together academic excellence and industry collaboration. You’ll work closely with university hospitals and research institutions to build strong clinical evidence, while also collaborating with established partners such as Philips on international initiatives. This combination allows you to influence both rigorous clinical research and large-scale healthcare innovation.
You will work in an international, mission-driven team with close connections to leading clinical and academic institutions. You’ll be exposed to all aspects of a growing scale-up and have the opportunity to expand your scope and impact over time as Nicolab evolves.
Most importantly, you’ll be part of a mission-driven team focused on improving acute care. Nicolab offers flexible working arrangements and competitive compensation.
Apply now and start your journey with Nicolab!
Core Responsibilities
The Clinical Affairs Lead will oversee clinical studies, manage research collaborations, and execute clinical strategy to drive product adoption. They will also act as a clinical expert to support sales, customer success, and product roadmap development based on real-world evidence.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD degree or have significant clinical experience in neurology, radiology, or related fields. Strong relationship-building skills and experience in managing clinical studies or research projects are required.
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Flexible paid time off
- Laptop
- Home office equipment
- Commuting cost reimbursement
- Pension plan scheme
- Employee Stock Option Plan
- Employee Referral Program
- Learning and development opportunities
- Professional certifications
- LinkedIn Learning access
About Nicolab
Industry: Medical Equipment Manufacturing
Company size: 51-200 employees
At Nicolab, we connect the right physicians at the right time to streamline emergency workflows. By providing physicians with all vital information at their fingertips, they can diagnose patients more accurately and make faster treatment decisions. Connecting the right people at the right time with AI-analyzed patient scans and centralized patient information streamlines clinical care to prevent unnecessary delay to treatment. Giving patients the best chances of living their normal life after the emergency department and providing healthcare professionals with peace of mind. Nicolab developed StrokeViewer, a workflow app to support the complex process of clinical decision-making in a world where every minute counts.