Systems Engineer III (Research)

About this role

Heartflow seeks a Systems Engineer III to design and execute research data pipelines that power algorithm development for their AI-driven cardiac diagnostic platform. You'll own data campaigns from conception through delivery, ensuring high-quality, well-documented datasets by managing annotation workflows, coordinating cross-functional teams, and applying rigorous quality standards.

What you'll do

• Own end-to-end data campaigns: define labeling objectives, annotation schemas, sample selection, and acceptance criteria in collaboration with data and research scientists
• Design and manage annotation workflows, select tooling, and build scalable processes for ingestion, validation, format mapping, and delivery
• Define quality metrics, monitor data reliability, distinguish annotation noise from clinical disagreement, and deliver quality reports
• Partner across teams (Data Science, Research, Product, Clinical, Regulatory) to translate research needs into documented datasets and auditable records
• Translate research initiatives into clear data requirements including target populations, modalities, labels, and timelines; identify gaps and coordinate priorities
• Promote systems engineering best practices and improve data and research processes across the organization

What they're looking for

• Data pipeline design and management
• Medical imaging (DICOM) and annotation workflows
• Quality assurance and reproducibility methods (inter-rater agreement, error detection)
• Cross-functional program coordination and delivery
• Systems engineering and requirements analysis
• Data tooling and workflow automation
• Regulated environment experience (medical devices/imaging)
• Research project planning and execution