Our client, a world
leader in life sciences and biotechnology, is looking for a “Image Data
Scientist” based out of South San Francisco, CA.
Job Duration: Long
Term Contract (Possibility Of Extension)
Company
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Sick leave, 401K
The Translational
Safety, Pathology – Digital Pathology team is seeking an Image Data
Scientist to support the development of computational image analysis
workflows for digital histopathology. This role will partner closely with
pathologists and cross-functional scientists to develop and apply image
processing, machine learning, and deep learning approaches to pathology data.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop
and implement image analysis pipelines for digital pathology /
histopathology images using classical image processing, ML, and deep
learning techniques.
- Process
and analyze Whole Slide Images (WSI) using tools such as OpenSlide or similar.
- Collaborate
with pathologists and scientists to design image analysis workflows
aligned with biological research questions.
- Perform
statistical analyses, data visualization, and support development of AI-driven
pathology algorithms.
- Contribute
to computational tool development and workflow optimization.
Required Qualifications
- MS/PhD in Data Science,
Computer Vision, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or related field
with 5+ years of experience.
- Strong Python programming skills including NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn,
OpenCV.
- Experience
with computer vision, image processing, classification, segmentation,
and digital pathology analytics.
- Hands-on
experience with Whole Slide Image (WSI) analysis.
- Expertise
with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Keras.
- Experience
working in HPC environments / SLURM.
- Proficiency
with Git/GitHub/GitLab version control.
Preferred Skills
- Digital
pathology platforms (HALO, Visiopharm, QuPath).
- Object
detection / segmentation tools (Detectron2).
- Workflow
orchestration (Dagster, Airflow).
- Cloud
computing exposure (AWS EC2).
- GUI
development using Tkinter or PyQt.
If interested, please
send us your updated resume at
hr@dawarconsulting.com
/
akansha@dawarconsulting.com