Data Scientist in Computational Pathology

Key Skills

Java Programming, Python Programming, C++, C Programming, SQL, Cloud computing, Scala Programming, Machine learning techniques, Data science techniques, MATLAB Programming, PyTorch, TensorFlow, R Programming

Job Description

Join the authority in medicine and partner with the nation’s best hospital (U.S. News & World Report 2022-2023), ranked #1 in more specialties than any other care provider. At Mayo Clinic, we believe there is a better path to healing that humanizes the practice of health care and inspires hope in the people who need it most. You will be part of an amazing diverse team committed to solving the most serious and complex medical challenges – one patient at a time.

Mayo Clinic offers a variety of employee benefits. For additional information please visit Mayo Clinic Benefits. Eligibility may vary.

Position description

The newly formed Division of Computational Pathology & AI at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester is seeking imaging data scientists for Faculty positions. The focus is to advance the field of medical imaging and its integration with multi-modal data within the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology and throughout the institution. The Division will serve as the academic home for highly collaborative, multidisciplinary faculty and staff who leverage data science, information, and digital technologies to enable translation and application of data, information, and knowledge within the fields of laboratory medicine and pathology.

With Mayo’s 2030 initiative of transitioning to a digital institution and large enterprise commitment to AI, successful candidates will develop and leverage digital tools to revolutionize the practice of pathology. This will be accomplished by working collaboratively with highly specialized internal and external multidisciplinary teams to develop and translate informatics discoveries to enhance our practice, education, and research.

These positions are centered within the strategic program called ANIMATE, in alignment with the Mayo Clinic “Bold. Forward. 2030” strategy. The primary objective of the program is to use multi-modal data to transform the practice of healthcare by enabling artificial intelligence throughout the care pathway, while setting the global standard for best-in-class integrated, AI-enabled patient care. The responsibility of the faculty position will be to lead the initial infrastructure/workflow build and develop AI algorithms to support a variety of clinical use cases for the ANIMATE program.

Qualified individuals should possess a relevant Ph.D./doctorate level degree and documented experience in developing AI for biomedical applications. Post-graduate training and/or experience is desirable. Ideal candidates must have demonstrated research expertise in computational pathology and/or radiological imaging. Excellent communication skills and the ability to both lead and collaborate with teams of scientists and other healthcare professionals are essential.

Assets to help you along the way:

• 25+ million digital slide archive and annotated clinical data
• Large clinical lab database; access to 25 million tests performed annually from over 3500 clinically available tests
• Diverse types of imaging and wearables data
• Clinical expertise across the Mayo Clinic enterprise
• Extensive compute resources (Google Cloud and HPC)
• Stable, secure funding so you can focus on science

Types of responsibilities:

• Develop multi-modal tools to improve the diagnostic practice of medicine
• Participate in creating the lab of the future with new digital technologies
• Leverage AI to identify novel image-based biomarkers
• Collaborate with industry leading companies to solve challenging diagnostic problems
• Scholarly work such as publications and presenting at conferences
• Assist in clinical trainee and graduate/medical student research
• Conduct exploratory AI experiments

License or certification

Qualified individuals should possess a relevant Ph.D./doctorate level degree and documented experience in developing AI for biomedical applications. Post-graduate training and/or experience is desirable. Ideal candidates must have demonstrated research expertise in computational pathology and/or radiological imaging. Excellent communication skills and the ability to both lead and collaborate with teams of scientists and other healthcare professionals are essential.

Benefits eligible

Yes

Schedule

Full Time

International Assignment

No

Site description

Mayo Clinic is located in the heart of downtown Rochester, Minnesota, a vibrant, friendly city that provides a highly livable environment for more than 34,000 Mayo staff and students. The city is consistently ranked among the best places to live in the United States because of its affordable cost of living, healthy lifestyle, excellent school systems and exceptionally high quality of life.