Do you want to contribute to cutting-edge research in medical AI, bioinformatics and computational medicine? Are you interested in machine learning applications in precision medicine, clinical genomics and disease research? Do you enjoy a casual work environment where learning and development are encouraged? Are you interested in learning and applying new technologies?

If so, the Centre for Computational Medicine, a core facility within the world-renowned Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute is interested in hiring you.

Here’s What You’ll Get to Do:

• Analysis of biomedical data sets, including medical imaging and natural language processing
• Application of a range of machine learning methods and tools to clinical research projects
• Comparative evaluation of the ML methods and tools for each data analysis task
• Developing and maintaining existing data-analysis pipelines, identifying and testing new tools
• Systematic exploration of high-dimensional data to identify issues of practical or theoretical importance using mathematical/computational approaches
• Integrative analysis of multiple data types
• Collaboration with clinical research teams within Sickkids Hospital and with external teams

Here’s What You’ll Need:

• A degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Data Science or related field
• Background in machine learning, predictive modeling and data analysis
• Proficiency in Python and/or R
• Proficiency in Unix or Linux
• Experience with image analysis
• Experience with natural language processing (NLP)

This will make you extra competitive:

• Familiarity with HPC environments and how to run applications in HPC clusters
• Experience developing and implementing algorithms for the processing of large genomics and biomedical data sets
• Background in biology, genetics, medicine, and statistics, to understand the scientific requirements of the applications to be developed.
• Experience testing and developing machine learning tools and pipelines

Employment Type:

1-year contract (full time) with a possibility of extension

A complete application should include a statement of interest, a CV, and the names of 2 references. Once the suitable candidate is identified, the position will commence immediately upon completion of the necessary paperwork.