Research Infrastructure Specialist - with backend and data engineering skills - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Do you want to contribute to cutting edge AI algorithms for medical images?

Are you intrigued by artificial intelligence (AI) and what it will accomplish for medical imaging? Do you want to be part of that development and further develop our database and infrastructure containing millions of medical images and other data?

We are a multidisciplinary research team working at the cutting edge of AI development and validation in breast cancer imaging. Members of our team are regularly invited to world-leading conferences to present our latest findings. We are involved in the EU project EUCAIM which aims to create a federated pan-European infrastructure for cancer images.

Our research focus is on training, validating, and thoroughly analyzing the performance of AI models. We have radiologists annotating anatomical structures in thousands of images. We have data linked from national registers. We are performing both retrospective studies, using existing data, and in prospective studies, examining what happens in the real world when using AI for women attending screening or diagnosed with breast cancer. Our stack uses both local and S3 storage-as well as cloud solutions. We have access to powerful GPUs in the KI network. No development and no exploration can happen without a cutting edge back-end with a database storing all data.

Your mission

As an infrastructure specialist with backend & data engineering focus, you will develop the underlying infrastructure of our lab. You will be our main representative in the EU project EUCAIM which is a collaboration between over 60 European institutions. You will contribute to creating the first European-wide infrastructure for cancer images.

Your profile

We are looking for candidates with experience managing NoSQL databases (we use MongoDB), crafting APIs, analyzing and constructing datasets, and implementing data analysis techniques, preferably in python. It is a plus if you have experience in setting up cloud infrastructure especially for federated training and validation of ML algorithms, dealing with containerization, and implementing CI/CD workflows. Candidates with experience building and deploying software products are especially encouraged. Showcasing previous work is encouraged.

We are looking for a high-profile and dedicated technology expert. Your mission will be to establish new operational processes to link our infrastructure to the ongoing research projects. The tasks include national and international collaborations with many stakeholders and specifically with various EU institutions in the EUCAIM project.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for an employment as Research Infrastructure Specialist the applicant must have demonstrated research expertise and been awarded a doctorate or a qualification from a foreign higher education institution deemed equivalent to a Swedish degree of doctor. The applicant must also have demonstrated technological and methodological expertise.

• The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate at least three years of experience in research and/or core facility services in a field relevant to precision medicine.
• The applicant must also have demonstrated technology and methods development expertise, experience from service facilities for medical research.

Assessment criteria

It is particularly meritorious that the applicant has shown

• We are looking for a person with profound knowledge and passion towards clinical research with a focus on image-based precision medicine.
• We place great emphasis on personal qualities, and the successful applicant will need feel comfortable with working in teams and demonstrate good interpersonal skills as well as be organized and independent to formulate new ideas and critically examine the result.
• The candidate needs to have good writing and oral skills in English and knowledge of Swedish.

It is meritorious that the applicant has shown

• Previous experience in research coordination, project management and multi-organization collaborations are strong merits.

After an overall assessment of the expertise and merits of the applicants in relation to the subject area, Karolinska Institutet will determine which of them has the best potential to contribute to a positive development of the activities at KI.

What do we offer?

A creative, international and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Here, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. At KI, you get to meet researchers working with a wide range of specialisms and methods, giving you ample opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience with the various scientific fields within medicine and health. It is the crossover collaborations, which have pushed KI to where it is today, at the forefront of global research. Several of the people you meet in healthcare are educated at KI. A close relationship with the health care providers is important for creating groundbreaking top quality education and research. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement.

Location: Solna, Stockholm

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Application

We prefer that Your application is written in English, but You can also apply in Swedish. The application must be written in accordance with Karolinska Institutet's merit portfolio for research infrastructure specialist/senior research infrastructure specialist (link). Send in your application latest 21 July.

1 year with possibility to apply for future permanent position.

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