Job Description

The Position

POSITION SUMMARY:

Works with a highly collaborative team of imaging scientists and software developers to solve image and data analysis problems in the field of Digital Pathology. Contributes to algorithm development activities for technology assessment, internal project collaborations, and commercial medical devices. Implements technology in the fields of image processing, machine learning, pattern recognition and data mining. Organizes and tracks own deliverables.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Implements or modifies existing algorithms to analyze histopathology images and data.

• Lead algorithm development/experiments to analyze histopathology images

• Implements software in prototyping and commercial product development environments.

• Collaborates with other members of a project team to meet defined scientific and technical goals/requirements.

• Interacts in a multidisciplinary environment with internal and external stakeholders (e.g., pathologists, biochemists, instrumentation engineers, software engineers, and marketing representatives).

• Keeps up-to-date with technology advances and job training requirements in the medical device industry.

• Identifies and documents Intellectual Property opportunities for technology and applications.

• Presents results to project partners, collaboration partners within the Roche group, customers, and at scientific conferences.

• Other duties as may be assigned by management in the pursuit of the operational goals of the group.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Formal Training/Education:

• Master\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Or Ph.D.

Experience:

• Two years of experience in a related field; Four years with BS
• Hands-on experience with algorithm development for image or data analysis algorithms.
• Experience in the design and development of analysis algorithms for biomedical image data.
• Product development experience with a focus on data analysis preferred.
• Experience working with Digital Pathology tools or Software is a plus.
• Experience working with Medical devices a plus.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent skill sets in C++ or Python.
• Good understanding of scientific principles; good analytical and mathematical skills.
• Working knowledge and theoretical understanding of image analysis, pattern recognition, machine learning, computer vision, and data mining methods.
• Extensive experience with commonly used Deep Learning models and frameworks (e.g., Pytorch, Fastai, TensorFlow)
• Understanding and following of software engineering practices for prototyping and commercial product development languages.
• Basic understanding of biomedical image data, preferably in digital pathology.

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we\xe2\x80\x99ve become one of the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Roche Pharma Canada has its office in Mississauga, Ontario and employs over 850 employees. The Mississauga facility is bright, vibrant, fosters collaboration and teamwork, and is reflective of Roche\'s truly innovative culture.

As of January 4, 2022, Roche requires all new employees who work in Canada to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on the date they take office. This requirement is a condition of employment at Roche that applies regardless of whether the position is on a Roche campus or remotely. If you have a valid reason for not being fully immunized, which is limited to certain specific medical reasons or other valid reasons protected by applicable human rights laws, you may request an exemption and / or adaptation measures regarding this vaccination requirement.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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