Quantitative Research Engineer

Benefits

• $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)
• $10,000 Student Loan Repayment ($5,000 part-time)
• $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
• $250 Wellbeing Fund per year($125 for part-time)
• Matching 401(k)
• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Annual Employee Salary Increase and Incentive Bonus
• Paid time off and Holiday pay

Northwestern Medicine is powered by a community of colleagues who are purpose-driven and committed to our mission to deliver world-class care. Here, you'll work alongside some of the best clinical talent in the nation leading the way in medical innovation and breakthrough research with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

We recognize where you've been, and we support where you're headed. We celebrate diverse perspectives and experiences, which fuel our commitment to equity and culture of service.

Grow your career with comprehensive training and development opportunities, mentorship programs, educational support and student loan repayment.

• Create the life you envision for yourself with flexible work options, a Reimbursable Well-Being Fund and a Total Rewards package that support your physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being.
• Make a difference through volunteer opportunities we offer in local communities and drive inclusive change through our workforce-led resource groups.

From discovery to delivery, come help us shape the future of medicine.

Description

 

Quantitative Research Engineers for Chicago, IL location. Design and develop technology that is impactful, including software or hardware solutions in a team-based environment. Working closely with the end user to support and improve workflows. Stay current on development tools, programming techniques and computing equipment. Participate in educational opportunities and read professional publications. Technological environment: manipulating a broad range of medical imaging data types (2D, 3D, & 4D images) and modalities (X-Ray, CT, MRI & PET); Traditional ML techniques (gradient descent and others); Deep neural network architectures (transformers, convolutional neural networks, recurrent neural networks); High-level machine learning APIs (PyTorch); Design and optimization of data pipelines (cloud and on-prem hardware); Python; C; Linux /Unix/ BSD and platform specific tooling; git/Github; Containers; Developing deep neural networks for medical imaging tasks (classification, segmentation, object detection, generation); AI/ML models and FDA regulatory/clearance process; standard medical imaging data formats (DICOM).

 

Job Code Reference : REF81095F

 

Qualifications

Required:

 

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Physics or related technical field plus 2 years of experience in software development required. Skills required: 2 years experience with: ML/AI related to healthcare; Experience must include: Manipulate a broad range of medical imaging data types (2D, 3D, & 4D images) and modalities (X-Ray, CT, MRI & PET); Traditional ML techniques including gradient descent; Deep neural network architectures (transformers, convolutional and recurrent); High-level machine learning APIs (PyTorch); Design and optimization of data pipelines (cloud and on-prem hardware); Python or C; Linux/Unix/BSD and platform specific tooling; git/Github; Containers; developing deep neural network for medical imaging tasks (classification segmentation, object detection, generation; AI/ML models and FDA regulatory/clearance process; standard medical imaging formats (DICOM). Some hybrid work available. Occasional international and domestic travel for conferences or meeting with partners required. Background check and drug test required. $146,723/yr- $205,412/yr.  

Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.