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Job Summary

We seek a highly motivated and dependable individual to join the Van Valen lab as a Senior Data Engineer. This individual will collaborate with graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and staff to create annotated image datasets for deep-learning algorithms for cellular image analysis.

Essential Job Duties

• Lead efforts in the reviewing and correcting of biological image annotations.
• Analyze and identify critical datasets for annotation.
• Create annotation protocols for novel tissue types.
• Extract relevant images and videos from scientific publications.
• Coordinate with crowdsourcing companies to make clear and concise annotation instructions. 
• Provide feedback on data quality and software performance to develop annotation workflows. 
• Provide biological insights to machine learning team.
• Update and maintain image databases. 
• Communicate efficiently with the manager, team members, researchers, and other support groups. 

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with histology samples.
• Demonstrated proficiency with computers. 
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks while paying close attention to detail. 
• Ability to extract relevant metadata from scientific publications.
• Strong organizational skills. 
• Ability to work independently and in team settings.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. with biologic imaging experience.
• Experience with biological image annotation. 
• Experience working in a team-oriented environment. 
• Experience interpreting microscopy images to identify microstructures, staining patterns, and cellular boundaries. 
• Experience with Matlab, Python, or other programming languages. 
• Experience with version control software (i.e. git). 

Required Documents

• Resume