
Harvard University
Research Software Engineer
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Job Description
The HIDIVE Lab in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School is conducting research at the interface of human and artificial intelligence. We create methods and tools that enable humans and machines alike to interact with and generate insights from biomedical data. In our work, we combine state-of-the-art biomedical informatics, data visualization, and AI/ML techniques across the full spectrum of biomedical data. We are currently looking for a Research Software Engineer who wants to contribute to our mission by leading software projects in areas such as Generative AI for visual exploration of biomedical data, Mixed Reality for 2D and 3D tissue data visualization in spatial biology, Multimodal spatial and single-cell data visualization, 2D and 3D bioimaging data visualization, and Data analysis and data management infrastructure for biomedical data visualization. The HIDIVE Lab participates in large-scale collaborative projects such as the NIH Human Biomolecular Atlas Program (HuBMAP), NIH Cellular Senescence Network (SenNet), NIH Kidney Precision Medicine Network (KPMP), NIH Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE), ARPA-H Biomedical Data Fabric (BDF, and Pediatric Care eXpansion - PCX), Human Cell Atlas (HCA), and NIH 4D Nucleome Consortium (4DN).
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of seven years’ post-secondary education or relevant work experience.
- Doctoral degree in biomedical informatics, computer science, computational biology, data science or a related field- strongly preferred.
- 5+ years software engineering experience with focus on web applications.
- 5+ years experience in data analysis and visualization of single-cell and spatial biology data.
- 5+ years biomedical data research experience.
- 5+ years experience working in large scale collaborative research projects in academic/publicly funded research, track record of leading major academic research software projects.
- 3+ years experience in open source software development and community building.
- 3+ years experience in training and community outreach.
- 1+ years experience in mentoring trainees and staff.
- Proven success in publishing in bioinformatics and computational biology venues.
- Data visualization research experience.
- Python and R software development.
- Grant writing skills.
Skills & Technologies
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Employment Type
Full Time
Experience Level
Senior
Location
Boston, MA
Posted
3 days ago
Visa Sponsorship
Available
Country
US