Lead Research Engineer

Job description

Title : Lead Research Engineer

Job ID: 284747

Location : Bangalore, India

Organization: Technology Center, Siemens Healthineers

Mode of employment: Full time

Lead Research Engineer

Introduction

Siemens Healthineers develops innovations that support better patient outcomes with greater efficiencies, giving providers the confidence they need to meet the clinical, operational and financial challenges of a changing healthcare landscape. With 45,000 employees Siemens Healthineers is one of the world’s largest suppliers of technology to the healthcare industry. As a global leader in medical imaging, laboratory diagnostics, and healthcare information technology, we have a keen understanding of the entire patient care continuum—from prevention and early detection to diagnosis and treatment.

The Technology Center department occupies a special position within Siemens Healthineers. It functions as an international network of expertise and as a global partner for technology and innovations. Through its R&D activities across the globe, Technology Center helps secure the company's technological future and bolster its competitiveness.

The In-vitro Diagnostics and Bioscience Research Group of Siemens Healthineers Technology Center in Bangalore, India is looking to recruit candidate who has a keen interest and passion to do interdisciplinary research and development in the areas of computational modeling and biology. This person will be involved in hands-on development of computational methods for modeling biological phenomenon. The ideal candidate would combine knowledge of biostatistics and bioinformatics with a passion for development of computational models and decision support tools to understand biological and clinical data.

What are my responsibilities?

· Identify, develop and implement bioinformatics and biostatistical methods for a better understanding of clinical conditions, diseases and it’s individualized diagnosis and therapy
· Conceive, implement and verify statistical models for analyzing multi-variate data coming from a variety of diagnostic modalities (computational imaging, in-vitro diagnostics). Work with wet-lab researchers to translate these models into verifiable experiments. Analyze data from experiments
· In the context of specific diseases, analyze data from the fields of genomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics and other -omics modalities and use this data to create appropriate disease model
· Integrate computational or statistical models into workflows, databases and decision support systems
· Keep updated with the latest research in area of technical expertise and specific disease diagnostics

What do I need to qualify for this job?

· Masters in bioinformatics, biostatistics, systems biology, biology with a strong quantitative background or equivalent field of study. Ph.D is a plus
· At least 3 years of professional experience in data analysis in a clinical or diagnostics environment and you are experienced in integrating and modeling this data in a clinical context
· Sound knowledge of bioinformatics and biostatistics
· Experience in working with biological datasets (large scale genotyping, sequencing data, etc.). Experience in the analysis of RNA and DNA sequencing as well as metabolomics data is desirable.
· Ability to carry out analysis in R, Python, Perl, Matlab or similar scientific programming environment. Experience in Java or C is a plus.
· Ability to work and administrate Linux-based OS is a plus
· Have an entrepreneurial spirit and a good understanding of business contexts and markets - ideally with initial experience in an industrial environment
· Strong problem solving ability & analytical skills
· Solid communication and interpersonal skills
· Creative, self-directed, and a team player with an ability to take ownership and accountability of assigned tasks

In case you have acquired your skills in alternative ways your application is just as well appreciated.

What else do I need to know?

Siemens is dedicated to quality, equality, and valuating diversity and we welcome applications that reflect the diversity of the communities within which we work.

We are looking forward to receiving your online application. Please ensure you complete all areas of the application form to the best of you ability as we will use the data to review your suitability for the role.

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