Senior Computational Biologist

4 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Garvan Institute of Medical Research Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Computational Scientist to join our team at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. As a key member of our Computational Biology group, you will collaborate with researchers to develop and apply AI and Machine Learning models for life science data analysis.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and optimise AI/ML algorithms for various types of life science data, including image data from intravital microscopy, histopathology, spatial transcriptomics or proteomics, and antibody protein sequences.
  • Develop user-friendly interfaces, software and tools for scientists to analyse and visualise complex datasets using languages such as Python, R, JavaScript, Julia, MATLAB or C++.
  • Support the publication process by preparing high-quality figures, data visualizations, and supplementary materials for scientific manuscripts.
  • Implement best practices for data analysis through evaluation/benchmarking of existing methods and/or original method development.
  • Stay up to date with the latest advancements in AI/ML and computational biology, as well as building and maintaining biological domain expertise.

Requirements

  • Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or a related field.
  • Image analysis expertise essential, experience with scientific image analysis software tools, such as ImageJ/Fiji, Imaris, Ilastik, Cellprofiler, and QuPath, is advantageous.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with AI/ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch and TensorFlow) and image processing libraries (e.g., OpenCV and Scikit-Image).
  • Good foundation in statistics and machine learning, with in-depth knowledge of statistical inference and modern ML techniques (e.g., deep convolutional neural networks, transformers, self-supervised learning and generative models).
  • Strong programming skills in Python, with experience in additional languages (e.g., R, JavaScript, Julia, MATLAB or C++).
  • Proficiency in software development best practices (version control, unit testing, code review).
  • Familiarity with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment.

About Garvan

The Garvan Institute of Medical Research is an independent Medical Research Institute (MRI) in Sydney, delivering scientific and clinical impact on a global basis and in partnership with organisations that share our vision. We are proud to be one of Australia's largest and most highly regarded MRI's.

We seek to see our world-class discovery research achieve life-changing impacts, not only for individual patients with rare diseases, but for the many thousands affected by complex, common disease.

Garvan promotes a diverse workplace and is committed to the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. We are always looking for culture 'add', not culture 'fit' and are building diverse teams with great sets of complementary styles and skills to help deliver our important work effectively.

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