Scientist

Overview

Bruker is one of the world’s leading analytical instrumentation companies enabling scientist to make breakthrough discoveries and develop new application that improve the quality of human life. Our high-performance products and high-value life science and diagnostic solutions are trusted by leading businesses, institutes, and scientists worldwide. Today, more than 8,500 employees at over 90 locations are working on this permanent challenge to make the world a better place.

Our team’s mission is to accelerate spatial biology through analytics research. Our work focuses on three platforms:

• CosMx, a single-cell spatial imaging platform that leads the industry in both mRNA and protein plex. Measuring ~1 million cells x ~19,000 genes per experiment, every new dataset holds never-before-seen biology.
• GeoMx, the only platform capable of measuring >1000 proteins at the single cell level.
• AtoMx, a cloud computing environment hosting a database of >2 billion spatially resolved single cells.
  
  

Getting the most from these platforms requires tackling a host of difficult and tantalizing algorithmic problems. We’re looking for someone to join us in this impactful and fascinating work.

Responsibilities

We are seeking a highly motivated Computational Biologist II / Biostatistician II / Bioinformatics Scientist II. In this role, you will tackle a wide range of research and development challenges, including:

• Training deep learning models on both transcriptomic and protein imaging data
• Developing new statistical and computational methods
• Creating and contributing to open-source software tools
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams of biologists, assay developers, and software engineers
  
  

This job should feel like the best postdoc position in the world: wide latitude to pursue ambitious projects in a collaborative setting, opportunities to publish and patent, and cutting-edge data held in the world’s biggest single cell database as your playground.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications are below. Beyond this, we will accept a broad range of years of experience; we will adjust the job title and responsibilities accordingly.

• PhD in Computational Biology, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or a related field (new graduates welcome)
• Demonstrated expertise in neural network training as a major part of your research or applied work
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or R
  
  

Preferred

• Familiarity with single-cell or spatial omics data
• Some expertise in cancer biology, neuroscience or cellular biology
• Experience contributing to open-source projects
  
  

At Bruker, base salary is part of our total compensation. The estimated base salary range for this full-time position is between $101,000 to $156,000 provides an opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role.The base salary for the role will depend on a several job-related factors, including, but not limited to education, training, experience, the geographic location of the successful candidate, skills, competencies, job-related knowledge and travel requirements for this position. Full-time employees may also be eligible for a performance-related incentive in addition to a full range of benefits including 401(k) with company match, an employee stock purchase plan, medical and dental plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, employee assistance program and paid time off including vacation, sick time and holidays, and more.

Bruker is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Certain positions at Bruker require compliance with export control laws and as a result, all interviewed candidates for all positions will be screened pre-interview to determine their eligibility in light of export control restrictions