What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scientist III, Computational Pathology position at The Fountain Group?
Scientist III, Computational Pathology | South San Francisco, CA
- Pay: $70-85/hr.
- Remote Opportunity
- 12-month assignment with possibility for extension or conversion based on performance and budget.
- Implementation of different scripts and pipelines for spatial transcriptomics data analysis and analysis of high-plex PhenoCycler Fusion (CODEX) images.
- Independently performing end-to-end high-plex image analysis (tissue classification, cell segmentation, detection of marker positivity, cell phenotyping, unsupervised clustering, neighborhood analysis, proximity analysis).
- Acting as a subject matter resource and training other team members in spatial analysis tasks.
- Collaborating with pathologists and digital pathology scientists to support spatial biology projects.
- Presenting the results and findings from spatial biology studies to stakeholders.
- MSc, PhD, or equivalent degree in biological sciences / computational biology / engineering / computer science / informatics
- Fluency in Python and R
- Experience in implementing and utilizing open-source scripts and pipelines for high-plex image analysis
- Experience in quantitative digital pathology analysis platforms such as Halo, Visiopharm, QuPath
- Close familiarity with tissue microscopic anatomy and histology (normal and diseased) is a plus
- Excellent verbal communication skills are required including the demonstrated ability to effectively and clearly summarize results for presentation and report generation
- Strong motivation, attention to detail, ability to think independently and fully integrate into a high achieving team environment
- Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects
Salary : $70 - $85