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Title: Senior Specialist Data Science (AI/ML Spatial Omics & Digital Pathology) Quantitative Biosciences

At our company we are committed to becoming the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company and are dedicated to providing leading innovations and solutions for today and the future.

Our Research Scientists serve as the driving force behind our Innovations. We identify and target mechanisms or pathways involved in the disease process and invent novel treatments/therapeutics to address unmet medical needs. This exceptionally COMPLEX task represents one of the most MULTIDISCIPLINARY endeavours in the field.

INNOVATION also thrives at that intersection of multiple disciplines! In this role as a Senior Specialist AI/ML Spatial Omics & Digital Pathology you will have the opportunity to work at that intersection of disciplines to shape innovation in biomarker sciences influence pipeline decisions and contribute to a research-driven environment with industry-leading expertise. This role is within our Pathways Biomarkers & Data Analytics team at our state-of-the-art research laboratory in Biopolis Singapore.

If you are PASSIONATE about applying your expertise to address critical unmet needs and accelerate the discovery and development of new drugs we invite you to join us in pioneering the future of biomarker research for the biopharmaceutical industry.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

Opportunity to drive innovation in AI/ML spatial omics & digital pathology at the intersection of multiple disciplines by integrating medical and disease biology imaging & omics technologies big data and biobanks.

Opportunities for engaging your innovative & creative mind to experiment with new ideas and approaches.

Collaboration with a team committed to leveraging AI/ML for drug development.

A supportive working environment that fosters career growth and continuous learning.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

You will develop AI/ML and image analysis techniques to analyze spatial multiomics images and digital pathology (e.g. Spatial Transcriptomics Spatial Proteomics Immunohistochemistry H&E) and develop data integration methods (e.g. across modalities and clinical information) with the goal of providing novel insights into disease biology and discovering and deploying novel biomarker solutions.

You will formulate appropriate hypothesis identify and execute appropriate analytical methodologies and interpret AI findings to elucidate disease pathophysiology discover novel biomarkers and support target identification/validation. You will also propose study design based on AI/ML analysis results.

You will keep up-to-date with emerging AI/ML platforms for spatial omics and digital pathology and identify appropriate internal and external datasets to evaluate their utility depending on the needs in various disease applications.

As a result of these initiatives you will play a crucial role within the team that leverage AI/ML and spatial biology to support both reverse and forward translation. Your efforts will contribute to transforming insights from medical and disease biology into biomarker solutions that enable decision-making in our drug development programs.

In this role you will collaborate with internal stakeholders and external vendors or partners. You will communicate and present our AI/ML solutions and results to a variety of stakeholders including project teams senior management and external partners. You will also author project proposals publications and technical reports/documentations as part of your responsibilities.

Working at the cutting edge of AI/ML technology for pharmaceutical drug discovery and development offers you the opportunity to present and publish your findings contributing fresh perspectives and diverse viewpoints that can shape the future of the industry.

WHAT YOU MUST HAVE

You are required to have a PhD in Computer Science Data Science Electrical/Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Sciences Computational Biology Physics or a related discipline. Alternatively a masters or bachelors degree in these areas with 5 years of relevant research experience in AI/ML and image analytics will also be acceptable.

You are also required to have a strong background in machine learning deep learning (e.g. CNN GAN transformers autoencoders generative AI etc.) including foundation models for applications in large-scale medical imaging omics data and text/EHR data analytics (e.g. for bigdata/biobank applications).

You should possess significant hands-on experience with programming languages such as Python R along with familiarity with machine learning and deep learning libraries like scikit-learn PyTorch and TensorFlow; and computing & ML-Engineering platforms such as AWS (e.g. Sagemaker) and Databricks.

You are required to have understanding of spatial omics imaging (e.g. Spatial Transcriptomics Spatial Proteomics Digital Pathology) along with expertise in image processing techniques such as image segmentation registration and feature extraction preferably using tools like ITK SimpleITK OpenCV or similar frameworks.

It would be ideal and a big advantage for you if you have knowledge in cardiometabolic immunological and/or neurological disease biology. However more importantly you are expected to demonstrate a strong interest in learning the key concepts in disease biology and in applying that knowledge to drug discovery and development in pharmaceutical R&D.

You should be self-inspired and an enthusiastic team player capable of working in a highly collaborative cross-functional working environment. You should also be fast and earnest learner and self-motivated to handle multiple projects and priorities under challenging timeline.

WHO WE ARE

We are known as Merck & Co. Inc. Rahway New Jersey USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century we have been inventing for life bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the worlds most challenging diseases. Today our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company. Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we follow the science and that great medicines can make a significant impact to our world. And we believe that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to world-class science can succeed by inventing medicine and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy creativity digital mastery or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving so if you are among the intellectually curious join us and start making your impact today.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse talented and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one anothers thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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