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Senior Image Analysis Software Engineer, NGNRI

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Job Location:

Detroit, MI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 20 August 2026 (6 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 17 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Senior Image Analysis Software Engineer is responsible for designing developing and deploying advanced image analysis solutions that support high-content microscopy screening and translational research initiatives. This role combines software engineering artificial intelligence machine learning and scientific computing expertise to transform large-scale imaging data into actionable biological insights. Working closely with scientists researchers and digital technology teams the incumbent develops scalable analysis pipelines advances computational imaging capabilities and enables data-driven discovery across the organizations research programs.

About therole

  • Design develop and maintain AI/ML-powered image analysis software supporting high-content microscopy and imaging platforms

  • Develop and optimize deep learning and image analysis algorithms for image segmentation feature extraction classification and phenotypic analysis

  • Build and support scalable high-throughput computational pipelines capable of processing large imaging datasets

  • Establish and maintain software quality standards through validation testing documentation version control and reproducible development practices

  • Collaborate with scientists researchers and technology teams to understand research objectives and translate scientific requirements into technical solutions

  • Support imaging data management metadata standards and long-term data accessibility and integrity in alignment with FAIR data principles

  • Evaluate emerging technologies frameworks and methodologies in image analysis machine learning and computational imaging to drive continuous innovation

  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a collaborative technical environment that promotes knowledge sharing and best practices

  • Assist with scientific communication activities including research publications presentations and internal knowledge sharing

  • Contribute to the advancement of the organizations digital research ecosystem and image analysis capabilities

Aboutyou

Minimum Qualifications

  • 4 years of scientific software development experience in an academic research or industry environment

  • 2 years of experience developing image analysis algorithms and computational workflows

  • Demonstrated expertise in Python software development

  • Experience designing training and deploying deep learning models using PyTorch

  • Experience working with large-scale datasets and scalable computational pipelines

  • Experience with version control and collaborative software development practices

  • Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with scientists and technical stakeholders

  • M.S. degree in Computer Science Computational Biology Bioinformatics Data Science or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science Computational Biology or a related discipline

  • Experience with 3D imaging organoid imaging or microscopy-based image analysis

  • Familiarity with bioimage analysis platforms and tools such as OMERO CellProfiler Fiji/ImageJ scikit-image napari or OME-Zarr

  • Experience deploying software solutions within HPC cloud or containerized environments

  • Participation in open-source scientific computing or bioimage communities

  • Exposure to generative AI applications in scientific imaging

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Aboutus

The Nick Gilbert Neurofibromatosis Research Institute (NGNRI)is a nonprofit organization focused on developing treatments and cures for Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and other neurological disorders and cancers with significant unmet need. Backed by the Gilbert Family Foundation and created in partnership with Michigan State University (MSU) and Henry Ford Health (HFH) NGNRI brings together leading scientific and clinicalexpertiseto accelerate translational discovery.

Located within a newstate-of-the-artresearch facility in midtown Detroit NGNRI offers a highly collaborative environment alongside MSU and HFH. The institute is equipped with advanced platformsincluding organoid and stem cell models AI-driven analysis FACS and CRISPR technologiesand provides access to extensive shared core facilities.

NGNRI supports both in-house researchers and visiting scientists creating a dynamic mission-driven ecosystem designed to advance innovation and deliver impact in an underserved field. As part of Detroits rapidly growing medical research campus NGNRI offers a unique opportunity to contribute tocutting-edgescience within a vibrant and expanding hub.

This job description is an outline of the primary responsibilities of this position and may bemodifiedat the discretion of thecompany at any time. Decisions related to employment are not based on race color religion national origin sex physical or mental disability sexual orientation gender identity or expression age military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. Thecompany provides reasonableaccommodationsto qualified individuals with disabilitiesin accordance withapplicable state and federal laws. Applicantsrequiringreasonable accommodations in completing the application and/orparticipatingin the application process should contact a member of the Human Resources team at.


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