Developer - C++ - Level III

On behalf of our client in the Life Science industry, Harvey Nash is looking for a Senior Developer - C++ for a 2 + month project in Switzerland.

The role is about helping optimise image analysis methods and workflows involving large data volumes over a wide range of imaging modalities.

You are responsible for:
- Collaborating with biologists and imaging scientists on ongoing projects and suggest relevant image analysis, statistics and visualisation solutions
- Evaluating and integrate image analysis and visualisation tools and components
- Developing and optimising workflows that leverage targeted and distributed high performance computing resources to deliver analysis for large data volumes.
- Providing support and training on analysis workflows
- Integrating workflows with existing ESB or web services frameworks
- Implementing optimised algorithms to perform image processing and data analysis, typically in a high performance computing environment
- Communicating analysis results and methods to the group, the NIBR community and the broader scientific community

Requirements

- Three years of relevant work experience, preferably in a setting involving direct interaction with researchers/scientists
- MS/PhD in Computer Science/Engineering, Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Mathematics or a related subject or relevant experience
- Experience with HPC, grid computing, etc.
- Demonstrated understanding of image analysis and statistics
- Experience with a number of relevant projects in image analysis, visualization, workflow development, etc.
- Experience with algorithm development for brightfield, multi-channel, time series and volume imaging is a plus
- Experience with open-source image analysis and workflow tools like ImageJ/Fiji, CellProfiler, Knime, VTK, etc as well as commercial tools like Acapella, Av, Amira would be a beneficial
- Tools/Programming experience could incl: C++, OpenCV, MPI, OpenMP, CUDA/OpenCL, Python, R, Matlab, Spotfire
- Excellent written and spoken English

Are you available immediately, have experience working within a Life Science company?

Please send your complete CV (Word documents preferred)

For further details feel free to call me.

I am looking forward to receiving your application.