Senior Data Scientist – Computer Vision

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Position Summary

Caris Life Sciences is looking for a seasoned, innovative, and impact-driven Senior Data Scientist for R&D to enable and expand the Caris suite of histopathology biomarkers. This role will be responsible for leading the development of computer vision-based machine learning algorithms and analytic pipelines to drive Caris' research initiatives forward, including guiding the design, development, and maintenance of the machine learning infrastructure. The successful candidate will possess deep analytical expertise, demonstrated leadership, strong communication skills, and a passion for personalized medicine and innovation. In addition, the position has numerous opportunities for publishing scientific results and mentoring junior team members.

Job Responsibilities

• Design, implement, refine, and test algorithms and workflows to support strategic goals in image biomarker discovery, molecular profiling, and translational R&D.

• Collaborate with pathologists and scientists to develop ground truth datasets and diverse feature sets from whole slide images (WSIs) and other modalities.

• Build predictive models using both structured and unstructured data, integrating imaging, molecular, and clinical data.

• Process and analyze large, multi-source datasets across various data types.

• Lead cross-functional research initiatives and contribute to scientific strategy and roadmap planning.

• Support ad hoc analysis and reporting requests with timely, accurate, and interpretable results.

• Follow best practices in code development, documentation, and model delivery within a collaborative team setting.

• Review and provide guidance on modeling approaches, experimental design, and code quality across the team.
   

Required Qualifications

• PhD in Data Science, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field with demonstrated exposure to cancer biology.

• At least three years experience.

• Strong understanding of biological and pathology-driven questions, with the ability to develop statistical and machine learning solutions.

• Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language (e.g., Python, Java, C++), with a preference for Python.

• Experience in Linux environments and version control systems like Git.

• Ability to query and manipulate both relational (SQL) and non-relational (NoSQL) databases.

• Practical experience with machine learning/deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, or OpenCV.

• Hands-on experience with classification, segmentation, and object detection tasks.

• Familiarity with end-to-end data science workflows, including model development, validation, and deployment.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to lead projects, mentor junior scientists, and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
   

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with medical imaging data, especially histopathology images from whole slide scanners.

• Experience in cancer research or oncology-focused AI applications.

• Prior work involving integration of imaging, molecular, and clinical datasets in multimodal modeling.

• Experience with cloud computing environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and distributed training workflows.

• Hands-on experience in developing or fine-tuning foundation models for medical or pathology applications is a strong plus.
   

Physical Demands

• Will work at a computer most of the time, with some time spent collaborating with subject matter experts and business group leaders either in person or through remote conferencing.
   

Training

• All job-specific, safety, and compliance training are assigned based on the job functions associated with this employee.
   

Other

• Job may require after-hours response to emergency issues.

Conditions of Employment:  Individual must successfully complete pre-employment process, which includes criminal background check, drug screening, credit check ( applicable for certain positions) and reference verification.

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Caris Life Sciences is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.