Assistant Data Scientist, Radiation Physics

About the Role

The Assistant Data Scientist supports advanced computational and data-driven initiatives within Radiation Physics - Research to enhance proton therapy research and treatment planning. This role contributes to algorithm development, treatment planning studies, and infrastructure improvements, aiming to advance innovative solutions for dose computation, image processing, and radiation physics research.

Key Responsibilities

Software Development

• Assist in analyzing data-related problems, formalisms, algorithms, and software.
• Contribute to the development of complex proton therapy algorithms under direct supervision.
• Support programming activities across multiple systems and technical environments.
• Develop software solutions that support dose computation and treatment planning activities.

Project Development

• Contribute to the analysis and development of formalisms for complex research applications.
• Support the development of algorithms and software related to dose computations.
• Assist with Monte Carlo techniques used in radiation physics applications.
• Participate in treatment planning, image processing, measurements, and data analysis projects.
• Support scientific and technical research initiatives within proton therapy programs.

Infrastructure Tool Development

• Develop software tools to resolve specific computational and operational problems.
• Maintain software infrastructure supporting research and treatment planning activities.
• Improve computational infrastructure through targeted enhancements and system improvements.
• Assist with implementing new software solutions for dose computations and related applications.

Research & Analysis Support

• Participate in treatment planning studies utilizing developed systems and software.
• Support measurements, image processing, and data analysis efforts.
• Gather and analyze information to support analytical decision-making.
• Apply innovative approaches to complex computational and research challenges.

Additional Duties

• Collaborate effectively with colleagues, researchers, and technical teams.
• Maintain professional communication and documentation practices.
• Support continuous learning and professional development activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Programming skills
• Software development
• Computational modeling
• Medical physics applications
• Scientific research
• Monte Carlo techniques
• Dose computation
• Image processing
• Data analysis

Qualifications

Education

• Required: Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Computational Biology, or a related field.
• Preferred: Master's Degree in a related field.

Work Experience

• Required: None