Medical Data scientist (f/m/x) for biomedical informatics and data science

We are seeking for a potential candidate interested in joining the Insitute of Biomedical Informatics at the University Hospital of Cologne. The candidate should demonstrate exceptional proficiency and academic achievements in data computer science, coupled with a strong understanding of machine learning and/or expertise in domains related to extensive health data, such as genomics and imaging data analysis. Desired skills also encompass familiarity with scientific programming, data computation, statistical analysis, as well as a grasp of mathematical methods and numerical analysis. Candidates will be tasked with tackling machine learning challenges and data science computing assignments as part of the selection process.

A successful candidate will have an opportunity to join various projects, among others to German National Research Data Infrastructure for Personal Health Data (NFDI4Health) and 'Better real-world health-data distributed analytics research platform' (BETTER) projects. The BETTER project is developed under the Horizon Europe Tools and Health (HORIZON-HLTH-2023-TOOL-05) framework. Within BETTER project, a succesful candidate will engage in evidence-based research focusing on Paediatric Intellectual Disability, Inherited Retinal Dystrophies, and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Furthermore, the project will explore, research, and validate innovative digital tools, technologies, and methodologies within these medical areas, applied in real-world data contexts.

During this project your responsibilities could range among various tasks:

• Implement novel machine learning and AI methods and improve health and well-being by translating AI into the healthcare practice
• Contribute to the development of a research agenda for the digital transformation of healthcare services and infrastructure
• Develop innovative technologies in collaboration with international partners from Horizon projects, and from research data infrastructures such as the Medical Informatics Initiative (MII), and the National Research DataInfrastructure (NFDI)
• Closely collaborate with Uniklinik Köln clinics and help them to discover new insights from data
• Support data reusability, big data management for research, and multimodal data integration
• Actively take part in developing an interdisciplinary teaching curriculum for medical data scientists and develop new modules both for medical and informatics students
• Support the acquisition of new projects in the field of medical data science
• Collaborate with the other Ph.D. and Postdoc researchers within Uni Köln, in national networks, and internationally EU networks

• Sc. degree - preferably acquired or near-to-completion Ph.D. - in Computer Science, Medical Informatics, Information Technologies, or a related field
• Excellent track records in academic field
• A good background in data-driven methods (e.g. machine learning, statistics) and/or knowledge-driven methods (e.g. logic programming, automated reasoning, expert systems)
• Good programming skills and experience
• Strong willingness to learn new technologies
• Knowledge of modern software development tools and data science practices
• Good communication skills and eager to work as part of a research team/interdisciplinary research teams
• Good command of English

• We offer an excellent technical infrastructure (medical data integration center) and clinical collaborations to work with real-world healthcare data
• We promote your professional career development, with the opportunity to take part in national as well as European-wide academic, research and industry consortia
• We guide you to acquire your own research projects and lead a team of junior developers and researchers
• Our institute promotes diversity and offers a family-friendly and modern working environment
• We offer flexible home-office hours

Working at the University Hospital Cologne and the Medical Faculty means helping to shape the future - the future of medicine, of patients and, of course, your own future. You benefit from 60 clinics and institutes as well as numerous other departments and facilities and more than 12,000 jobs. The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Cologne and the University Hospital Cologne assume important social tasks in research, teaching and patient care. A close network with many university and non-university partners guarantees an internationally successful science and the excellent education of our students.

We are seeking for a potential candidate interested in joining the Insitute of Biomedical Informatics at the University Hospital of Cologne. The candidate should demonstrate exceptional proficiency and academic achievements in data computer science, coupled with a strong understanding of machine learning and/or expertise in domains related to extensive health data, such as genomics and imaging data analysis. Desired skills also encompass familiarity with scientific programming, data computation, statistical analysis, as well as a grasp of mathematical methods and numerical analysis. Candidates will be tasked with tackling machine learning challenges and data science computing assignments as part of the selection process.

Within the scope of the assigned responsibilities, a successful candidate will engage in numerous collaborative training events with Europe's leading industrial partners in medical data software design for health data analysis. These experiences will offer invaluable opportunities for interaction and learning for a potential candidate.