Research Engineer (Data Analytics) / I²R (A*STAR)

Job Description:
The project focuses on development of machine learning, deep learning and artificial intelligence algorithms for applicants in precision medicine.

Candidates should have demonstrated interests or experience in one or more of the following:

• Analysis of large scale heterogeneous biomedical datastreams (genomics, EMR, imaging, lifestyle)
• Projects involving biomarker identification, knowledge discovery, predictive analytics for patient outcomes, and/or clinical application.
• R&D for advanced algorithms.

Core responsibilities include preprocessing of raw disparate biomedical datasets, development of automated knowledge extraction and feature engineering pipelines, and design of pilot studies/demos. The position entails working in a multi-disciplinary machine learning and deep learning team in close collaboration with bioinformatics experts, biologists, clinicians, as well as other leading academic and industry partners on impactful projects that have the potential to transform patient-care and deliver improved health outcomes.

Job Requirements:

• A minimum of Bachelor Degree with knowledge or exposure to Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Statistics, or other Data Science intensive fields
• Candidates should have particular experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Large-scale data handling and/or databases
• Experience with biomedical data analysis
• Genomics/ Computational and Systems Biology
• Medical Imaging
• Biomedical informatics/ Healthcare Data Analytics
• Knowledge extraction and feature engineering
• Natural Language Processing/Text Mining
• Exposure to machine learning and deep learning methods is highly encouraged
• Experience in corporate or application oriented environments is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Quick learner, willing to acquire the necessary domain knowledge
• Good communication skills for proposals, reports, and publications
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Experience with biomedical and healthcare datasets (EMR, medical imaging, genomics) is a plus.
• Strong programming abilities (Eg: Python, R, MATLAB, C/C++, Java, Perl, Bash)
• Familiarity with data preprocessing, data science and data visualization tools (Eg: SAS, Tableau, Knime, WEKA, Jupyter notebooks, deep learning, machine learning and visualization libraries)

Bioinformatics applicants looking to switch into fields related to analytics and intelligent systems with significant domain expertise and strong programming skills will also be considered.

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Requeriments :

• Technical Bachelor

Skills :

• Computational Biology
• genomic
• Machine Learning
• Programing in C
• Programing in C++
• Programing in Python
• Programing Skills
• Programming in Java
• Programming in Matlab
• Programming in PERL
• Programming in R
• Systems Biology

Areas :

• Bioinformatics

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Additional Info:
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) is Singapore’s lead government agency for economic-oriented Research and Development (R&D). We advance science and develop innovative technology to further economic growth and improve lives. For more information about A*STAR, please visit: www.a-star.edu.sg

DIVISION & RI / ENTITY PROFILE:

About The Institute For Infocomm Research (I²R)

The Institute for Infocomm Research (I²R) is a member of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) family and is Singapore’s largest ICT research institute. Our strategic thrusts are in the spheres of intelligence, communications and media and our research capabilities are in shared sensor networks, public-public/public-private data-sharing platform, big data analytics and visualization solutions. For more information about I2R, please visit www.i2r.a-star.edu.sg

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