Optical Research Scientist, Pathology

Verily is an Alphabet company combining a data-driven, people-first approach to bring the promise of precision health to everyone, every day.

Our team combines expertise in healthcare, data science and technology to improve the health and well-being of our communities. We are developing the infrastructure and solutions to harness the profusion of health information for good. Our data-driven solutions span three primary areas: research, care and innovation. Programs include Project Baseline - our research initiative to increase participation and evidence generation in clinical research; Onduo - our personalized virtual care platform, which includes connected tools, lifestyle coaching and clinical support; and Debug - our effort to reduce the threat of mosquito-borne diseases by combining machine learning with sterile insect technique. We’re also actively working to combat the spread of COVID-19 through new programs like Healthy at Work. 

Description

We are seeking an outstanding Optical Research Scientist to take part in advancing state-of-the-art imaging systems. This scientist will be responsible for researching, designing, prototyping and characterizing novel optical instruments, and applying these to ground-breaking analysis of tissue specimens. Successful candidates will demonstrate proactivity, creativity and an eagerness to push the boundaries in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. Together with an interdisciplinary team of scientists, hardware and software engineers, medical professionals, business and strategy experts and regulatory specialists, this role will help develop technology to unlock new insights from tissue, revolutionizing understanding and treatment of diseases like cancer.

You can read more about the project here. 

We partner with leading life science, medical devices and government and academic organizations to enable fast development, meaningful advances, and deployment at scale. Our work spans many projects, including Immune Profiler, our deep immune molecular mapping platform; Virtual Stainer, our hyperspectral microscopy and unstained tissue predictive algorithms platform.

Responsibilities

• Innovate state-of-the art optical imaging and spectroscopy systems.
• Integrate optical sensing technology into high-throughput, industrial-scale analysis platforms.
• Design and conduct experiments to characterize complex features of tissue.
• Evaluate and recommend emerging technology in relevant fields.
• Contribute to the generation of intellectual property and peer-reviewed publications.

Qualifications

• PhD degree in Optics, Physics, Electrical Engineering or related technical field, or MS with 2+ years of post-graduate work, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• Experience designing, building and characterizing optical systems.
  
• Experience with lens design/ray tracing tools, laboratory instrumentation and automation.
  
• Expertise with image processing and analysis in Python, C++ or similar languages.
  

• PhD with 4+ years of industry experience developing commercial scientific instrumentation.
• Success designing and launching advanced microscopy systems for use in regulated environments.
• Development or use of optical technology for applications in biological or chemical analysis.

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