Dawar Consulting, Inc. - Image Data Scientist

Data Scientist is needed in South San Francisco, United States.

Client: Dawar Consulting, Inc.

Location: South San Francisco, CA, us

Contract: Contract

Job Description

Our client, a world leader in life sciences and biotechnology, is looking for an “Image Data Scientist” based out of South San Francisco, CA. This is a long-term contract position with the possibility of extension. The Translational Safety, Pathology – Digital Pathology team is seeking someone to support the development of computational image analysis workflows for digital histopathology. This role will partner closely with pathologists and cross-functional scientists to develop and apply image processing, machine learning, and deep learning approaches to pathology data.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement image analysis pipelines for digital pathology / histopathology images using classical image processing, ML, and deep learning techniques.
• Process and analyze Whole Slide Images (WSI) using tools such as OpenSlide or similar.
• Collaborate with pathologists and scientists to design image analysis workflows aligned with biological research questions.
• Perform statistical analyses, data visualization, and support development of AI-driven pathology algorithms.
• Contribute to computational tool development and workflow optimization.

Requirements

• MS/PhD in Data Science, Computer Vision, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or related field with 5+ years of experience.
• Strong Python programming skills including NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, OpenCV.
• Experience with computer vision, image processing, classification, segmentation, and digital pathology analytics.
• Hands-on experience with Whole Slide Image (WSI) analysis.
• Expertise with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Keras.
• Experience working in HPC environments / SLURM.
• Proficiency with Git/GitHub/GitLab version control.

Preferred Skills

• Digital pathology platforms (HALO, Visiopharm, QuPath).
• Object detection / segmentation tools (Detectron2).
• Workflow orchestration (Dagster, Airflow).
• Cloud computing exposure (AWS EC2).
• GUI development using Tkinter or PyQt.

Company Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Sick leave, 401K.