Research Engineer

Research Engineer in HealthCare

Barco Labs

At Barco, we design cutting-edge technology to enhance everyday life. We look beyond the image, creating integrated sight, sound, and sharing solutions that help people collaborate, share knowledge, and captivate audiences. In Barco Labs, our team of experts explores emerging technologies and builds pioneering proof-of-concepts across our Healthcare, Enterprise, and Entertainment divisions, or to venture into new markets.

Our mission is to stay at the forefront of technological innovation. By developing demonstrators and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, we challenge ourselves to uncover new use cases and push the boundaries of what's possible.

Innovation in healthcare

Healthcare is one of the key markets of Barco. For many years, we have contributed to advancements in radiology, mammography, surgery, dermatology, dentistry, pathology, and more.

The Barco Labs Healthcare Innovation team is dedicated to shaping the future of healthcare. This multidisciplinary team—comprising technical experts and researchers, commercial strategists, and clinical expertise —are constantly looking to develop solutions that improve patient care and healthcare models.

By adopting an entrepreneurial mindset, we focus on the real needs of healthcare professionals and patients. In close collaboration with hospitals, healthcare providers, patients, and regulatory bodies, we guide innovations through the entire development cycle. From ideation and MVP definition to market evaluation, business case creation, R&D, and clinical validation, our team ensures that each solution meets the highest standards. We manage every step, from the creation of proof-of-concepts and market validation to commercial introduction and early-stage sales, making sure our innovations have a lasting impact on the healthcare industry.

Purpose of the job
This position is part of a strategic initiative in quality assurance of AI algorithms in healthcare. Together with a team consisting of researchers, developers, product managers and clinical experts, you will be able to contribute to the future of healthcare.

As a Research Engineer, you

• Are an outcome-oriented researcher, you seek to in-depth understand end-user, partner, and patient problems and think of innovative solutions.
• Implement iteratively and in close collaboration with internal and external (clinical) partners, first-of-a-kind prototypes and proof of concepts
• Stay up to date with the new academic, international standardization, regulatory and commercial developments and trends in healthcare imaging and visualization applications
• You share and interact around these insights with your peers.
• Are a team player, you collaborate with your peers, internal stakeholders and external partners to develop and demonstrate innovative solutions to challenging problems.

We are looking for a colleague who

• Has a Master or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a closely related field. Experience in healthcare related industry/technology is a plus. 
• Has a profound knowledge of Python and at least one of the most important machine learning frameworks (Tensorflow, Keras, Pytorch,...)
• Has basic knowledge of medical imaging applications, such as digital pathology, mammography, radiology & surgical imaging.
• Is proficient in dealing with Linux environments.
• The following is a plus:
  • 2+ years of experience in AI research, MLOps or image processing.
  • Experience with the NVIDIA software ecosystem
  • Basic understanding of networking technology.
  • Experience with scientific publications and/or funded projects
  • Practical implementation of (training and inference) pipelines for AI algorithms in healthcare
  • Experience with design and (clinical) validation of image processing algorithms, algorithms to calibrate and normalize (image) data, enhance visualization, detect features, segment objects...
  • Experience with embedded software development
• Has a hands-on innovation and can-do mindset. 
• Works thoroughly and can work independently and with great perseverance towards a result that meets the requirements and constraints, that is evaluated and documented and meets the quality level expected in a healthcare context.
• Is pro-active, takes initiative and shows end-to-end problem ownership.
• Is a loyal team player with good (English) communication skills, Dutch is a plus.

 
What’s in it for you?  

• Drive innovation by exploring technologies that can contribute to novel products and services for the healthcare market
• Work for a global technology top employer
• Appreciate the comfort of our eye-catching headquarters
• Enjoy continuous training opportunities at our very own Barco University
• Enjoy a competitive salary package