CellChorus (YC S21) Is Hiring

Location: Houston, Texas CellChorus applies AI to "watch" thousands of videos of cell movement, interactions, survival and death. Our customers use our platform to determine the best therapies to move forward to clinical trials, to understand patient response and non-response, and to maintain consistent manufacturing. You will help some of the top immunotherapy companies in the world improve the lives of patients diagnosed with cancer, infectious diseases, auto-immune disorders and other conditions. We are looking for someone awesome who: - has extensive programming experience with Python (experience integrating C++ libraries and wrapping functions in Python for faster processing is preferred); - has extensive experience with various visualization tools and GUI development, and is comfortable with libraries such as PyQT and VTK; - has some familiarity with multiprocessing libraries and techniques; - preferably has had educational or professional exposure to cell biology, cancer biology, immunology or a similar field, preferably with a familiarity of bio-image datasets; - is comfortable communicating throughout the organization and with external partners; and - is motivated to help patients. What you will do and/or be responsible for: - deploy, maintain and improve existing computational pipelines; - conduct analyses of results generated in the CellChorus imaging lab; - generate statistical summaries, graphs, plots and charts of results; - collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including from scientific, sales and marketing teams, as well as senior leadership and external partners; and - document results and support grant activities. Other considerations: - Language: Professional communication skills (both written and verbal) in English are required. - Timing: Candidates should be able to start within 30 days. - Location: Houston, Texas. For more information on our pipelines, see the Bioinformatics and IEEE papers at https://cellchorus.com/resources. For information on our entire platform, start with the PLOS One paper. You can also see example videos of cells at https://cellchorus.com/videos. CellChorus is an Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. CellChorus prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Please apply with a PDF version of your CV/resume.

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