Pediatric Scientist, MR

Job Description Summary

Are you looking to make a meaningful impact? Come join our world-class Imaging R&D team and help shape the future of MR. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with academic partners in the Ohio area and beyond to develop novel pediatric MRI applications and work with a dynamic team of GE scientists and engineers to design clinical solutions that can be integrated into deployable product frameworks to serve patients around the world.

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our purpose is to create a world where healthcare has no limits. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Combine knowledge of MRI, engineering, and clinical needs to design and develop new MR pediatric applications towards automation & simplification of an MR exam, and improving the reliability from patient setup, data acquisition to image reconstruction, analysis and interpretation

• Serve as GE HealthCare technical lead on collaborative projects with academic partners to generate results that are in alignment with GE HealthCare roadmap and goals

• Develop concepts to prototypes and release to external GE HeathCare collaborators following formal MR design controls

• Work with a cross-functional team of engineers and scientists to translate promising prototypes into new products and lead technical/clinical risk retirement towards new product introduction

• Conduct original research resulting in patent applications and scientific publications

• Provide technical expertise and support for projects with internal and external collaborators

• Effectively communicate technical analyses, results, and ideas to GE HealthCare leaders

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree in an engineering or science field such as Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, or Physics

• 4 years of experience or more post-Master's Degree

• Strong knowledge of MR Physics, pulse sequences and image reconstruction

• Demonstrated experience in MR research and development

• Strong knowledge of MR pulse sequences/acquisition techniques and K-space sampling and reconstruction strategies used by various clinical applications

• Substantial experience in software design, implementation, coding

• Foundation in theories underlying machine learning and artificial intelligence.

• Outstanding writing, presentation, and communication skills

• Strong collaboration skills and ability to thrive in a dynamic environment

• Can-do attitude, flexible, intellectually curious, willing to work with cross-functional, global team

Desired Qualifications

• Ph.D. Degree in an engineering or science field such as Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Math or Physics

• Knowledge of emerging Non-Cartesian Acquisition/Reconstruction Techniques, motion correction techniques and MR image artifacts

• Experience working in a clinical environment

• Experience in developing machine learning packages with modern programming languages e.g. Python, R, Scala, Java, MATLAB etc

• Experience in Machine Learning development libraries such as TensorFlow and Keras

• Familiarity with GE MR Systems and research on those systems

• Familiarity with GE EPIC Pulse Sequence Development environment and GE Orchestra Reconstruction environment.

GE HealthCare offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (~~~) . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE HealthCare will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

While GE HealthCare does not currently require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, some GE HealthCare customers have vaccination mandates that may apply to certain GE HealthCare employees.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes