Research Data Operations Engineer - Full Time - Hybrid

Ikerian AG; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 65 000 - 90 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Competitive salary

Growth opportunities

International setting

Work-life balance

Occasional travel to Switzerland HQ

Resumo da oferta

Ikerian AG is seeking a Research Data Operations Engineer to own the data backbone for researchers—handling pipelines, tooling, and governance across thousands of patient images, modalities, and EHR excerpts. The role sits at the intersection of data engineering, ML infrastructure, and data governance.

You will write scripts, stand up infrastructure, and ensure data integrity end to end, with emphasis on reproducibility and regulatory compliance in healthcare data.

Qualificações

• University degree in CS or related
• 3+ years in a similar role and field
• 2+ years in healthcare sector
• Excellent verbal and written English
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Strong Python skills (Rust ideal, R a plus)
• Data engineering fundamentals: pipelines, versioning, validation
• Experience handling sensitive/regulated data
• Several years building data tooling and infra

Responsabilidades

• Create and support EHR extraction, matching and transformation tools
• Support data versioning (DVC) operations
• Build pipelines to clean, validate and organize clinical imaging data and EHR excerpts
• Assist migration from custom image formats to DICOM
• Make data annotation fast for researchers
• Set up and manage data access controls
• Ensure compliance with clinical and privacy regulations
• Build search and stats tooling for datasets and summaries
• Own data integrity across the data lifecycle

Conhecimentos

English communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Teamwork

Independent work

Formação académica

University degree in Computer Science or related field

Ferramentas

Python

DVC

DICOM

Rust

GDPR/PHI awareness

Descrição da oferta de emprego

About Us

Ikerian AG (formerly RetinAI Medical) is a fast-growing medical device software company headquartered in Bern, Switzerland. Our mission is to enable the right decisions sooner in healthcare, through transformative AI & data management solutions for disease screening and monitoring. Join our diverse team of entrepreneurs, developers, researchers, and commercial experts who are collectively shaping the future of healthcare.

Job Description

We build AI/ML systems on clinical imaging and patient data. As our Research Data Operations Engineer, you'll own the data backbone our researchers depend on: the pipelines, tooling, and governance that keep thousands of patient images, multiple modalities, and EHR excerpts clean, findable, versioned, and compliant. We are looking for a Research Data Operations Engineer to join our team. This role sits at the intersection of data engineering, ML infrastructure, and data governance. It's hands‑on. You will write the scripts, stand up the infrastructure, and own data integrity end to end.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and support EHR extraction, matching and transformation tools
• Support data versioning (DVC) running smoothly, and make updating, tracking, and rolling back datasets routine
• Build and maintain pipelines and tools to clean, validate, and organize clinical imaging data and EHR excerpts
• Support the migration from our custom image format to DICOM
• Make data annotation fast and painless for researchers
• Set up and manage access controls so the right people reach the right data
• Keep data handling aligned with clinical and privacy regulations
• Build search and statistics tooling so the team can locate datasets and pull summary stats quickly
• Own data integrity across the full data lifecycle

Requirements

• University degree in Computer Science or related field.
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant working experience in a similar role and field
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in the healthcare sector
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong Python skills, Rust ideally, R is a plus
• Solid data engineering fundamentals: pipelines, file and format handling, validation, versioning
• A high bar for correctness, reproducibility, and data integrity
• Experience handling sensitive or regulated data, or the discipline to get up to speed quickly
• Several years building and operating data tooling and infrastructure
• Nice to have
• DICOM or medical imaging experience
• Hands‑on experience with DVC or similar data‑versioning tools
• Rust in production (deployed in a professional environment)
• Experience in regulated environments (medical, clinical, GDPR/PHI)

Benefits

What We Offer

• A chance to be part of an exceptional team driving innovation in healthcare
• A competitive salary in a supportive work environment that fosters work‑life balance
• Opportunities for professional growth and development in an international setting
• A culture of collaboration and inclusion, which is fundamental to our ethos
• Occasional travel to our HQ in Switzerland, immersing you in our core operations and company culture