Software Engineer - Lab-Auslander

The Wistar Institute is a world leader in early-stage discovery science in the areas of cancer, immunology, and infectious disease. Wistar is committed to accelerating research advances from bench to bedside through brilliant science and distinctive approaches to collaboration among scientific investigators and academic and industry partners. Wistar’s dynamic environment supports the advancement of discoveries that will change the future of human health. The Wistar Institute has an opening for a Software Engineer to join the laboratory of Dr. Noam Auslander. This position is fit for experienced software engineers interested in biomedical research as well as development using computational techniques.  The successful candidate will develop computational and machine learning methods for cancer research. This will include software development, benchmarking, and collaboration with other scientists.  The ideal candidate for this role will have a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in a science-related field with a minimum of two years’ experience working as a software engineer.  Candidates with experience in Python, shell scripting, and Linux, C/C are preferred.  The Wistar Institute is located in the University City area of Philadelphia, in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania Campus. Wistar provides resources to its faculty and staff that enable them to conduct cutting edge collaborative research and provides for outstanding intellectual environments and state-of-the-art facilities. Research discoveries conducted at Wistar have led to the development of vaccines; the identification of genes associated with cancers; and the development of many other significant research technologies and tools. We offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.  For more information about The Wistar Institute visit our website at www.wistar.org.