Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. High Trail is seeking a Senior Computer Vision Scientist to lead the design, development, and validation of machine learning and deep learning solutions for medical imaging applications. This role is critical in translating cutting-edge research into production-grade, clinically reliable software.
Responsibilities
• Design, develop, and optimize computer vision and deep learning models for medical imaging modalities (e.g., MRI, CT, ultrasound, pathology, multimodal data)
• Lead development of end-to-end medical imaging applications, including preprocessing pipelines, model training, inference, and post-processing
• Apply advanced machine learning techniques (CNNs, transformers, self-supervised learning, etc.) to solve real-world clinical problems
• Collaborate cross-functionally with software engineers, product managers, and clinical experts to translate requirements into deployable AI solutions
• Own model evaluation and validation, including sensitivity, specificity, ROC/AUC, calibration, robustness testing, and performance analysis
• Contribute to data strategy, including dataset curation, annotation workflows, quality control, and bias assessment
• Support regulatory-facing activities by producing technical documentation, validation reports, and model explainability artifacts
• Stay current with emerging research in computer vision and medical AI, incorporating relevant advancements into production systems
• Mentor junior scientists and contribute to technical leadership within the team
Skills
• PhD or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related technical field
• 6+ years of hands-on experience in computer vision and machine learning, with significant experience in medical imaging
• Strong expertise in deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Experience building and deploying production-quality ML systems (beyond research prototypes)
• Solid understanding of medical imaging data formats and standards (e.g., DICOM, NIfTI)
• Proven ability to work with large, noisy, real-world datasets
• Strong programming skills in Python; familiarity with C++ is a plus
• Excellent problem-solving skills and comfort working in ambiguous, high-impact environments
• Experience working in FDA-regulated or other regulated medical software environments
• Familiarity with model interpretability, uncertainty estimation, and calibration in clinical AI systems
• Experience with cloud-based ML infrastructure, model deployment, and MLOps practices
• Track record of publications or patents in computer vision or medical imaging
• Prior experience mentoring or leading technical teams
Company Overview
• At High Trail we build bespoke teams of elite specialist technology professionals, deployed from our High Trail Verified community. It was founded in undefined, and is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, US, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://www.hightrail.com/.