Medical Image Analyst

Overview:

Circle Cardiovascular Imaging (Circle) designs, builds, and implements the best-in-class cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging solutions. At the heart of everything we do is our unrelenting drive to continually offer better solutions for healthcare providers that improve healthcare outcomes. This fuels our creativity, informs our decisions and it is the reason we are passionate about our work and most importantly why we are successful. We are careful stewards of resources focused on optimizing both customer and investor value. We strive to make Circle a place where employees are highly valued, engaged, and have opportunities for professional development. Our roots are medical and digital, our passion is contagious, and our people are amongst the best.

Circle's vision is to Transform Cardiovascular Care through Intelligent Solutions. Circle is a well-known, established leader in the cardiovascular imaging industry, with our best-in-class MR and CT imaging solutions utilized by top healthcare institutions worldwide.

Position Overview:
This is a critical role at the heart of our ML development process. As a Medical Image Analyst, you will lead our data annotation, curation and quality control efforts, ensuring that our machine learning models are built upon the foundation of accurate, consistent, and clinically relevant information. You will leverage your deep understanding of medical imaging and anatomy to manage, annotate, and curate datasets from various modalities, including CT and MRI. This is a hands-on role for a meticulous and knowledgeable technologist who is passionate about enabling the next generation of AI-powered cardiovascular diagnostics.

General Responsibilities:

• Perform expert-level, detailed annotations of medical images, such as segmenting cardiovascular
  structures, placing landmarks, and identifying pathologies.
• Write standard operating procedures, annotation guidelines and protocols to ensure consistency
  across all projects and annotators.
• Critically review and assess the quality of annotations provided by external clinical experts
  (radiologists, cardiologists), providing constructive feedback to maintain the highest standards.
• Perform rigorous quality control checks on incoming data to ensure it meets project specifications,
  including image quality, protocol adherence, and de-identification.
• Act as the primary point of contact for the machine learning team regarding all aspects of data.
• Work closely with ML Engineers and Scientists to understand their specific data needs for model
  training and validation.
• Provide expert feedback to the software team on the usability and functionality of our in-house
  annotation tools.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our data collection, curation, and quality control
  workflows.
• Required Skills/Experience:
• 2+ years of hands-on experience working directly with clinical medical images (CT and/or MRI) in aclinical, research, or industry setting.
• Strong understanding of cross-sectional human anatomy, experience with cardiovascular anatomy is considered as a strong asset.
• Meticulous attention to detail with a proven commitment to producing high-quality, precise work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical and anatomical concepts clearly.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Previous experience in data annotation, labeling and curation role for AI/machine learning projects.
• Experience defining annotation guidelines or performing quality assurance on annotated data.

Educational Requirements:

• Degree/Diploma in Medical Imaging, Biomedical Engineering, Life Sciences (e.g., Anatomy,
  Physiology), or equivalent

About the Benefits:

• Competitive compensation and vacation
  
• Transportation allowance
• Flexible working arrangements
• Employee Wellness Program
• Professional development and tuition reimbursement program
• Gratifying internal recognition/kudos programs
• Annual salary review – based on company and individual performance
• Fun, inclusive, ego-free environment where diversity and individual thoughts are encouraged and valued

Upon joining Circle CVI, you will be welcomed into a collaborative and supportive company with uncompromising values on quality, innovation, culture, and customer service. Join us in changing the medical technology world and submit your application below

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