Research Software Engineer in Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare

About us

The University of Bern is located at the heart of Switzerland. Internationally connected and regionally anchored, it cultivates exchange with society and strengthens partnerships between science, medicine, business, and politics. The University of Bern is committed to a deliberate and ethical responsibility towards people, animate and inanimate nature. As an important educator, promoting enterprise and industry in the region and beyond, it distinguishes itself through problem-oriented research into questions of pressing social relevance. The University of Bern is an equal opportunity employer, promotes healthy work-life-balance and safe working environments, and strives to increase the number of women at all levels in its faculties.

The ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research is the University of Bern's transdisciplinary center of excellence for medical technology research. Its mission is to tackle unmet clinical needs and envision future challenges in diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment to create viable healthcare technology solutions with imagination, agility, and purpose. Its projects run from discovery and basic research to clinical translation.

The Artificial Intelligence in Health and Nutrition (AIHN) is looking for a motivated full stack research software engineer with excellent technical skills to join our team. The candidate would be a key member of the AIHN scientific team, taking a crucial role in the development and deployment of our technology. We are looking for
motivated individuals with strong communication skills who are eager to learn, able to understand the requirements of the field, and willing to contribute their experience to solving challenging problems in close collaboration with our team.

Tasks

• Develop structured and maintainable code to support ongoing research and development projects
• Develop new software features, applications, and system components
• Maintain and further develop existing systems, platforms, and applications
• Design and implement APIs and backend services
• Contribute to cross-platform mobile application development for both Android and iOS
• Support web and UI development for applications and tools
• Develop interfaces and integration layers for AI-powered models and services
• Work closely with the internal research team
• Communicate and collaborate with external partners and experts

Requirements

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field or Bachelor's degree with at least 2 years of relevant industry experience
• Strong Python programming skills
• Experience with API development and backend systems
• Experience with mobile application development for both Android and iOS platforms
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Excellent communication skills in English (working language at ARTORG)
• Interest in multidisciplinary research environments
• Awareness of data privacy and security considerations in healthcare applications

Good to have:

• Experience in integrating applications with AI or machine learning models
• Familiarity with Linux systems and development environments
• Knowledge of web development and UI design
• Experience with cloud platforms or deployment environments

We offer

• Creative and international environment to conduct competitive research in an interdisciplinary team
• Strong links with the Bern University Hospital (Inselspital), providing a coherent and holistic perspective on how AI in healthcare can benefit patients, further strengthened through collaborations with other national and European hospitals