Technical Coordinator Imaging

Health-RI realizes a health data infrastructure for research, policy and innovation in the Netherlands. Availability of health data is important to enable researchers, healthcare professionals and also companies to perform better data-driven care, policy, research and healthcare innovation, thus contributing to improving the health of all Dutch people. Health-RI is a non-profit foundation that secured a €69 million grant from the National Growth Fund in 2021 to realize its ambitions in the coming years.

Health-RI collaborates with a large ecosystem of stakeholders, ranging from citizens and patient representation, ministries, (academic) hospitals, government institutions, umbrella organizations such as NFU, STZ, FMS, VIG, industry, grant providers to knowledge institutions, among others.

Core values of Health-RI are transparent, ambitious, result-oriented, socially engaged, collegial and inclusive.

The Architecture and Implementation team designs, orchestrates and implements the national health data infrastructure for research, policy and innovation. It does this from the five areas of expertise Imaging data, Omics data, Clinical data, Find & Request, and Analysis. Each expertise area has a working group, in which partners from the nodes are represented.

The expertise area Imaging data, focuses on making Imaging data available for multiple purposes.

To strengthen our team we are looking for a Dutch speaking Technical Coordinator Imaging.

Your work

As Technical Coordinator Imaging, you will co-coordinate the Imaging working group.
Together with partners from the nodes a vision will be developed on and a design will be made of the Imaging data interoperability; how can imaging data be made findable, accessible, exchangeable and reusable, thus facilitating reuse for research, policy and innovation.
Aspects from the vision/design are translated into a concrete solution architecture and partial solutions are implemented, configured, integrated and managed, both independently and in cooperation with suppliers and local ICT departments.
You participate in the ambitious European project EUCAIM (European Cancer Imaging initiative funded by Digital Europe) involving >70 partners with the shared vision to accelerate cancer research by building infrastructure for data management, data sharing and analysis with artificial intelligence (AI) methods.
You will actively participate in the central Health-RI architecture and implementation team, responsible for the consistent design and implementation of all Health-RI infrastructure components. In addition, you maintain close contact with other Health-RI teams, such as Data Team, ELSI, Services, Nodes and Health-RI stakeholders to ensure good connection with the solutions being developed in these teams and at Nodes and other Health-RI stakeholder initiatives.
Finally, you will be proactive in identifying gaps and flagging problems, as well as helping to find appropriate solutions to increase efficiency, coherence, and effectiveness within the projects and programs.

Profile

You have at least two years of experience as a Software Engineer, preferably complemented by coordinating or management tasks. This has given you a good understanding of European healthcare systems and image analysis, including the associated interoperability aspects. You have gained this knowledge through work experience in a relevant organization within this domain.

You are someone with a strong work ethic, who performs well both independently and as part of a team. You have a helicopter view, but also an eye for detail, and you have a hands-on mentality. You enjoy managing projects from both content and process perspectives. You have excellent organizational and planning skills and experience with project management tools. In addition, you are communicatively strong and are fluent in both Dutch and English in word and writing.

You are someone who knows how to meet deadlines with a can-do mentality. You have an adventurous spirit and are attracted to our ambitious mission. You do not shy away from challenges and are energized by understanding complex issues and translating them into practical solutions. You are creative, curious, constructive-critical and solution-oriented. In addition, you have a well-developed intuition for dealing with (sometimes conflicting) interests and you know how to navigate effectively within this force field.

Furthermore, you have a background in medical image analysis, computer science, biomedical engineering, physics, medical informatics, or a similar discipline. Experience with data linkage and an understanding of the associated technical and ethical/legal challenges are also desired.

Your Skillset

You possess a broad and versatile skillset that enables you to effectively contribute to the development and implementation of technical solutions within the field of medical image analysis and machine learning. Specifically, your skillset includes:
- Programming languages; you are proficient in programming languages such as Python and R, which are widely used for medical image analysis and machine learning.
- Techniques and standards; you have experience with key techniques and standards within the field, such as DCAT (Data Catalog Vocabulary), DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine), and BIDS (Brain Imaging Data Structure).
- DevOps knowledge; you have a good understanding of DevOps practices and are familiar with tools such as Docker and Kubernetes, which are essential for managing and scaling applications in a containerized environment.
- FAIR Principles and Data Architecture; you have knowledge of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles, which provide guidelines for managing scientific data, and are familiar with data architecture concepts, which helps you design robust and sustainable data platforms.

Our offer

We offer you a job in a young and dynamic scale-up organization. A place where you can really contribute to social impact, with lots of room for personal development and growth. Working at Health-RI means being part of a diverse team of highly qualified professionals working at the intersection of science, government, business and society.
Our office is in Utrecht, in the Beatrix building of the Jaarbeurs, a few minutes' walk from Utrecht Central Station. You can work hybrid and will receive compensation for travel and working from home. We initially offer you a one-year contract, with the intention of converting this to a permanent position upon proven suitability. We have a 38-hour work week, are affiliated for pension with the ABP and have an 8% vacation allowance in May and a year-end bonus of 8.3%. The position is -based on experience- classified in scale 10-11 of the NFU-CAO.

Procedure

We would like to receive your CV with cover letter by September 15, 2024 by email at recruitment@health-ri.nl. After closing, we will make an initial selection based on the responses received. The further procedure consists of two interviews, followed by an employment interview if applicable.

For more information about the vacancy or Health-RI, please contact Niels Bolding, manager Architecture & Implementation at niels.bolding@health-ri.nl.