Senior Scientific Lead
Core
Lead the development and roadmap of X-ray and electron diffraction data processing software for macromolecular, small-molecule, and serial crystallography to serve the global structural biology community.
Role type
Senior Scientific Lead (Software & Data Science)
Builds
Production-ready data processing tools and platforms for scientific research
Domain
Life Sciences / Materials Science / X-ray & Electron Diffraction
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Macromolecular crystallography, Small-molecule crystallography, Electron diffraction, Serial crystallography, Diffraction data processing, Software translation, Scientific partnership management, Community engagement, Roadmap definition, Cross-technique expertise
Preferred skills
XDS tool familiarity (Spot-Finding, Indexing, Integration, Scaling), Future-oriented vision of computational science, Stakeholder management
Technologies
XDS, HPC environments, Data processing pipelines
Responsibilities
Define and steer the roadmap for crystallographic software across techniques; Collaborate with software engineers to translate scientific methods into reliable tools; Act as the scientific liaison for the global crystallography and structural biology community; Build and manage scientific and technological partnerships; Align software development with real experimental requirements from synchrotron facilities; Represent DECTRIS's software and scientific capabilities internally and externally.