Job Title

Reconstruction Algorithms Developer - MRI

Job Description

Philips is a global leader in health technology, committed to improving billions of lives worldwide and striving to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. Driven by the vision of a better tomorrow.
But it’s not just what we do, it’s who we are. We are 80,000, wonderfully unique individuals, with two things in common. An unwavering sense of purpose and a relentless determination to deliver on our customers’ needs. It’s what inspires us to create meaningful solutions – the kind that make a real difference – when it matters most.

The world and our customers’ needs are changing faster than ever before and while we are proud of what we do already, we know we can do more. That’s why we need you, to help us tackle increasingly complex challenges posed by ever evolving health and well-being needs.

In this role, you have the opportunity to make life better
Looking at the challenges the world is facing today Philips’ purpose has never been more relevant. So whatever your role, if you share our passion for helping others, you’ll be working towards creating a better and fairer future for all. In the Research & Development department in MRI, you will join a global team of software and hardware engineers developing the next generation of MR systems. As a reconstruction algorithms developer, your job is to innovate new (AI based) algorithms for MR reconstruction and provide improvements in image quality, performance or enabling new clinical applications. You will work in multidisciplinary global teams.

• In this role you are responsible to innovate, specify, prototype, engineer, test and document MR reconstruction algorithms.
  
• As part of a global team you will bring clinical MR features from research stage through advanced development into products in the market by delivering product quality software and documentation.
  
• This involves extension and optimization of the existing Philips MR software with emphasis on clinical functionality and usability, operating in a strong multi-functional interaction across all business disciplines, like hardware, software, system integration and verification, marketing and product application.
  
• Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to maintain contacts with clinical sites and other groups within Philips to exchange and advance knowledge in the application of MRI.
  
• You will contribute to conferences and file patent disclosures, and over time have opportunities to expand your skills into other areas of MR development.
  

You are a part of
You will be part of the Business Unit Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) within Philips Healthcare. The BU MRI is responsible for marketing, product development and lifecycle management of the entire clinical MRI portfolio.
Within the BU MRI you will join the R&D Methods & Reconstruction team. This distributed team of about 65 engineers is highly committed to develop and deliver new clinical features to the market. The position is within the Reconstruction group located in Best, The Netherlands. This is a team of 12 engineers.

To succeed in this role, you’ll need a customer-first attitude and the following

• Post-graduate degree (Masters or Ph D) in Mathematics or related science with strong part of applied mathematics and numerical methods
  
• Basic knowledge of MR physics and MR imaging techniques
  
• Knowledge of artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning is strongly preferred
  
• Experience with inverse problem statement and solving large systems of equations
  
• Experience with MRI reconstruction algorithms or other physics based reconstruction techniques.
  
• Experience with relevant programming languages, such as C++ and Python
  
• Creative, dynamic and innovative, with a strong drive to deliver high quality results for our customers
  

In return, we offer you
A path towards your most rewarding career. We welcome you to an exciting, innovative environment, with great opportunities for you to explore! Succeeding in this role will open many doors for your long-term career, in other areas of Philips or elsewhere. We also believe that we are at our best as a company when you are at yours as a person. Thus, we offer competitive health benefits, a flexible work schedule and access to local well-being focused activities. Furthermore, Philips University is available to all employees for learning and development opportunities.

Recruitment Process

• Please note that there is no relocation budget available.
• You can apply till 15-sept-2024. You will receive feedback on your application shortly after this date.

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