RTP Research Fellow – Digital Pathology - AI
Company: Mayo Clinic
Location: Rochester
Posted on: November 4, 2025
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Job Description:
Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other
care provider according to U.S. News & World Report. As we work
together to put the needs of the patient first, we are also
dedicated to our employees, investing in competitive compensation
and comprehensive benefit plans – to take care of you and your
family, now and in the future. And with continuing education and
advancement opportunities at every turn, you can build a long,
successful career with Mayo Clinic. Benefits Highlights • Medical:
Multiple plan options. • Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement
account for flexible coverage. • Vision: Affordable plan with
national network. • Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible
expenses. • Retirement: Competitive retirement package to secure
your future. Responsibilities The Mayo Clinic Digital Pathology
(MCDP) is seeking an AI Research Fellow to help advance the next
generation of pathology practice.We are seeking an exceptional
researcher who blends technical excellence with scientific
curiosity and a desire for real-world impact. Mayo Clinic has
digitized over 15 million gigapixel digital pathology slides,
representing an incredible diversity of complex diseases of all
types.This data is now helping to power fundamental advancements in
digital pathology, including the training of class-leading
pathology foundation models and task-specific models that span
pathology practice.At Mayo Clinic, you will have access not only to
pathology slide data, but the full spectrum of multimodal and
longitudinal clinical data needed to develop personalized
diagnostic or predictive AI tools.As a member of the MCDP team, you
will contribute to foundational research in digital pathology and
real-world translation. Your work will help to bring cutting edge
innovations into clinical practice and building the foundations of
the next wave of innovation in pathology. We are seeking candidates
that could be successful in many environments, including top-tier
academic laboratories and leading technology companies, but who
choose this work because of its potential for real and lasting
impact on patients and the future of healthcare. What You’ll Do •
Develop impactful software tools and AI: Develop, implement, and
evaluate vision and multimodal transformers and task-specific
models to support insight generation and downstream model
development • Lead ambitious research: Design and execute novel
research projects in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of
AI scientists, data scientists and engineers and pathologists •
Drive growth and visibility: Help shape the direction and culture
of MCDP as a new and expanding team. You’ll play a key role in our
success through your code, publications, and strategic promotion of
our work. Qualifications • PhD in Computer Science, Biomedical
Informatics, Machine Learning, Engineering, Physics, Medical
Physics, Applied Math, Statistics, or a related field. • Strong
background in deep learning (e.g., CNNs, transformers) and
familiarity with emerging techniques for reasoning and
compositionality with large language models. • Strong Python and ML
ecosystem skills (e.g., PyTorch, scikit-learn, etc.). • Facility
with C/C++/Rust or other systems-level programming languages •
Skilled in writing and able to communicate complex scientific ideas
clearly and compellingly. • Self-motivated, execution-focused, and
intellectually independent. • Goal-oriented. • Comfortable working
with real-world, messy, heterogeneous healthcare data. • A team
player who thrives as a member of a highly functional
cross-disciplinary team Preferred Elements • Prior experience with
AI in healthcare settings. • Prior experience with digital
pathology. • Strong software engineering practices (Git, CI).
Keywords: Mayo Clinic, Rochester , RTP Research Fellow – Digital Pathology - AI, Healthcare , Rochester, Minnesota
