Data Science Lead (Optical Imaging)

Location: Stockholm, Sweden; hybrid workplace. Software engineers based in Stockholm typically work from the office one day per week or every two weeks.

Company

hirify.global develops non-invasive preventative healthcare technology that combines proprietary scanning systems with direct clinical care to provide personalised health insights.

What you will do

• Develop, verify, validate, and deploy physics-based algorithms for laser measurement systems and optical imaging.
• Transform novel sensor data streams into production-ready algorithms for hirify.global clinics and products.
• Collaborate with optical engineers, hardware developers, clinical researchers, and data scientists.
• Design calibration, validation, and noise-characterisation methodologies for measurement algorithms.
• Integrate physics-aware algorithms into backend infrastructure and deliver production-quality code.
• Mentor engineers and researchers within a multidisciplinary algorithm team.

Requirements

• MSc or PhD in Physics, Optical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of relevant industry experience, or 5+ years of experience after a PhD.
• Deep knowledge of physics-based modelling and simulation, including translating optical, acoustic, or electromagnetic systems into code from first principles.
• Experience with laser-based measurement techniques such as laser speckle, Doppler, OCT, interferometry, FMCW lidar, or spectroscopy.
• Strong software engineering skills and experience shipping algorithms to production, including work at the hardware-software boundary.
• Motivation to apply rigorous measurement science to preventative healthcare.

Nice to have

• Experience in clinical or regulated environments and knowledge of medical-device algorithm requirements.
• Background in medtech, biophotonics, metrology, or sensor-driven R&D.
• Experience mentoring engineers or researchers in high-growth, mission-driven organisations.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first approach with flexible workplace arrangements.
• Work focused on improving preventative healthcare and member outcomes.
• Cross-functional project teams with shared goal tracking and regular engineering demos.
• Flexible work practices supporting work-life balance.
• Company meetups several times per year.