Research Associate - Medical Informatics | Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (d/m/w) - Medizininformatik, Thiemstrasse 111

Medizinische Universität Lausitz - Carl Thiem

Cottbus, Brandenburg, Deutschland
Published Nov 2, 2025
Full-time
Permanent

Job Summary

This Research Associate role in Medical Informatics at the Medical University Lausitz - Carl Thiem is crucial for driving innovative projects that leverage health data for clinical applications and research. Day-to-day tasks involve developing and implementing forward-looking projects, analyzing high-resolution and multimodal health data to enhance disease prediction and therapy, and managing IT processes and large data volumes. The role also requires conceptualizing the optimization and further development of the IT infrastructure. Furthermore, the associate will actively participate in the academic environment by supervising students and theses, contributing to scientific publications, and strategically advancing the field of digital medicine. Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in Medical Informatics or Computer Science and possess technical expertise in handling medical data and software applications. This position offers the opportunity to shape the future of healthcare in the Lausitz region within a modern, inspiring university medical center.

Required Skills

Education

Master's or University Diploma in Medical Informatics, Computer Science, or a comparable scientific field

Experience

  • Professional experience (ideally) in the healthcare industry or in research and development
  • Experience handling medical data and software applications
  • Experience with scientific projects, interdisciplinary collaboration, and third-party funding acquisition (desired)

Languages

German (Intermediate)English (Fluent)

Additional

  • Fixed-term employment contract until December 31, 2027. Full-time commitment (39 hours/week). Location in Cottbus, Germany.