"Conquer Cancer trough AI"
본 포지션의 Medical Scientist는 사업 구상, 기획, 전략 수립부터 데이터 해석, 프로젝트별 특화 AI 모델 수정, 파트너 커뮤니케이션에 이르기까지 프로젝트 전반에서 여러 팀과 협업하며 핵심 역할을 수행하게 됩니다. 정해진 문제를 푸는 데 그치지 않고, 문제 정의부터 주도적으로 접근할 수 있는 문제 해결 능력이 가장 중요한 포지션입니다.
쉽지 않은 타임라인과 글로벌 협업 환경이 요구되지만, 충분한 역량을 갖춘다면 루닛의 AI, 컴퓨팅, 데이터 역량을 바탕으로 실제 임상에 적용될 차세대 AI 바이오마커 개발을 리드할 수 있습니다. 루닛은 해당 제품과 기술로 실제 연 100억 원에 가까운 매출을 만들어낸 독보적인 회사이며, 주력 프로젝트에 활용되는 Vision AI외에도 의학 특화 LLM 트레이닝, LLM 파인튜닝 및 Agent 개발, multimodal foundation model 등 최신 AI 기술도 함께 경험할 수 있습니다.
이 분야에서 자신의 역량을 마음껏 펼치고 회사와 함께 성장하고자 하는 도전적인 지원자를 기다립니다. 자세한 자격 요건과 업무 내용은 아래 Job Description을 참고해 주십시오.
Lunit, a portmanteau of ‘Learning unit,’ is a medical AI software company devoted to providing AI-powered total cancer care.
Our AI solutions help discover cancer and predict cancer treatment outcomes, achieving timely and individually-tailored cancer treatment.
🗨️ About the Team
Lunit’s portfolio includes AI algorithms that analyze medical images—such as digital pathology, CT, mammography, and chest X-rays—to support cancer detection and treatment decisions. With 200+ publications and abstracts, 100+ research partnerships with leading institutions, and multiple FDA-cleared AI solutions, Lunit is at the forefront of medical AI.
Lunit is organized into two specialized groups aligned to our mission:
- Cancer Screening Group: Focused on early and accurate cancer detection, primarily through radiology analysis.
- Oncology Group: Focused on understanding cancer biology to optimize treatment planning, currently with an emphasis on digital pathology. As our mission evolves, we will continue expanding data modalities to further enhance cancer care.
🗨️ About the Position
We are seeking a passionate Medical Scientist for our Oncology Group to lead the research and development of groundbreaking AI-powered oncology solutions. This role will oversee clinical research activities and work closely with AI researchers and engineers to develop state-of-the-art AI models and biomarkers that support treatment selection for cancer patients.
The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of clinical science, a genuine interest in medical AI, strong problem-solving and analytical thinking. If you have a passion for bringing true innovation in medicine through technology, love a competitive yet rewarding environment, and enjoy collaborating with diverse groups, this is the perfect role for you.
🚩 Roles & Responsibilities
- Providing medical expertise and managing scientific communication with global industry partners. Involved in commercial development of Lunit SCOPE products in close collaboration with AI, software, and business teams.
- Conducting internal and external collaborative research, publishing results at major conferences (ASCO, ESMO, AACR) and journals. Lead scientific communication and hypothesis generation.
- Development and improvement of AI model and derived biomarker algorithms:
Requirements
🎯 Qualifications
- MD or PharmD with graduation of final degree within the last 10 years
- Proven track record of clinical or translational research, including experience in study design and manuscript preparation
- Experience in clinical data analysis using R, Python, or other languages
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex scientific concepts and clinical data to diverse audiences
- Able to communicate professionally in English and collaborate closely with international colleagues across different time zones
🏅 Preferred Experiences
- MD with residency/fellowship training
- Major authorships in high impact journals: ≥1 paper (IF 10+ journal) or ≥2 papers (IF 5+ journal)
- Direct experience in medical AI model development or evaluation
- Understanding of cancer biomarkers, companion diagnostics, and immuno-oncology
📝How to Apply
- CV (English, free format)
- Please include a publication list if applicable
🏃♀️ Hiring Process
- Document Screening → Competency-based Interview → Competency-based Interview2 → Culture-fit Interview → Onboarding
- After the document screening, we may proceed with a phone screening if needed.
- After the final interview, we may proceed with reference checks if needed.
🤝 Work Conditions and Environment
- Work Type: Full-Time(3-month probation)
- Work Location : Lunit HQ (5F, 374, Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06241, Republic of Korea)
- Salary: After Negotiation
🎸 ETC
- If you misrepresent your experience or education or provide false or fraudulent information in or with your application, it may be grounds for cancellation of the employment.
- Lunit is committed in providing the preferential processing to those eligible for employment protection (national merits and people with disabilities) relevant to related laws and regulations.
- [전문연구요원 지원 가능] Candidates who hold a master’s or doctoral degree in a natural science field relevant to the position are eligible to apply for the Technical Research Personnel. Final approval is subject to review by the Military Manpower Administration.
Benefits
🌻Benefits & Perks
- The office is at a very convenient location, just a minute away from Gangnam Station Exit 3.
- Meal Allowance is provided (up to 12,000 KRW per meal) when working at the office.
- Latest computer models, such as Macs and 4K monitors are provided and can be renewed every three years.
- Seminar registration fees and book purchases are covered.
- Regular in-house AI and medical seminars are held.
- In-house English lessons (aka Luniversal) is provided for English development.
- Access to high-quality AI learning resources & deep learning DevOps system.
- Up to 1.2 million KRW worth of benefits points can be claimed annually.
- Holiday Allowances are provided in the form of gifts or vouchers for Korean National holidays, Seollal and Chuseok.
- Congratulatory and Condolence allowances, along with paid time off are provided.
- Annual medical checkups and employee accident insurance are provided.
