Team Lead Position in Data-Centric AI

The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) is one of Europe's largest cancer research centers. “Research for a life without cancer" is the mission of our world-class scientists and all our team members.

The DKFZ is a place where the brightest minds pursue bold ideas and seek answers to pioneering scientific questions through collaboration, innovation, and exploration across many disciplines. We provide a dynamic environment that empowers excellence with state-of-the-art technologies, cutting-edge infrastructure, and a global scientific network.

Contribute your knowledge, vision, and dedication to create a space where scientific discovery in cancer research is transformed into benefits for human health.

As a core partner in Helmholtz Imaging (HI), the German Cancer Research Center is committed to advancing imaging science and technology across all scales, modalities, and scientific domains together with the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC, Berlin), the Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ, Leipzig), and the German Electron Synchrotron (DESY, Hamburg).

Within HI, DKFZ contributes a strong focus on AI-based image analysis and AI validation, offering an attractive research environment with excellent infrastructure, mentoring for young investigator group leaders, administrative support for extramural funding (e.g. ERC), and an international, collegial, and family-friendly atmosphere.

We are seeking, at the earliest possible date, an excellent researcher with an outstanding scientific record in machine learning and data-driven methods for imaging to fill a Team Lead Position in Data-Centric AI.

Reference number: 2026-0120