About HawkCell
HawkCell is a pioneering company dedicated to advancing animal imaging through cutting-edge AI and medical imaging technologies. Our mission is to transform patient care by enhancing diagnostic accuracy and efficiency. Having secured Series A funding in early 2024, we are expanding rapidly to international markets (NORAM & APAC) to become the leader in animal imaging.
We are a fast-growing company providing a cutting-edge portfolio of solutions for veterinary clinics. Our solution is a powerful SaaS platform that delivers protocol optimization and MRI & CT image denoising algorithms designed to enhance diagnostic precision.
Our diverse team, composed of experts from various fields and backgrounds, collaborates to create impactful products. Headquartered in Lyon and with a global market presence, we are on a mission to modernize veterinary imaging, and we're looking for a driven, dynamic Sales & Business Development Hunter to accelerate our market penetration and drive long-term client success.
Join our passionate HawkStars and make a difference, one image at a time!
Our Values
About the role
We’re looking for a experienced Data Scientist with deep learning experience to lead high-impact AI projects in medical imaging. You’ll work alongside researchers and engineers to push the boundaries of diagnostic imaging— from super-resolution to pathology detection—and help shape the future of our AI pipeline. This role involves mentoring junior team members, publishing research, and deploying real-world AI applications.
This role is based in Lyon, France.
What you'll do
- Lead development of models for denoising, synthetic contrast generation, and classification
- Design algorithms for segmentation, localization, and characterization of pathologies
- Collaborate with other DS team members and mentor junior profiles
- Ensure clean, maintainable code and scalable model packaging (Poetry/uv)
- Put models into production and help design robust evaluation pipelines
- Publish your work in peer-reviewed venues and represent Hawkcell in the AI community
- Contribute to IT topics and help bridge R&D and productionization
What we are looking for
Must Have:
- 4+ years of experience in deep learning applied to imaging
- Proven track record of bringing models to production
- Strong coding standards and experience with Git/GitHub collaboration tools
- Proficiency in packaging tools like Poetry or uv
- Published research papers and eagerness to continue publishing
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Ability to work in an international and English-first environment
Nice to have:
- Experience with Cloud environment (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Knowledge of medical imaging, DICOM formats, clinical environments
- Knowledge of medical software related norms and processes
- Experience in a regulated domain
- Experience in SaaS startups
- Experience in or keen interest in Web-Dev or C++
Why join us?
- A mission to revolutionize the animal healthcare industry
- A great and ambitious team to grow with
- An international culture with 10+ nationalities in the team
- An amazing office for you to share with other Hawkstars in Lyon, France
Recruitment Process
- 30-minute Screening Interview with the CPO
- 30-minute Short Technical Interview with the CTO or DS Team Member
- 60-minute technical interview with the CTO & CSO
- 30-minute culture interview with the CEO
