(Seoul) Medical Director of Pathology · Lunit SCOPE

"Conquering cancer through AI"

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 Position

We are seeking a passionate Medical Director of Pathology for our Oncology Group to lead the research and development of groundbreaking AI-powered oncology solutions. This role will oversee clinical research activities and play a crucial role in developing AI models and biomarker algorithms. The position is based in Seoul, Korea. 

The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of clinical science, genuine interest in medical AI, strong problem solving and analytical thinking. If you have passion in 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

• Guide AI model development and validation

• Define well curated and structured ground truth and provide expert annotations to support the training and validation of pathology-based AI models
• Evaluate model performance based on histopathological standards and propose improvement strategies reflecting real-world diagnostic practice
• Integrate medical expertise into product development
• Ensure clinical and pathological validity in biomarker product design by aligning model outputs with diagnostic workflows
• Bridge communication between pathology, engineering, and business development teams to guide AI feature development and usage
• Lead pathology-driven clinical research
• Design and oversee clinical studies using AI-based pathology models, ensuring diagnostic accuracy and relevance to cancer biology
• Represent the pathology function in external research collaborations and contribute to publications and major conference presentations
• Contribute to strategic and scientific leadership
• Analyze digital pathology and oncology trends to inform R&D and partnership strategy
• Identify and evaluate scientific and clinical opportunities for collaboration with pharma, diagnostics, and academic partners

Requirements

🎯 Qualifications

• Pathology board-certified MD

• Experience in clinical data analysis using R, Python or other languages
• Proven track record of successfully conducting medical researches
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex scientific concepts and clinical data to diverse audiences
• Strong strategic and analytical skills, with demonstrated success in conducting medical researches
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment
• Able to communicate professionally in English (over 15% of Lunitians are not native Korean speakers, including many senior memberships and leadership positions)
• Flexibility to collaborate closely with international colleagues in different time zones

🏅 Preferred Experiences

• Pathology fellowship training, and/or more than 2 years of post-board certification experience

• Experience in leading at least 1 clinical research project as a lead role
• Major authorships of medical papers
• Deep understanding of statistics and clinical data analysis
• Direct experience in AI model development in medical field
• Knowledge of biomarkers, companion diagnostics, or immuno-oncology
• Strong communication skills in English

📝How to Apply

• CV (English, free format)

🏃‍♀️ Hiring Process

• Document Screening → Phone Screening → Competency-based interview → Culture-fit Interview → Onboarding
• After the final interview, we may proceed with reference checks if needed.

🤝 Work Conditions and Environment

• Work Type: Full-Time
• Work Location : Lunit HQ (5F, 374, Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul)
• 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

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.
• Up to 300,000 KRW is covered upon joining to decorate your personal workspace.
• 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.
• Expenses for monthly employees gatherings are partially covered.