Data Scientist II, O'Donnell Brain Institute

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

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About The Position

Works under general direction to provide analysis and develops algorithms and software for clinical and/or basic research problems. Impacts data acquisition, management, and analysis in basic, translational, and clinical research, including clinical trials. The newly established Program for Memory Longevity (PML), led by Attila Losonczy in the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) in Dallas, in collaboration with the Paninski and Peterka labs in the Zuckerman Institute (ZI), Columbia University, New York and the International Brain Lab (IBL) is seeking a full-time Research Software Engineer. The Research Software Engineer will work closely with these labs to help develop and maintain software tools, in particular for the analysis and interpretation of large-scale imaging data. The ideal candidate will play an important role in translating research code into robust and easy-to-use software packages, as well as contribute to the understanding and use of imaging data. The primary location is at UTSW, including collaborative visits at ZI, New York.

Requirements

• Master's Degree M.S. in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, (Bio)mathematics, (Bio)statistics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related field or Bachelor's Degree B.S. with demonstrated experience in broadly defined areas of bioinformatics.
• 2 years of post-graduation experience in data analysis and/or scientific software development for a Master‿s degree
• 4 years of post-graduation experience in data analysis and/or scientific software development for a Bachelor‿s degree

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain software packages for the analysis of functional optical imaging data (e.g., one- and two-photon calcium and voltage imaging).
• Develop and maintain local and browser-based user interfaces for these packages.
• Work closely with other research software engineers to coordinate APIs and wrappers to link the optical imaging analysis suites to other synchronously monitored signals (e.g. electrophysiology or behavioral videography)
• Support the adoption and use of the software by the worldwide scientific community through dissemination efforts, including publishing written documentation and video tutorials, and assisting with workshops
• Work closely with machine learning researchers at UTSW and ZI to incorporate new algorithms into the software packages
• Analyzes and develops formalisms, algorithms and software for applications in biomedical research.
• Develops and maintains software tools and infrastructure for resolving specific problems.
• Performs the development, testing and revision of programs in a team with diverse bioinformatics expertise.
• Advises and assists users and other personnel in analyzing, defining and resolving computational problems.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees