Data Scientist II, Orthopaedic Surgery AI Research

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

19d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in collaboration with Scottish Rite for Children is seeking a Data Scientist to join a newly established Multidisciplinary Orthopaedic data Science and Artificial Intelligence Center (MOSAIC) focused on advancing the application of machine learning in musculoskeletal medicine. This interdisciplinary research initiative brings together orthopaedic surgeons, engineers, and data scientists to develop novel artificial intelligence tools that improve diagnosis, surgical decision-making, and clinical outcomes in orthopaedics. The center focuses on emerging areas including computer vision for medical imaging and surgical video, large language models for clinical text, and multimodal machine learning integrating imaging and electronic health record data. The successful candidate will work closely with clinicians and researchers to develop AI models using large-scale musculoskeletal datasets including radiologic imaging, electronic health record data, and orthopaedic registries. The position offers the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research while helping translate AI technologies into clinical workflows.

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

• 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