Data Scientist III

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

2d

About The Position

Works under broad direction to provide and oversee the analysis and development of algorithms and software for clinical and/or basic research problems. Oversees and participates in programs to impact data acquisition, management, and analysis in basic, translational, and clinical research, including clinical trials.

This position supports advanced data science and computational research across multiple projects within the Biostatistics and Data Science Core (BDSC). The role emphasizes artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing, large language models (LLMs), and other emerging computational methods applied to clinical and biomedical research. Experience working with complex health care data, high dimensional bioinformatics data, and multimodal omics data, as well as developing reproducible analytic or AI based solutions, is highly desirable.

Requirements

• PhD In Computer Science, Bioinformatics, (Bio)mathematics, (Bio)statistics, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related field or 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 with PhD
• 4 years of post-graduation experience in data analysis and/or scientific software development with Master's degree
• 6 years of post-graduation experience in data analysis and/or scientific software development with Bachelor's degree

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with complex health care data, high dimensional bioinformatics data, and multimodal omics data, as well as developing reproducible analytic or AI based solutions, is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes and develops formalisms, algorithms and software for applications in biomedical research.
• Develops and maintains software tools and infrastructure for resolving specific problems.
• Oversees the development, testing and revision of programs in a team with diverse bioinformatics expertise.
• Trains 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: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree