UT Southwestern Medical Center · 1 month ago
Data Scientist II, O'Donnell Brain Institute
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expUT Southwestern Medical Center is a world-renowned medical and research center located in Dallas, Texas. The role of Data Scientist II involves providing analysis and developing algorithms and software for clinical and/or basic research problems, impacting data acquisition, management, and analysis in various research domains.
Clinical TrialsHealth CareHospitalMedicalNon ProfitOncologyOutpatient Care
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
Qualification
Required
Education 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
Experience 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
Benefits
PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
100% 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
Company
UT Southwestern Medical Center
UT Southwestern Medical Center offers clinical care, education, and scientific research.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$22MKey Investors
The Dallas FoundationPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
2023-06-20Grant
2023-04-20Grant· $4M
2023-03-28Grant· $18M
Leadership Team
Chris Rubio
Interim Chief Executive Officer, Clements University Hospital
Dennis Pfeifer
AVP & CTO University Health System
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