Data Scientist I, Internal Medicine

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! 

JOB SUMMARY
Works under specific 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 Data Scientist I position analyzes & develops formalisms, algorithms, & software for biomedical research applications. They will also develop & maintain software tools & infrastructure to resolve specific problems and assist in the development, testing, & revision of programs in a team with diverse bioinformatics expertise.

• Works with clinical informatics teams to leverage AI for the extraction and calculation of common data elements from EMR data
• Performs data management tasks based on key understanding of project elements
• Develop and maintain clear documentation, data dictionaries, and reproducible code to support reuse, auditing, and longitudinal projects
• Work requires ability to synthesize project requirements and incorporate them into data management and EMR data extraction tasks
• Work requires ability to manage multiple concurrent requests, communicate timelines and trade‑offs, and collaborate effectively with clinicians, coordinators, and informatics partners
 

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• 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
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

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 Bachelor's degree 
   

Preferred

• 2 years of post-graduation experience in data analysis for a Bachelor's degree or 1 year post-graduation experience in data analysis for a Master's degree
• Working knowledge of REDCap and either SAS or R
• Demonstrated ability to translate clinical research questions into structured datasets and analytic specifications, with attention to clinical definitions and data provenance
• Ex