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Computational Research Scientist, Office Clinical Research

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 14 Oct 2025

About the role

Computational Research Scientist, Office Clinical Research - (900967)

Description

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
Leads the design and implementation of High-Performance Scientific Computing infrastructure. Performs and supports scientific research using technical knowledge of software, software development, complex databases, high-performance computing, and/or hardware in a complex computing environment. Performs scientific research using knowledge of formalisms and algorithms from mathematics, statistics, and/or computer science.

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
PhD In Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field or
Master's Degree In Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Experience
2 years Experience in software development/engineering and/or HPC systems management with PhD. or
4 years Experience in software development/engineering and/or HPC systems management with Master's Degree.

JOB DUTIES

Designs and implements the high-performance scientific computing infrastructure for for large, multi-institution projects, including software applications, workflows, servers, databases, long-term and short-term storage solutions, and cloud services.
Serves as a domain expert for research and industry collaborations on biomedical computational methods, algorithms and platforms. Subject matter expert in multiple areas of computing technology.
Leads and develops proof-of-concepts (PoCs) for solutions applied to biomedical and clinical science use-cases by working closely with industry collaborators.
Designs, develops, implements and optimizes algorithms and scientific workflows for high dimensional data in biomedical and clinical sciences.
Develops software and methods to explore, analyze and visualize biological data sets.
Demonstrates and craft applications of cutting-edge visual computing technologies and connect them to core infrastructure.
Report research results in journal articles, conference papers, and technical manuals.
Mentor and train staff, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students.
Supports faculty and students in adapting computational strategies to leverage high-performance computing, working with a range of systems and technologies such as compute cluster, parallel file systems, high speed interconnects, GPU-based computing and data servers.
Performs other dutie