Chief, Scientific Computing & AI for Biomedical Informatics

Association for Computing Machinery (MY); Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The SCB Chief at the National Library of Medicine leads the Scientific Computing Branch within LHNCBC, directing a team of federal and contract staff and managing a multi-million dollar budget to advance biomedical informatics and data science initiatives.

The role collaborates with ACIB and LHNCBC leadership to drive analytical tool development, data management practices, and innovative computing methods supporting biomedical research and clinical informatics.

Qualifications

• Advising the LHNCBC Director, Deputy Director, and leadership team broadly on delivery systems of products, services, processes, and technologies to advance the LHNCBC mission.
• Assessing LHNCBC scientific computational needs and outline and drive analytical tool development and assessment, computational analysis, and data management practices that enable the LHNCBC’s mission and activities.
• Coordinating with LHNCBC staff regarding the strategic, scientific, and technological considerations in applied clinical informatics research and development.
• Outlining priorities for technology and innovation to integrate AI and other computational tools and techniques with LHNCBC applied clinical informatics research and development activities.
• Monitoring and informing on the ever-changing scientific advances in computing.
• Directing all SCB activities, programs and staff as well as performing supervisory duties including mentoring staff, managing the budget, and conducting staff performance evaluations and training.
• Identifying and leading applied research and development activities to tackle complex scientific computing challenges to derive innovative, generalizable solutions resulting in more efficient, cost-effective and better-performing methods, algorithms or analytic approaches.
• Applying biomedical research and product assessment methodologies to support improvement in the capacity, quality and efficiency of scientific computing resources to support LHNCBC mission and activities.
• In collaboration with ACIB staff, identifying computational needs and propose the most effective and innovative approaches to enhance applied clinical informatics research and development capabilities

Responsibilities

• Advising the LHNCBC Director, Deputy Director, and leadership team broadly on delivery systems of products, services, processes, and technologies to advance the LHNCBC mission.
• Assessing LHNCBC scientific computational needs and outline and drive analytical tool development and assessment, computational analysis, and data management practices that enable the LHNCBC’s mission and activities.
• Coordinating with LHNCBC staff regarding the strategic, scientific, and technological considerations in applied clinical informatics research and development.
• Outlining priorities for technology and innovation to integrate AI and other computational tools and techniques with LHNCBC applied clinical informatics research and development activities.
• Monitoring and informing on the ever-changing scientific advances in computing.
• Directing all SCB activities, programs and staff as well as performing supervisory duties including mentoring staff, managing the budget, and conducting staff performance evaluations and training.
• Identifying and leading applied research and development activities to tackle complex scientific computing challenges to derive innovative, generalizable solutions resulting in more efficient, cost-effective and better-performing methods, algorithms or analytic approaches.
• Applying biomedical research and product assessment methodologies to support improvement in the capacity, quality and efficiency of scientific computing resources to support LHNCBC mission and activities.
• In collaboration with ACIB staff, identifying computational needs and propose the most effective and innovative approaches to enhance applied clinical informatics research and development capabilities

Job description

The SCB Chief at the National Library of Medicine leads the Scientific Computing Branch within LHNCBC, directing a team of federal and contract staff and managing a multi-million dollar budget to advance biomedical informatics and data science initiatives.

The role collaborates with ACIB and LHNCBC leadership to drive analytical tool development, data management practices, and innovative computing methods supporting biomedical research and clinical informatics.