Computational Scientist, Psychiatry

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas seeks a Computational Scientist to provide computational solutions for biomedical researchers, leveraging high-performance computing resources to enable data collection, analysis, and visualization across diverse biological data sources.

The role supports the Computational Psychiatry Laboratory and its mission to transform mood disorder understanding through passive physiological data from wearable tech, with opportunities for research collaboration and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• Experience with HPC and publishing computational science results.
• Master's degree or PhD preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support faculty and research staff in adapting computational strategies to biomedical research needs.
• Work with high-performance compute clusters, parallel file systems, GPUs, and databases.
• Develop software and methods to explore, analyze, and visualize complex biological data.
• Participate in design and execution of collaborative biomedical studies.
• Assist team in applying computational systems to accelerate scientific discoveries.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

HPC experience

Computational data analysis

Publishes computational results

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Physics or related

Master's or PhD preferred

Job 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
The Computational Scientist position is responsible for providing computational solutions to biological/clinical researchers, utilizing various techniques to explore, analyze, and visualize data from a wide range of complex biological and biomedical data sources. The Computational Scientist will also utilize the University's high performance computing resource to facilitate data collection and analysis, parallel computing, and large-scale data storage.

This position will support the Computational Psychiatry Laboratory, led by Dr. Abigail Ortiz, that is at the forefront of computational psychiatry and digital phenotyping. Their mission is to transform how mood disorders are understood and managed by harnessing the continuous, passively collected physiological data that wearable technology makes possible.

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
  Bachelor's Degree In Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or other field related to biomedical and computational research.
  

• Experience
  Experience with HPC and/or demonstrated success in publishing computational science results
  

Preferred

• Education
  Master's Degree or
  PhD
  

JOB DUTIES

• Support faculty and research staff in adapting computational strategies to the domain specific needs of the research lab.
• Working with a range of systems and technologies such as high-performance compute cluster, parallel file systems, high speed interconnects, GPU-based computing, and database servers.
• Develop software and methods to explore, analyze and visualize data from a wide range of complex biological and biomedical data sources (e.g., genomic, imaging, protein structure, etc.).
• Participate in the design and execution of collaborative research studies in biomedical science.
• Assist research team with the application and usage of computational systems to help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.