Data Scientist Associate - Healthcare AI (Onsite)

University of Alabama at Birmingham; Alabama; On-site; USD 77,640 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is seeking a DATA SCIENTIST ASSOCIATE to design, develop, and evaluate predictive models from high‑dimensional healthcare data, focusing on VitalTrials recruitment and APEX AI applications.

The role emphasizes MLOps, API/data pipelines, collaboration with clinical and research staff, and ensuring regulatory compliance and secure data handling onsite in Birmingham, AL.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field OR Bachelor's degree in related field and two (2) years of related experience. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain the LLM-based application that identifies and matches eligible participants to clinical research studies, including prompt engineering, retrieval pipelines, and integration with EHR and clinical data sources.
• Evaluate and validate model outputs for accuracy, reliability, and fairness; build and run benchmarking and testing frameworks; iterate on the system based on performance metrics and end-user feedback.
• Ensure the application meets HIPAA, IRB, and institutional data-governance and regulatory requirements, including data de-identification, access controls, audit logging, and documentation of compliance safeguards.
• Collaborate with study coordinators, principal investigators, and recruitment staff to gather requirements, refine workflows, and support deployment and adoption of the tool.
• APEX Department of Medicine AI Applications: Develop, deploy, and maintain AI/ML and LLM-based applications across the APEX initiative, including building APIs, data pipelines, and integrations with departmental and enterprise systems.
• APEX Department of Medicine AI Applications: Support shared infrastructure and MLOps for the APEX portfolio, including model versioning, monitoring, deployment automation, and reusable components that serve multiple applications.
• 10%: Partner with faculty, clinical, and operational stakeholders to scope new use cases, translate clinical and research needs into technical requirements, and prototype candidate solutions.
• 10%: Maintain code quality, documentation, and testing across applications; contribute to security reviews, troubleshooting, and ongoing maintenance and enhancement of production systems.
• APEX Department of Medicine AI Applications: Partner with faculty, clinical, and operational stakeholders to scope new use cases, translate clinical and research needs into technical requirements, and prototype candidate solutions.
• APEX Department of Medicine AI Applications: Maintain code quality, documentation, and testing across applications; contribute to security reviews, troubleshooting, and ongoing maintenance and enhancement of production systems.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Python 3+

LLM development

Software engineering

Education

Master's degree in related field

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is seeking a DATA SCIENTIST ASSOCIATE to design, develop, and evaluate predictive models from high‑dimensional healthcare data, focusing on VitalTrials recruitment and APEX AI applications.

The role emphasizes MLOps, API/data pipelines, collaboration with clinical and research staff, and ensuring regulatory compliance and secure data handling onsite in Birmingham, AL.