Hong Lab - Junior or Assistant Specialist

University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,700; Full time

Job summary

University of California, San Francisco is seeking a Junior or Assistant Specialist in the Hong lab to advance informatics research in personalized oncology care. You will develop computational tools, manage data, and apply ML/DL and NLP methods to real-world clinical data.

Collaboration with lab members and affiliated groups is essential, with opportunities to present analyses and contribute to radiology research.

Qualifications

• Junior Specialist: Baccalaureate degree (or equivalent degree) or at least four years of research experience.
• Assistant Specialist: Master’s degree or a baccalaureate degree with 3 or more years of research experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform informatics research to develop computational tools and analyses related to personalized oncology care.
• Data management, implementation, and programming of computational tools including machine learning and deep learning algorithms.
• Collaboration with other members of the lab and affiliated groups, support administrative tasks on the team, and work closely with other lab members.
• Participate in lab meetings, prepare and present data analyses at lab meetings and journal club, and conduct research related to radiology.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Informatics research

Data management

Programming

Machine learning

Deep learning

NLP

Imaging analytics

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent)

Master’s degree or 3+ years research

Job description

Position Description

The Hong lab focuses on combining clinical domain knowledge with data science to generate insights from real world data, develop actionable computational and artificial intelligence tools, and evaluate the benefit of these advances for personalized cancer care. The lab has a specific interest and expertise in artificial intelligence machine learning, natural language processing (including large language models), computational data extraction, and imaging analytics. These methods are applied to identify new knowledge regarding clinical practice and patient outcomes, make actionable predictions, and identify new interventions. The lab works from end-to-end along the development and implementation pipeline to develop tools for clinicians to make a meaningful difference in patient care.

Responsibilities

• Perform informatics research to develop computational tools and analyses related to personalized oncology care.
• Data management, implementation, and programming of computational tools including machine learning and deep learning algorithms.
• Collaboration with other members of the lab and affiliated groups, support administrative tasks on the team, and work closely with other lab members.
• Participate in lab meetings, prepare and present data analyses at lab meetings and journal club, and conduct research related to radiology.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Junior Specialist: Baccalaureate degree (or equivalent degree) or at least four years of research experience.
• Assistant Specialist: Master’s degree or a baccalaureate degree with 3 or more years of research experience.

Salary

A reasonable estimate for this position is $55,000–$70,700.

Location

San Francisco, CA.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

UCSF is committed to welcoming and serving all people, honoring the dignity of every individual without preference or prejudice, in support of its public mission and in alignment with its PRIDE values and Principles of Community.

Employment Conditions

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• Misconduct means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
• APM-035: affirmative action and non‑discrimination in employment

Self‑Reporting Disclosure

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they have any administrative or judicial decisions related to professional misconduct.