HPC & Scientific Software Administrator

The Stowers Institute for Medical Research; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical research organization in Kansas City is seeking a Scientific Software Administrator to support computational approaches to biological research. This role involves managing a scientific computational cluster and requires experience in cluster computing, software containerization, and scripting with Python or R. Candidates should have a minimum bachelor's degree in a computationally heavy discipline along with 2-3 years of relevant experience. Strong communication skills are also essential to assist multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Experience with scheduled cluster computing is required.
• Strong communication skills are necessary.
• Ability to assist graduate students and post-docs from multidisciplinary backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Support computational approaches to biological research.
• Installation and testing of cutting-edge software.
• Management of the scientific computational cluster.

Skills

Cluster computing scheduling

Software container creation

Python scripting

R scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in a computationally heavy scientific discipline or applied computer science

Job description

A leading medical research organization in Kansas City is seeking a Scientific Software Administrator to support computational approaches to biological research. This role involves managing a scientific computational cluster and requires experience in cluster computing, software containerization, and scripting with Python or R. Candidates should have a minimum bachelor's degree in a computationally heavy discipline along with 2-3 years of relevant experience. Strong communication skills are also essential to assist multidisciplinary teams.