Lead Computational Engineer - HPC, AI & Life Sciences

ALSAC; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 114,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital seeks a Principal Computational Engineer to lead advanced computing environments and software ecosystems for researchers. You will partner with researchers, data scientists, and engineers to define and execute institutional research computing strategy.

The role focuses on HPC, cloud, AI/ML platforms, and data management, guiding architectural decisions and mentoring teams while ensuring secure, scalable solutions aligned with the mission.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required; PhD preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in scientific/computational applications.
• Experience delivering complex projects and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide long-term, sustainable technical vision and strategy for IS efforts supporting research.
• Lead definition and execution of IS technology strategy aligned with needs.
• Oversee planning, analysis, and implementation of computational solutions.
• Guide architecture decisions and mentor engineering teams.
• Engage with regulatory and institutional stakeholders to protect data.
• Develop team members through training and cross-training.

Skills

HPC systems

OpenMP

MPI

Pthreads

UNIX/Linux scripting

Algorithm design

Parallel computing

Data processing

Education

Master’s degree in computer science, data science, information science, mathematics, or a related field of study

PhD preferred

Tools

Slurm

LSF

Kubernetes

Job description

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital seeks a Principal Computational Engineer to lead advanced computing environments and software ecosystems for researchers. You will partner with researchers, data scientists, and engineers to define and execute institutional research computing strategy.

The role focuses on HPC, cloud, AI/ML platforms, and data management, guiding architectural decisions and mentoring teams while ensuring secure, scalable solutions aligned with the mission.