Lead, Data Science & AI for Oncology

University of Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Utah is seeking an Assistant Director of Data Science & AI to lead the Office of Data Science & AI at Huntsman Cancer Institute. This role partners with senior leadership to advance AI-powered solutions across research and clinical enterprise.

The ideal candidate is a computational cancer biologist or data scientist with hands-on LLM experience, ready to shape strategic direction and grow the data science function within the institution.

Qualifications

• PhD in oncological sciences, computational biology, bioinformatics, genetics, or related field.
• Experience integrating genomic, real-world, and clinical data.
• Hands-on experience developing and deploying LLM-based AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Senior Director to lead the Office of Data Science & AI.
• Design, deploy LLM-driven AI systems for biomedical datasets.
• Develop evaluation frameworks for AI-generated outputs.
• Lead analysis of real-world oncology data for translational research.
• Translate research questions into analytical pipelines using Python/R/Streamlit.
• Collaborate with clinical, translational, and computational teams to deliver AI applications.
• Communicate findings to cross-functional audiences via reports and presentations.
• Contribute to grants, publications, and conferences.

Skills

Python

R

Streamlit

Docker

HPC

Education

PhD in cancer biology / bioinformatics

Tools

Docker

Streamlit

Job description

University of Utah is seeking an Assistant Director of Data Science & AI to lead the Office of Data Science & AI at Huntsman Cancer Institute. This role partners with senior leadership to advance AI-powered solutions across research and clinical enterprise.

The ideal candidate is a computational cancer biologist or data scientist with hands-on LLM experience, ready to shape strategic direction and grow the data science function within the institution.