Senior Neuroimaging Software Engineer

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill; Elkins Hills (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks a Senior Research Software Engineer to support neuroimaging data preprocessing and analysis. The role requires implementing data cleaning, training teams in Python-based workflows, and collaborating on multi-site projects.

The position emphasizes scalable, reproducible pipelines for MRI, MRS, and PET datasets, with responsibilities spanning software architecture and visualization tools for complex findings.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Master’s or Bachelor’s degree and 0–2 years’ experience or equivalent.
• Must have experience developing scientific software and computational workflows.
• Competencies: Python or R and familiarity with neuroimaging tools and datasets.

Responsibilities

• Develop automated processing pipelines for large‑scale neuroimaging data.
• Architect and optimize computational systems for research workflows.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and translate research questions into software solutions.

Skills

Scientific software development

Python

R

Neuroimaging domain knowledge

Interdisciplinary collaboration

HIPAA compliance

Scientific reporting

Education

Master's or Bachelor's degree

Tools

FreeSurfer

FSL

AFNI

XNAT/REDCap

Git

Linux

Job description

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks a Senior Research Software Engineer to support neuroimaging data preprocessing and analysis. The role requires implementing data cleaning, training teams in Python-based workflows, and collaborating on multi-site projects.

The position emphasizes scalable, reproducible pipelines for MRI, MRS, and PET datasets, with responsibilities spanning software architecture and visualization tools for complex findings.