Senior Neuroimaging Software Engineer

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; North Carolina; On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional training opportunities

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid leave

Job summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks a Senior Research Software Engineer to support imaging data preprocessing and analysis pipelines using Python, FSL, SPM, Freesurfer, and related platforms. You will collaborate with national labs to align our site capacity with multi-site projects.

You will architect and optimize scalable computational systems for MRI, MRS, and PET datasets, driving reproducible research software and advanced analytics in neuroinformatics.

Qualifications

• Significant experience developing scientific software and computational workflows.
• Programming in Python, R, or other scientific computing environments.
• Experience with neuroimaging tools such as FreeSurfer, FSL, AFNI, or related frameworks.
• Experience working with neuroimaging or other large biomedical datasets.
• Familiarity with neuroinformatics platforms, including XNAT or REDCap.
• Experience collaborating with interdisciplinary research teams.
• Demonstrated contributions to research software, analysis tools, or data processing pipelines.
• Demonstrated ability to adhere to HIPAA.
• Ability to produce scientific reports, memos, and publications for peer-reviewed journals and grant writing.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and optimize scalable data pipelines for MRI, MRS, PET datasets.
• Lead automated processing pipelines and visualization tools.
• Collaborate with faculty investigators and interdisciplinary teams.
• Ensure reproducibility and robust computational solutions.

Skills

Scientific software development

Python/R

Neuroimaging tools

Biomedical data

Neuroinformatics platforms

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Research software contributions

HIPAA compliance

Scientific communication

Education

Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Git

SLURM

Linux

Job description

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks a Senior Research Software Engineer to support imaging data preprocessing and analysis pipelines using Python, FSL, SPM, Freesurfer, and related platforms. You will collaborate with national labs to align our site capacity with multi-site projects.

You will architect and optimize scalable computational systems for MRI, MRS, and PET datasets, driving reproducible research software and advanced analytics in neuroinformatics.