WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!
Works under specific direction to provide analysis and develops algorithms and software for clinical and/or basic research problems. Impacts data acquisition, management, and analysis in basic, translational, and clinical research, including clinical trials.
The Data Scientist I position analyzes & develops formalisms, algorithms, & software for biomedical research applications. They will also develop & maintain software tools & infrastructure to resolve specific problems and assist in the development, testing, & revision of programs in a team with diverse bioinformatics expertise.
• Works with clinical informatics teams to leverage AI for the extraction and calculation of common data elements from EMR data
• Performs data management tasks based on key understanding of project elements
• Develop and maintain clear documentation, data dictionaries, and reproducible code to support reuse, auditing, and longitudinal projects
• Work requires ability to synthesize project requirements and incorporate them into data management and EMR data extraction tasks
• Work requires ability to manage multiple concurrent requests, communicate timelines and trade‑offs, and collaborate effectively with clinicians, coordinators, and informatics partners
BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Required
Preferred
• 2 years of post-graduation experience in data analysis for a Bachelor's degree or 1 year post-graduation experience in data analysis for a Master's degree
• Working knowledge of REDCap and either SAS or R
• Demonstrated ability to translate clinical research questions into structured datasets and analytic specifications, with attention to clinical definitions and data provenance
• Experience working with EMR‑derived data (e.g., ICD codes, flowsheets, lab data, problem lists, clinical notes), including assessment of data completeness, bias, and validity
• Experience designing and maintaining relational datasets or research databases to support multi‑project, multi‑investigator use
JOB DUTIES
SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT
Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 117.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.
EEO
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.
