Intermediate Data Scientist

The School of Data Science (SDS) at the University of Virginia (UVA) seeks an Intermediate Data Scientist to work in collaboration with Don Brown, PhD and Sana Syed, MD, MS, focusing on understanding gut structure and function in common gastrointestinal (GI) diseases using cutting-edge machine learning and AI methods. The overarching goal of this work is to personalize care for pediatric patients suffering from chronic GI disease by improving diagnostics, predicting future disease complications, and identifying better disease biomarkers and novel drug targets. Details about the Gastro Science Lab and the Syed lab can be found at https://gastrodatasciencelab.org/ and https://med.virginia.edu/sana-syed-lab/ .

This is a one year restricted position continuation is based on the availability of funding and satisfactory performance.

Data Scientists provide sophisticated data management and analysis to support University projects or programs. They focus primarily on high-level data projections and statistical analysis. They manage the design and programming of all data entry forms and the training and supervision of project research coders, student workers, and volunteers. They oversee regular assessments of reliability, submit data on a monthly basis, and assist with literature searches pertinent to various research project topics.

The successful candidate will:

• Work in a professional manner and have a strong willingness to learn and improve.

• Promote a culture of excellence by supporting others and generating new ideas to drive the lab forward.

• Act as a champion for the lab’s research at local, regional, and national conferences.

• Drive the collection of new data and the refinement of existing data for new purposes.

• Independently and creatively analyze data to test or refine hypotheses.

• Explore and examine data from multiple disparate sources in order to identify, analyze, and report trends in the data.

• Develop and execute of statistical mathematical and predictive models.

• Visualize and report data findings creatively in a variety of visual formats to support research presentations, manuscripts, and media write-ups.

• Establish links across existing data sources and find new interesting data correlations.

• Lead projects in concept formulation, determination of appropriate statistical methodology, data analysis, research evaluation, and final research reporting.

• Collaborate across faculty and staff to provide actionable data-driven insights.

• Formulate and define analytic scope and objectives through research and fact-finding as a self-starter.

• Be a leader of a lab data science team and provide guidance to less experienced data analysts/scientists.

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree and at least 3 years of relevant experience.

• Strong Organization and time line management skills .

• Experience in AI/ML modeling approaches such as: metabolic modeling, convolutional neural networks, and Gradient-weighted Class Activation Mapping.

• Understand all phases of the analytic process including data collection, preparation, modeling, evaluation, and deployment.

Anticipated hiring range: $100,000 - $120,000 / annual

TO APPLY:

Please visit UVA job board: https://jobs.virginia.edu  and search for “R0056431”

Complete an application and attach:

• Cover Letter

• Curriculum Vitae 

Please note that multiple documents can be uploaded in the box.

INTERNAL APPLICANTS: Please search for "find jobs" on your workday home page and apply using the internal job board.

Review of applications will begin January 22, 2024 and continue until the position is filled.

For questions about the position, please contact: Adam Greene, Research Program Officer ([email protected] ) For questions about the application process, please contact: Rhiannon O'Coin ([email protected] )

For more information about the School of Data Science, please see www.datascience.virginia.edu

For more information about the University of Virginia and the Charlottesville community, please see www.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville and www.embarkuva.com

The selected candidate will be required to complete a background check at the time of the offer per University policy.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia, i ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.  We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences.  We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.