Data Scientist III

🇺🇸 Gainesville, FL

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $82K - $95K

💻 Data Science

🗓️ September 12th, 2025

Python

Edtech.com's Summary

The Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology Quantitative Health is hiring a Data Scientist III. This role involves developing and managing analytic workflows to process and harmonize histology images and spatial omics data, enabling their integration into AI-driven modeling platforms for NIH-funded research. The position requires leading data quality control efforts and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams under the guidance of Dr. Pinaki Sarder.

Highlights

Develop and implement data pipelines for histopathology and spatial omics (e.g., spatial transcriptomics, CODEX).
Use Python and image analysis libraries like OpenCV, scikit-image, MONAI for image processing, segmentation, and normalization.
Apply deep learning and statistical methods to extract features from tissue images and molecular assays for AI/ML model inputs.
Lead data harmonization, quality control, and maintain reproducibility standards in analytic workflows.
Collaborate across institutional partners to ensure data and metadata compatibility.
Maintain technical documentation and communicate workflows to non-technical team members.
Mentor junior analysts and recommend new analytical tools and methods.
Required qualifications include a degree in data science, statistics, bioinformatics, or related fields with varying years of experience depending on degree level.
Preferred skills include experience with digital pathology/spatial omics data, ML/AI workflow familiarity, and strong documentation practices.
Compensation ranges from $82,000 to $95,000 annually.