Data Scientist III

🇺🇸 Gainesville, FL 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $82K - $85K 💻 Data Science 🗓️ February 19th, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

The Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology at the University of Florida is hiring a Data Scientist III. This role involves performing data analysis, processing, feature extraction, and developing machine learning and deep learning models for biomedical microscopy AI research projects. The Data Scientist III will also maintain large image databases, ensure data and model integrity, collaborate with national and international partners, and contribute to scientific publications.

Highlights

Perform data analyses, processing, feature extraction, and develop tools to accelerate biomedical AI research.
Develop and validate machine learning and deep learning models using heterogeneous cell and tissue imaging data.
Maintain large microscopy image databases and corresponding clinical biometrics and healthcare outcome data.
Collaborate with national and international partners for data ingestion and database maintenance under strict metadata standards.
Develop end-user plugins for detecting, segmenting, and quantifying anatomical structures, predictive disease modeling, and multi-omics data visualization.
Work with UF IT to support end-users and ensure uninterrupted use of data tools and visualization platforms.
Maintain a federated model enabling computational analyses without data leaving host servers and manage system documentation and communication channels.
Required qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree with five years experience, or a Master’s with three years, or a Doctorate with one year in data science, statistics, bioinformatics, analytics, or related fields.
Preferred skills include Python expertise, experience in digital and computational pathology, AI, machine learning, image processing, computer vision or NLP, and management of large-scale databases.
Annual salary range of $82,000 to $85,000 is offered for this time-limited full-time staff position.