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Computational Scientist, BioHPC

Computational Scientist, BioHPC

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, TX • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Retirement, PTO

Posted 24 days ago

UT Southwestern rating

7.8

Company rating: 7.8 out of 10

Based on 146 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

105th of 873 rated healthcare providers

Job description

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!
JOB SUMMARY
The research computing infrastructure for UT Southwestern Medical Center is the Biomedical High Performance Computing (BioHPC) resource that includes an HPC cluster containing conventional and GPU-based nodes for parallel computing, large-scale data storage, and integration of HPC with high-performance desktop workstations. The Computational Scientist - BioHPC will work on the daily operations of the HPC system, provide user support and training, and collaborate on high-end computational research projects.
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:
  • PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
  • 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
  • Paid Time Off, available day one
  • Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
  • Paid Parental Leave Benefit
  • Wellness programs
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
  • Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Required
  • Education
    Bachelor's Degree In Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or other field related to biomedical and computational research
Preferred
  • Education
    Master's Degree or
    PhD
  • Experience
    Experience with HPC and/or demonstrated success in publishing computational science results is a strong plus.

JOB DUTIES
  • Support faculty and research teams from all BioHPC member departments at UTSW in adapting computational strategies to the specific features of the BioHPC infrastructure.
  • Work with a range of systems and technologies such as compute cluster, parallel file systems, high speed interconnects, GPU-based computing, and database servers.
  • Automation of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to deliver software in the HPC environment, including containerized environments.
  • Develop software and methods to explore, analyze and visualize very complex and high dimensional biological and biomedical data sets.
  • Design and optimize workflows for the high-performance compute environment for data collection, data integrity, stable data flow, and ensuring data security during transfer and at rest.
  • Participate with UTSW faculty in the design and execution of collaborative research studies in biomedical informatics, providing expertise on the HPC environment.
  • Interact with users to understand computational research needs and develop/deliver training on the application and usage of computational systems to help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery across UTSW's research community.
  • Performs other duties as needed.
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.
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.

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