Data Scientist Associate I - Travis Osterman
Updated October 2022
The Department of Biomedical Informatics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is seeking a Data Scientist Associate to support cancer research initiatives involving genomic data. The ideal candidate will have strong skills at manipulating big data including fluency in interacting with relational database systems (RDS); comfort with R programming language; comfort level with Python helpful, but not required. No specific clinical expertise is required, but position will include working closely with complex genomic data; experience with genomic data helpful, but not required.
Data Scientists perform detailed analyses of large bodies of heterogeneous data to discover new patterns and insights that impact patient health or augment human capabilities. Data Scientists have deep expertise in the methods used to analyze data and deep knowledge of data types, topics, and scientific challenges and approaches that will be used to help inform and define new products, experiences, and technologies. This position works in conjunction with Data Science and Informatics faculty to provide technical thought leadership and works closely with Informatics and IT teams to create data and intelligence-driven systems to solve complex client problems.
APPLY HERE. Contact Travis Osterman at travis.j.osterman@vumc.org if you have questions.