University of Florida · 2 days ago
Data Scientist III
Gainesville, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$82K/yr - $95K/yr
5+ years expUniversity of Florida is seeking a full time Data Scientist III for their Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology Quantitative Health. The role focuses on supporting a multi-institutional NIH-funded research initiative by developing analytic workflows that integrate digital pathology and clinical datasets into an AI-enabled modeling platform.
EducationHigher Education
Responsibilities
Design and implement data pipelines for histopathology and spatial omics sources (e.g., spatial transcriptomics, CODEX)
Apply image processing, segmentation, and normalization techniques using Python-based libraries
Ensure pipelines are reproducible and version-controlled to meet analytic standards
Use deep learning and statistical approaches to extract meaningful features from tissue images and molecular assays
Generate structured representations suitable for integration with AI/ML models
Collaborate with model developers to align feature formats with input requirements
Coordinate with institutional collaborators to harmonize data formats, metadata, and preprocessing standards
Conduct QC reviews, troubleshoot data artifacts, and document all analytic transformations
Ensure compatibility between imaging/omics data and other project modalities
Maintain technical documentation for workflows and codebases
Participate in project meetings, share updates, and contribute to team deliverables
Support communication of imaging and omics data workflows to non-technical collaborators
Provide informal guidance to student researchers or junior analysts
Recommend new tools or analytic methods to improve pipeline performance
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's Degree in data science, statistics, bioinformatics, analytics, or similar field and five years of experience
Master's Degree in data science, statistics, bioinformatics, analytics, or similar field and three years of experience
Doctoral Degree in data science, statistics, bioinformatics, analytics, or similar field and one year of experience
Preferred
Experience with digital pathology or spatial omics data (e.g., Visium, CODEX, MIBI)
Proficiency in Python and image analysis libraries (e.g., OpenCV, scikit-image, MONAI)
Familiarity with ML/AI workflows and model input preparation
Experience working in collaborative, interdisciplinary research environments
Strong documentation and data provenance tracking skills
Additional technical certifications (e.g., AWS, Security+, etc.) may be encouraged but not required
Company
University of Florida
University of Florida is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida.
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