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Job Title Biomedical Data Scientist Requisition Number RE49348 Working Title Department Name 7P180:DEPT OF BIOSTATISTICS Work Location Lexington, KY Grade Level 47 Salary Range $57,158-94,286/year Type of Position Staff Position Time Status Full-Time Required Education

MS

Click here for more information about equivalencies: https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies Required Related Experience

1 yr

Required License/Registration/Certification None Physical Requirements Occasional lifting up to 15 pounds. Sitting at computer workstation for extended periods. Repetitive motion. Shift Monday–Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm, additional hours when needed to meet department needs. Job Summary The Department of Biostatistics seeks a data scientist with healthcare, computational, and informatics expertise. This position will design and direct innovative solutions for data products used in exploratory data analyses, generating, and testing hypotheses, analyzing and mining biomedical data. The data scientist will collaborate on extramurally-funded projects to offer innovative, expert-level Biostatistical and Biomedical Data Science expertise in study design and consultation in data analysis and interpretation after study implementation.

The data scientist will develop, direct, and oversee implementation of project protocols that involve complex data systems, data linkage and capture, programmatic statistical analysis and software development, data management and visualization, database construction and maintenance. As a lead for data science, the position will actively promote and direct the service mission for biostatistics, data science, and biomedical informatics on a regional, national, and/or global scale.

Internal Employee Being Considered Skills / Knowledge / Abilities Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? Yes Preferred Education/Experience Deadline to Apply 03/02/2025 Our University Community We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.


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