Data Scientist Engineer

Join one of the nation’s most comprehensive academic medical centers, UChicago Medicine, as a Data Scientist Engineer. This is a remote, work from home opportunity and you may be based outside of the greater Chicagoland area.  

The Data Scientist Engineer role is responsible for optimizing, deploying, automating, scaling, and managing solutions developed by the Data Science team. The data science engineer will work closely with the data science and analytics department, along with the clinical informatics and information technology departments. Sample projects include using software development platforms (such as Azure DevOps) to develop, optimize, maintain, and accept software into the production environment; manage software and hardware on production servers; validating data sources and identifying tools for final solutions. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of software engineering principles and data science workflows, healthcare data and privacy requirements, along with a passion for improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency. 

Essential Job Functions 

• Review, optimize, validate, and deploy data science solutions into appropriate production environments  

• Monitor and quantify the impact of current solutions and investigate the potential of alternative solutions  

• Collaborate with organizational leaders to make data science a core differentiator  

• Train and mentor others  

• Assist data warehouse teams in creating technology for deploying data science solutions 

• Other duties as assigned by Manager 

Required Qualifications 

• Graduate degree (master's or PhD) in a quantitative field such as software engineering, computer science, statistics, or physical sciences (Masters or BA with industry experience also considered) 

• Extensive experience working in Python/R or equivalent for data wrangling and model development 

• Extensive experience working with software management and development platforms, including doing code reviews and automatic testing 

• Experience deploying and monitoring analytical solutions in production 

• Experience building and evaluating predictive models 

• Strong analytical and technical skills, including documentation 

• Strong problem-solving skills 

• Strong communication (verbal, non-verbal, written) skills to a variety of audiences 

• Critical thinking, including the ability to make logical assumptions to complete analyses 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 

• Communication (verbally, nonverbally, and written) 

• Ability to receive and incorporate feedback into future work 

• Programming, intermediate knowledge of programming and scripting best practices  

• Ability to manage multiple projects with input from supervisor 

• Ability to prioritize time with input from supervisor 

• Ability to pivot to other projects based on organizational priorities 

• Ability to adapt in a rapidly changing environment 

Preferred Qualifications  

• Experience with the Epic electronic health record, and healthcare data standards such as HL7, FHIR, and ICD codes 

• Experience with cloud services 

• Experience with managing servers running production software 

• Knowledge of predictive modeling specific to healthcare 

• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Tableau 

• Mentorship and training experience 

Position Details 

• Job Type/FTE: Full-time 

• Shift: Day 

• Location: Remote  

• Unit/Department: Data Science & Analytics 
• CBA Code: Non-Union 

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

UChicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: UChicago Medicine Career Opportunities.

UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

Must comply with UChicago Medicine’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits.  The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.