"Data Science Analyst 1"

Job Summary

The Department of AI & Health seeks a Data Scientist I to join a growing research unit at a pivotal time in healthcare research. The role supports the expansion of the department's computational capabilities and the development of AI-driven health research initiatives. The position involves work with medical imaging, electronic health records, genomics, and real-time patient monitoring data, contributing to predictive diagnostics, personalized medicine, and clinical decision support. This work will directly support grant development, increase publication output in high-impact journals, attract doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows, and strengthen collaborations with clinical departments and external partners.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Application Development and Maintenance

• Apply machine learning and statistical methods to analyze complex healthcare datasets.
• Collaborate with clinical researchers and faculty to design and implement data-driven research projects.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines for processing medical imaging, EHR data, genomics, and patient monitoring data.
• Contribute to grant proposals and scientific publications.
• Support the development of predictive models for clinical applications.
• Participate in collaborative research initiatives with clinical departments.
• Document methodologies and create reproducible analysis workflows.
• Present findings to research teams and at scientific conferences.

Collaboration and Communication

• Collaborate with clinicians, educators, and administrators to frame problems, understand data needs, and interpret model outputs.
• Translate insights into operational recommendations through dashboards, briefings, and stakeholder presentations.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related field and one year of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior involvement in healthcare, academic operations, or public sector analytics.

Familiarity with EHR systems (Epic, Encompass) or academic admissions systems (AMCAS).

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Demonstrated experience with machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), or AI model development.
• Proficiency in Python, R, and data manipulation libraries (e.g., pandas, scikit-learn, TensorFlow/PyTorch).
• Experience working with clinical, academic, or institutional datasets preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to translate complex technical findings for non-technical stakeholders.

Shift/Salary/Benefits

Shift: Days/M-F (work outside of normal business hours will likely be required of an employee in an exempt level position)

Pay Band: B9

Salary Range: $48,800/annually - $61,000/annually

Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum-midpoint) of the position.

Recruitment Period: 1/21/26 - Until Filled

Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees.

Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays.

Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.

Location

Augusta University

Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

Our Summerville Campus: 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

Conditions of Employment

All selected candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University.

If applicable for the specific position based on the duties: the candidate will also need to have a credit check completed for Positions of Trust and or approved departmental Purchase Card usage.

Motor vehicle reports are required for positions that are required to drive an Augusta University vehicle.

For Faculty Hires: Final candidates will be required to provide proof of completed academic degree(s) as well as post-secondary coursework in the form of original transcript(s). Those candidates trained by a foreign institution will also be required to provide an educational/credential evaluation.

All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive [patient, student, employee, financial, business, etc.] information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during their employment and beyond.