Health AI Scientist; Researcher

The Department of Surgery (DOS) at the University of Minnesota is seeking a research scientist to join a team working on multiple research projects in the field of health data science, artificial intelligence, and natural language processing in the Division of Health Data Science (HDS) at the DOS.

The position is an annually renewable professional academic appointment. The Division of Health Data Science in DOS is a newly created division that focuses on the development of novel data science methods to analyze biomedical big data for advancing healthcare.

• Conduct computational experiments to execute AI algorithms on various health and biomedical projects
• Assist with new project development, including literature review, study design, and experiment conduction
• Work under general supervision to make decisions on projects, determining the best use of available resources
• Design and/or implement AI methods, summarize findings, and generate study results for research topics
• Write, edit, or critique technical reports and/or publications describing research results to sponsors or funders of the research
• Communicate and present analytical results to researchers, faculty, and other academic professionals in associated fields of expertise

Required Qualifications:

• A Ph.D. degree in Biomedical/Health Informatics, Computer Science, Information Science, Computational Linguistics, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical field
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, etc.
• Expertise in machine learning, neural networks, and deep learning
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Highly motivated, with the ability to identify potential problems and develop solutions
• Ability to function well in a fast-paced research environment, set priorities to accomplish multiple tasks within deadlines, and adapt to ever-changing needs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Research experience in natural language processing, especially larger language models on biomedical and/or clinical texts, graph neural networks, predictive modeling on longitudinal data
• Expertise in deep learning, reinforcement learning, transfer learning
• Experience working with multimodal biomedical data
• Experience leading projects within a research team
• Working knowledge of modern web services and/or software implementation
• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse group of research scientists with different skill sets and expertise
• Strong experience with peer-reviewed publications

The University of Minnesota provides equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes competitive wages, paid holidays, and generous time off, as well as continuous learning opportunities through professional training and degree-seeking programs supported by the Regents Tuition Benefit Program.