The Data Scientist to derive insights from the vast amounts of patient and environmental data available within our data warehouse. To achieve this goal, novel and creative machine learning and statistical analyses are needed. The incumbent will work closely with USC researcher teams to design analysis specifications, including input data specifications, data cleaning, algorithms, and interpretation of results. The incumbent will develop and implement algorithms on existing data warehouse records and may nominate new external data sources to be ingested to the data warehouse to strengthen analyses. Analyses will address a wide variety of clinical and research outcomes. The incumbent will research and implement state-of-the-art AI algorithms, apply off-the-shelf AI and data-centric tools, and collect, store, and maintain data. The successful candidate will have demonstrated competence in developing highly scalable artificial intelligence systems with multiple dependencies across teams.

Essential Duties:

• Develop, test, and install new software applications, and enhances functionality of existing applications, for artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Design, develop, and implement artificial intelligence algorithms, and build scalable production systems focused on clinical and research outcomes
• Identify creative uses of artificial intelligence and potential artificial intelligence innovations in health care research
• Collaborate with a team of programmers and informatics experts to address emerging client needs
• Collect and manage new datasets with bearing on artificial intelligence analyses of healthcare data
• Create new experimental frameworks to collect data, build tools to automate data collection
• Correlate similar data to find actionable results and search through large data sets for usable information
• Create reports and presentations on analysis results
• Remain current on trends in informatics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence for healthcare
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Req Bachelors Degree Computer science, artificial intelligence, informatics, or closely related field.

• Req Strong SQL skills. Must have the ability to write complex, highly-optimized queries across large volumes of data.
• Req Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Req Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Pref Masters degree

• Pref 3 years Proven experience with: Artificial intelligence and machine learning, Advanced analytics and business intelligence, Python programming and/or R, SQL and other DBMS
• Pref Additional proven experience with: Clinical informatics and healthcare data Technical writing Jupyter notebooks SAS, Stata, SPSS AWS environment and tools Sagemaker, TensorFlow, Kafka and/or Spark, Hadoop

Required Licenses/Certifications:

• Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)

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About University of Southern California (USC)

USC is the leading private research university in Los Angeles—a global center for arts, technology and international business. With more than 47,500 students, we are located primarily in Los Angeles but also in various US and global satellite locations. As the largest private employer in Los Angeles, responsible for $8 billion annually in economic activity in the region, we offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic and diverse environment, in careers that span a broad spectrum of talents and skills across a variety of academic and professional schools and administrative units. As a USC employee and member of the Trojan Family—the faculty, staff, students, and alumni who make USC a great place to work—you will enjoy excellent benefits, including a variety of well-being programs designed to help individuals achieve work-life balance.

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