Senior Research Scientist - School of Biomedical Informatics

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.We are hiring immediately for a Senior Research Scientist to join the UTHealth Houston Center for Precision Health in McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics in Houston, TX 77030. In this position, you will work in projects focused on precision medicine, functional roles of genetic variants in complex disease, next generation sequencing and single cell optics. This is an exciting time for an experienced Research Scientist to join the team.Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...• Free financial and legal counseling• Free mental health counseling services• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.• Resources for child and elder care• Plus many more!Position Summary:Coordinates, supervises, and directs major biomedical research projects. Provides advanced scientific and technical expertise to contribute to the formulation, implementation, and analysis of techniques, procedures, and results of research projects.Position Key Accountabilities:• Identifies and assesses feasibility and significance of research projects. Formulates a project or identifies a problem by using information and data obtained through contact with other researchers, physicians, or literature searches. Conducts a feasibility study in terms of staff, time, and resources. If the findings are favorable, designs the procedures and establishes a research methodology to investigate and solve the problem.• Designs, executes, and interprets the results of complex biomedical and scientific experiments using advanced equipment, complex technique methods, and procedures. Performs research to provide clues for health care professionals to utilize in preventative medicine and in the diagnosis and treatment of patients in the future.• Formulates and implements new research techniques to enable projects to be carried out efficiently and ensures successful completion of assigned goals.• Stays abreast of new biomedical progress and technological advances in order to upgrade research skills and produce better and faster results. Researches literature for new biomedical progress and technological advances to upgrade research skills.• Collaborates and submits research findings for publication to advance the scientific knowledge of others. Results and findings are submitted through written research papers, public presentation at local or national meetings, or personal exchanges with faculty member and other scientists.• Assists the principal investigator in obtaining grant funds and other types of financial support.• Maintains lab equipment, assists in necessary repairs, and promotes a safe laboratory environment. Ensures direct reports follow safety procedures and attends basic safety training courses.• Manages Human Resources activities for direct reports in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.• Provide support and training of genome technologies and bioinformatics analysis to other researchers• Performs other duties as assigned.Certification/Skills:• Working knowledge of one of the following programming languages is highly preferred: Perl, Python, R, of C++• Working knowledge of genetics of molecular biology is a plus.Minimum Education:• Doctorate Degree.Minimum Experience:• Four (4) years of experience in related research environment and have verifiable publications within the field of the research project.Physical Requirements:Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.This position may include work involving potentially hazardous chemical, biological or radioactive agents.Security Sensitive:This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215Residency Requirement:Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.