Assistant Data Scientist, Radiation Physics

About the Role

The Assistant Data Scientist role at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center supports advanced computational and data-driven initiatives within the Radiation Physics - Research area, focusing on enhancing proton therapy research and treatment planning. This role operates under direct supervision.

Key Responsibilities

Software Development

• Assist in analyzing data-related problems, formalisms, algorithms, and software.
• Contribute to the development of complex proton therapy algorithms under direct supervision.
• Support programming activities across multiple systems and technical environments.
• Develop software solutions that support dose computation and treatment planning activities.

Project Development

• Contribute to the analysis and development of formalisms for complex research applications.
• Support the development of algorithms and software related to dose computations.
• Assist with Monte Carlo techniques used in radiation physics applications.
• Participate in treatment planning, image processing, measurements, and data analysis projects.
• Support scientific and technical research initiatives within proton therapy programs.

Infrastructure Tool Development

• Develop software tools to resolve specific computational and operational problems.
• Maintain software infrastructure supporting research and treatment planning activities.
• Improve computational infrastructure through targeted enhancements and system improvements.
• Assist with implementing new software solutions for dose computations and related applications.

Research & Analysis Support

• Participate in treatment planning studies utilizing developed systems and software.
• Support measurements, image processing, and data analysis efforts.
• Gather and analyze information to support analytical decision-making.
• Apply innovative approaches to complex computational and research challenges.

Additional Duties

• Collaborate effectively with colleagues, researchers, and technical teams.
• Maintain professional communication and documentation practices.
• Support continuous learning and professional development activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Programming skills
• Computational modeling
• Software development
• Dose computation
• Treatment planning
• Image processing
• Monte Carlo techniques

Qualifications

Education

• Required: Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Computational Biology, or a related field.
• Preferred: Master's Degree in a related field.

Experience

• Required: None

Salary

• Minimum: $32.93/hour
• Midpoint: $41.11/hour
• Maximum: $49.28/hour