Medical Scientist II - Neurology - Movement Disorders
Medical Scientist II - Neurology - Movement Disorders
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Medical Scientist II
The de Hemptinne Lab at the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases is seeking a motivated Medical Scientist II to join our team to support research focused on deep brain stimulation (DBS) for treating cerebellar ataxia in a novel clinical trial. The successful candidate will work closely with an interdisciplinary team of scientists engineers and clinicians to develop cuttingedge neuromodulation techniques.
The Medical Scientist will perform work central to support new projects in the lab collecting data and developing data analysis pipelines to support research projects including quality assurance analysis statistical analysis visualization and interpretation. This team member will interface with several data modalities including intracranial neurophysiology wearable sensor data medical imaging behavioral task data and clinical data. The scientist will assist with data collection data analysis help with study design and contribute to developing technology to facilitate the data collection and analysis. The individual will be expected to collaborate effectively with members of the de Hemptinne Lab and other teams to facilitate program activities and resolve technical problems.
The successful candidate must have strong technical skills with a background in data science/engineering in medical research and excellent written and oral communication skills. Creativity and problemsolving skills are essential for success in this role.
About This Role
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Collecting cleaning storing organizing and maintaining data for advanced analysis
- Digital signal processing of biological signals (cardiac brain muscular and others)
- Statistical analysis of research data
- Data quality assurance protocols
- Medical image (MRI DWI CT) processing using opensource programs such as 3D Slicer ANTs or similar
- Designing and implementing behavioral task protocols
- Designing and implementing techniques for objective symptom quantification
- Testing wearable devices for research protocols (Apple Watch Fit Bit or similar)
- Develop data analysis pipelines
- Data management and storage of human subjects research data in compliance with regulatory policy
- Supporting manuscript writing grant writing and presentation preparation
About the Neurology Movement Disorders & Neurorestoration Program
The University of Florida Health Center for Movement Disorders & Neurorestoration is a nationally recognized hub for patientcentered care and innovation. Guided by the philosophy that integrated interdisciplinary care is the most effective approach for managing movement disorders and basal gangliarelated conditions our Center brings together leading specialists to provide comprehensive motor cognitive and behavioral diagnoses and treatmentsall under one roof.
To learn more about our mission in advancing care research and hope for individuals with movement disorders feel free to visit our website. Offer Exceptional Benefits:
- Lowcost State Health Plans: Medical Dental and Vision Insurance
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Generous Retirement Options to secure your future
- Comprehensive Paid Time Off Packages:(includes over 10 paid holidays as well as paid family sick and vacation leave)
- Exceptional Personal and Professional Development Opportunities: Access to UF Training & Organizational Development programs leadership development LinkedIn Learning and more
- Tuition Assistancethrough theUF Employee Education Program
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer
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Bachelors degree in health sciences medical engineering biology or a closely related field and three (3) years of experience in the field or in a related area
Masters degree in health sciences medical engineering biology or a closely related field and one (1) year of experience in the field or in a related area
Doctors degree in health sciences medical engineering biology or a closely related field; no experience required
The ideal candidate must possess:
- Degree in Computer Science/ Science in Engineering/Engineering
- Experience with Python and MATLAB (other programming languages like C/C a bonus)
- Experience with code management in public and private repositories (GitHub or similar)
- Experience with human subjects research using medical devices
- Experience with neural data analysis from EEG ECoG and deep brain electrodes
- Experience with signal processing algorithms
- Experience with artificial intelligence/machine learning
To be considered please upload the following documents with your application:
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- Contact information for three professional references
If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position please callor the Florida Relay System at(TDD).
Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.
Employment Type
Full-Time
