Data Scientist (SOM Pediatric Neonatology)

Affiliated Office Address

Baltimore, MD, United States

Requisition ID

121534

Date Created

June 10, 2026

Job Family

Data Management

Job Subfamily

Data Management

Job Function

Research

Exempt Status

Exempt

Shift Type

Full Time

Schedule

M-F; 8:30 to 5pm (evenings/weekends will be required)

Worksite

04-MD:School of Medicine Campus

Work Modality

Hybrid: On-site 60-89% of hours worked (Ex: 3-4 out of 5 days/week)

The School of Medicine Pediatric Neonatology is seeking a Data Scientist to support the management of complex databases as well as develop, maintain, and document code. The Data Scientist will collect and extract data using a variety of data extraction tools and carry out data management, visualization, and analysis tasks.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Support the development of dashboards, calculations, and reports which may require programming.
• Support the development and tuning of machine learning models, which may require programming.
• Support the development of infrastructure for cleaning and processing data and running experiments to evaluate system performance.
• Mine various data resources for development of key metrics, performance indicators, and general business intelligence useful for planning and service design.
• Perform error analysis and suggest and implement improvements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Four years of relevant quantitative research and analytics experience, with at least two of those years including complex programming experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education permitted by the JHU equivalency formula. Beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent

Preferred Qualifications

• Bulk RNA-seq, single-cell transcriptomics, spatial transcriptomics, metabolomics, proteomics, and microbiome data

• Proficiency in R and/or Python

• Machine learning (supervised and unsupervised) and deep learning.

• Adept in developmental environments including: RStudio, VS code, Jupyter.

• Experience with tools such as Seurat, Scanpy, DESeq2, edgeR, Monocle, CellRanger, QIIME2, HUMAnN, or comparable platforms

• Familiarity with Snakemake, Nextflow, or similar workflow frameworks preferred

• Experience in medical imaging, multi-omics, and clinical data integration with the ability to deliver reproducible and efficient workflows.

• Proficient in Python, R, SQL, Linux, and deep learning frameworks, with a strong focus on applying computational methods to solve real-world biomedical problems

Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency

• Continuous Improvement - Developing
• Data Architecture - Developing
• Data Management and Analysis - Developing
• Data Tools and Platforms - Developing
• Data Validation and Quality Assurance - Developing
• Data Visualization - Developing
• Machine Learning - Developing
• Oral and written communications - Developing
• Programming Languages - Developing

The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.

Classified Title: Data Scientist I

Job Posting Title (Working Title): Data Scientist (SOM Pediatric Neonatology)

Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PG

Starting Salary Range: $99,800 - $175,000 Annually ($99,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: M-F; 8:30 to 5pm (evenings/weekends will be required)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Hybrid/School of Medicine Campus

Department name: SOM Ped NICU

Personnel area: School of Medicine

Total Rewards

The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies

Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

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