Data Scientist I - Internal Medicine
UTHealth
Location: Houston, TX 77001, US
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Industry: Advertising and Public Relations
Occupational Category: 13-0000.00 – Business and Financial Operations
Posted: Sunday, 19 July 2026
Valid Through: Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Job Description
UTHealth is hiring a Data Scientist I - Internal Medicine in Houston, TX. This is a full-time position.
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Join the UTHealth Department of Internal Medicine as a Full-Time Data Scientist I and play a key role in transforming complex healthcare data into meaningful insights that drive better outcomes. We are seeking a skilled and analytical professional with a proven ability to apply rigorous scientific methods, test hypotheses with precision, and translate data into actionable knowledge. In this role, you will work with social determinants of health data, administrative claims, and electronic health records to uncover relationships that inform business and clinical decision-making. The ideal candidate is an exceptional communicator who can effectively explain analytical approaches, statistical validity, and research findings to diverse stakeholders while supporting data-driven innovation across the organization.
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.
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:
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...
Position Summary:
The Data Scientist - Level I is a skillful team player with a clear track record of transforming data into actionable insights and knowledge. This individual is a deliberate and systematic scientist who can clearly articulate the hypotheses to be tested, practice with rigor and precision, and maintain a balanced/independent point of view to achieve valid and accepted findings. Uses social determinants of health data sets in conjunction with administrative claims and electronic health records to measure the relational impact of these variables when applicable.
It is essential for this person to be a very effective communicator who can guide business and clinical customers to understanding of applied methods, rationale, statistical validity and the appropriate application of insights.
Position Key Accountabilities:
1. Supports faculty and clinical, business and research customers with data science services on a variety of projects which may include clinical operations, hospital quality/safety, finance, supply chain, practice management, population health, personalized medicine and translational research.
2. Builds models that incorporate diverse data sets representing administrative, clinical and social health indicators when applicable.
3. Apply a variety of methods such as statistical analysis, data mining, predictive analytics, time series analysis, multivariate regression analysis, statistical process control and optimization solutions.
4. Perform as a results-oriented problem solver to quickly synthesize complex scenarios, connect abstract patterns/information, apply appropriate methods, and implement practical and timely solutions.
5. Demonstrate and embrace a collaborative approach to fully realize the talents of colleagues such as data stewards, IT staff, business analysts, business stakeholders and industry experts.
6. Assess the impact of computer networking and data warehousing on data use and analysis when applicable.
7. Perform other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills:
• Proficiency with statistical packages, data bases and programming languages for data preparation, storage, transformation, analysis or visualization. Examples include R, SAS, STATA, SPSS, Matlab, SQL, Python, Hadoop, Pig, Hive, MapReduce, Java Tableau, Excel or other big data frameworks.
• Ability to work with a wide variety of data formats/sources such as relational databases, XML, JSON, CSV, text, sensors/activity trackers, clickstreams, social media, and geolocation
• Effective communication skills including written, oral, listening and interpersonal.
Minimum Education:
Master's degree in health care, management, mathematics, engineering, informatics, or a related field
Minimum Experience:
1 year of enterprise experience as a data scientist, informaticist, statistician, senior analyst or related role
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
Join the UTHealth Department of Internal Medicine as a Full-Time Data Scientist I and play a key role in transforming complex healthcare data into meaningful insights that drive better outcomes. We are seeking a skilled and analytical professional with a proven ability to apply rigorous scientific methods, test hypotheses with precision, and translate data into actionable knowledge. In this role, you will work with social determinants of health data, administrative claims, and electronic health records to uncover relationships that inform business and clinical decision-making. The ideal candidate is an exceptional communicator who can effectively explain analytical approaches, statistical validity, and research findings to diverse stakeholders while supporting data-driven innovation across the organization.
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.
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:
The Data Scientist - Level I is a skillful team player with a clear track record of transforming data into actionable insights and knowledge. This individual is a deliberate and systematic scientist who can clearly articulate the hypotheses to be tested, practice with rigor and precision, and maintain a balanced/independent point of view to achieve valid and accepted findings. Uses social determinants of health data sets in conjunction with administrative claims and electronic health records to measure the relational impact of these variables when applicable.
It is essential for this person to be a very effective communicator who can guide business and clinical customers to understanding of applied methods, rationale, statistical validity and the appropriate application of insights.
Position Key Accountabilities:
1. Supports faculty and clinical, business and research customers with data science services on a variety of projects which may include clinical operations, hospital quality/safety, finance, supply chain, practice management, population health, personalized medicine and translational research.
2. Builds models that incorporate diverse data sets representing administrative, clinical and social health indicators when applicable.
3. Apply a variety of methods such as statistical analysis, data mining, predictive analytics, time series analysis, multivariate regression analysis, statistical process control and optimization solutions.
4. Perform as a results-oriented problem solver to quickly synthesize complex scenarios, connect abstract patterns/information, apply appropriate methods, and implement practical and timely solutions.
5. Demonstrate and embrace a collaborative approach to fully realize the talents of colleagues such as data stewards, IT staff, business analysts, business stakeholders and industry experts.
6. Assess the impact of computer networking and data warehousing on data use and analysis when applicable.
7. Perform other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills:
• Proficiency with statistical packages, data bases and programming languages for data preparation, storage, transformation, analysis or visualization. Examples include R, SAS, STATA, SPSS, Matlab, SQL, Python, Hadoop, Pig, Hive, MapReduce, Java Tableau, Excel or other big data frameworks.
• Ability to work with a wide variety of data formats/sources such as relational databases, XML, JSON, CSV, text, sensors/activity trackers, clickstreams, social media, and geolocation
• Effective communication skills including written, oral, listening and interpersonal.
Minimum Education:
Master's degree in health care, management, mathematics, engineering, informatics, or a related field
Minimum Experience:
1 year of enterprise experience as a data scientist, informaticist, statistician, senior analyst or related role
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
Education Requirements
high school
Skills
Please see the job description for required or recommended skills.
Benefits
Please see the job description for benefits.
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