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Data Scientist (SOM Pediatric Neonatology)

Johns Hopkins University
United States, Maryland, Baltimore
Jun 13, 2026
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

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