St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Principal Computational Engineer

Memphis, TN · Principal

Sponsorship not specified$114k-$216kDetected 6 hours ago
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About the role

  • Jude Children's Research Hospital is seeking a Principal Computational Engineer to provide technical leadership and strategic vision for the advanced computing environments and software ecosystems leveraged by researchers to further the St.
  • As a trusted technical advisor, this individual will help research programs leverage advanced computational technologies while ensuring solutions are sustainable, secure, scalable, and aligned with institutional objectives.
  • The role requires a unique combination of expertise in computational science, software development, research computing infrastructure, and collaborative engagement with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

  • Provide inputs for effective planning, analysis, and implementation of technology solutions to support basic science research.
  • Lead feasibility studies, time and cost estimates, and development and implementation of new or revised computational applications and systems.
  • Provide project management guidance to teams for delivery of projects and tasks within timelines and budget, and in accordance with design specifications.
  • Develop team members through formal training and mentoring activities and ensure cross-training of mid and senior members across areas of expertise/ key skill sets.
  • Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.
  • Maintains regular and predictable attendance.
  • Minimum Experience: 8+ years of progressive experience developing, optimizing, or maintaining scientific or computational applications.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead projects and guide team members.
  • Consistently meet job expectations, adhere to policies, and deliver quality work while applying.

Requirements

  • Proven success collaborating across disciplines.
  • Recognized expertise with algorithms, pipelines, or systems development.
  • Master's degree in computer science, data science, information science, mathematics, or a related field of study required.

Nice to have

  • Demonstrated history of supporting Research Computing Environments.
  • Experience with Bioinformatics, Bioimage, or related Life Science pieplines.
  • Experience with HPC schedulers like Slurm, LSF, and Kubernetes.
  • Desired/Highly Preferred Experience:

Skills

  • Shows strong skills in thinking critically with a systemic view.
  • Shows expertise in taking a structured approach to analyze and resolve issues.
  • Able to distinguish between different sets of issues, set priorities, and make decisions.
  • Can present/facilitate independently in senior-level meetings. Presents information as a structured story and anticipates questions well.
  • Addresses difficult questions and challenges effectively.
  • Able to effectively influence others using facts and logic.
  • Keeps teams energized and focused on high-quality results.
  • Is an organizational expert in parallel programming and high-performance computing using OpenMP, MPI, and Pthreads.
  • Highly skilled in UNIX/Linux scripting languages and other high-level programming languages.
  • Provides inputs to overall strategy in identification of critical computational tools, hardware, and resources for business/research teams.

Compensation

  • In recognition of certain U.S. state and municipal pay transparency laws, St.
  • Jude is including a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role.
  • It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the salary range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.
  • A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $114,400 - $216,320 per year for the role of Principal Computational Engineer.
  • This is an estimate offered in good faith and a specific salary offer takes into account factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
  • Managers evaluate employee performance throughout the year-specifically through the spring and fall Check-In milestones and the Annual Performance Review.

Benefits

  • Provide long-term, sustainable, and scalable technical vision and strategy for ongoing IS efforts to support basic science and translational research.
  • Minimum Education and/or Training:
  • Explore our exceptional benefits!

Equal opportunity

  • Jude is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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