Associate Computational Scientist- Pharmacological Sciences

About the role

As a member of the MSSM Scientific Computing Group, the Associate Computational Scientist works with scientists and researchers to effectively use MSSM HPC (high performance computing) clusters, assists in the research and deployment of codes on new technologies, and works with research groups to identify, implement, and improve their computational and data workflow.

Responsibilities

• Partners with scientist and research staff to efficiently and effectively use MSSM HPC clusters, to be expanded to over 10,000 cores with high bandwidth, low latency interconnects, several petabytes of data storage, and databases.
• Works with research groups to help identify, implement, and improve their computational and data workflow; assists in facilitating computing and data infrastructure solutions specific to MSSM researchers.
• Participates in the research and deployment of new technologies such as GPUs, Hadoop, and cloud computing.
• Assists in optimizing researchers' codes for maximum performance.
• Troubleshoots, isolates, and resolves applications and other technical issues.
• May benchmark application codes, develop regression tests, and deploy application performance tools.
• Assists in the installation and management of numerical libraries and application performance tools.
• Participates in the development and implementation of backup policies.
• Participates in the integration of HPC resources with laboratory equipment such as sequencers.
• Works with scientists and researchers to effectively use complementary national resources including XSEDE.
• Helps define and deploy a comprehensive computational and data vision for MSSM researchers.
• Assists in developing and writing proposals.
• Creates and provides clear documentation on all items.
• Other relevant duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in a domain science; Ph.D. in a scientific domain preferred.
• Beginner level, with some experience in a scientific/academic computing environment or equivalent preferred.

About the employer

The Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, over 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people by tackling complex health care challenges through discovery, education, and patient-centered care.

Mount Sinai is consistently ranked among the top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, including high "Honor Roll" status, and is highly ranked in specialties such as Geriatrics, Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, and more. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $72,473 – $108,709 annually. Actual salaries depend on experience, education, and operational need.