DATA SCIENTIST
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$85,600–$139,100from the description
Jun 29, 2026
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Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
Mid level · 2+ years · Birmingham-Hoover, AL · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 25 people in the Birmingham-Hoover, AL area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (data scientists). range 7–35
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $96,312 (middle half $74,840–$124,979). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The posting's ideal candidate is described as an MD or Ph.D. with 2–3 years post-terminal-degree experience, but the formal education requirement accepts a Bachelor's + 4 years, Master's + 2 years, or Doctorate — the degree requirement is set to the minimum hard-required level (Bachelor's). Work experience may NOT substitute for the education requirement per the posting.
The role sits in UAB's Neurology department and is heavily oriented toward clinical/epidemiological research (patient-oriented studies, clinical trials, multi-omic data), making it a genuine hybrid between Data Scientist (15-2051) and Operations Research Analyst (15-2031); 15-2051 is the better fit given the explicit ML and statistical modeling emphasis.
SAS and R are explicitly named as required tools in the responsibilities section ('Uses SAS and R programs'); they are treated as hard gates accordingly.
Multi-omics, metabolomics, proteomics, and statistical genetics appear as domain context or collaborative interfaces rather than gating requirements, so they are marked preferred.
The posting states the work arrangement is onsite (final schedule determined by department/hiring manager); remote is set to false.
The compensation range ($85,600–$139,100/year) is the full grade range; the posting notes final offers depend on qualifications and internal equity.
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