Data Scientist II
UWMSN University of Wisconsin Madison · Health Sciences Learning Center-1480
$80,000from the description
Jul 7, 2026
Health Sciences Learning Center-1480
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A fixed-term, remote role within a university medical school's informatics office, focused on building and maintaining data pipelines, analytical dashboards, and geospatial visualizations to support research and operational decision-making. Day-to-day work involves SQL, Python, Power BI, and GIS tools to clean and integrate data, automate workflows, and surface insights for researchers and administrators. Best suited to someone with hands-on dashboard development and data engineering experience.
Mid level · Remote · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 40,400 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (data scientists). range 24,300–60,500
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $122,874 (middle half $87,544–$162,374). 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 (8)
The posting is titled 'Data Scientist II' but the body also refers to the role as 'Data Engineer II' — the responsibilities span both data engineering (pipelines, data models, ETL) and data science (statistical analysis, machine learning, visualizations). SOC 15-2051 (Data Scientists) was chosen as the primary code given the job profile title and the explicit ML/statistical analysis duties; 15-1243 (Database Architects) is a plausible runner-up given the pipeline and data modeling emphasis.
Employment type is listed as 'Terminal (Fixed Term)' with a stated 12-month end date — treated as a fixed-term contract rather than permanent full-time employment.
The Master's degree is listed as 'preferred', not required, so the degree requirement is set to None.
Dashboard experience and SQL/Python are listed under Required Qualifications without naming a specific BI tool, so Power BI and Tableau appear only under Preferred Qualifications — they are marked preferred accordingly.
The caller has declared this a fully-remote, national-pool role; no metro is inferred despite the University of Wisconsin–Madison affiliation.
Starting salary is stated as $80,000 annually, described as negotiable based on experience.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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