The Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) is
offering a position for a Data Engineer/Bioinformatics Technician
within the Group of Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Digestive
Tract, Exocrine Pancreas Research Unit. The Bioinformatics
Technician will work in an interdisciplinary biomedical
environment, contributing to the completion of the project titled
"Nueva herramienta basada en Inteligencia Artificial y
Biomarcadores para el diagnóstico precoz no invasivo del cáncer
de páncreas: AI-Early PanC ” “ New tool based on Artificial
Intelligence and Biomarkers for early non-invasive diagnosis of
pancreatic cancer: AI-Early PanC”funded by the Ministerio de
Ciencia e Innovación Code: CPP2022-009592 under the call “ayudas a
proyectos de colaboración público-privada 2022. Main
responsibilities and duties: Participate in initial meetings with
researchers to understand bioinformatics analysis requirements and
study needs. Harmonise, anonymise and prepare data for AI training
and/or validation. Perform data management tasks, including
curation, transformation,
validation, and documentation. Prepare
technical reports and analysis documentation. Support researchers
in interpreting and communicating results. Ensure compliance with
quality standards, data governance principles and institutional
procedures. Education and qualifications: Required: Degree in
Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial
Intelligence, or a related field. Desirable: Postgraduate
qualification (Master’s degree or equivalent) in relevant
disciplines. Experience and knowledge: Required: At least two years
of experience (or equivalent) in bioinformatics or biomedical data
analysis. Proven experience in bioinformatics data analysis,
including: Pre-processing and analysis of biological datasets,
Execution of bioinformatics workflows and pipelines. Strong
practical knowledge of computational and bioinformatics
environments, including: Scripting and analytical programming using
Python,