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 Data Engineer-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

📌 Data Engineer-bioinformatics Technician (Barcelona)
🏢 VHIR
📍 Barcelona