The Virology Section is seeking a highly motivated Bioinformatics Technician to study the genetic features, diversity, and evolution of respiratory viruses and other viral agents from a bioinformatics perspective. This position reflects a role requiring proven experience in viral genomics analysis and the development of bioinformatics pipelines.
Main responsibilities and duties:
- Support ongoing bioinformatics work in the Virology Section.
- Execute and, where possible, optimise existing pipelines.
- Develop and apply bioinformatics methods to support multiple projects in the field of microbiology.
- Assist in the development, implementation, and computational analysis of virus genomic data.
- Design and maintain databases and sequence repositories.
- Co-author publications within the context of a virology research group.
- Collaborate on other projects within the microbiology research group.
- Lead the design of new bioinformatics pipelines.

Education and qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Biosciences.
- Master’s degree in Bioinformatics.
- Fluency in Catalan,



Spanish, and English, with a certified C1 level (minimum Cambridge English Advanced Grade A).

Desirable:
- Specialised training in AI usage focused on programming.

Experience and knowledge:
Required:
- Proven experience in bioinformatics applied to genomics, with a strong focus on viral characterisation or automated genomic surveillance tools.
- Expertise in modular pipeline development using Nextflow.
- Advanced programming skills (including Python and Bash) and high proficiency in software execution via the CLI.
- Experience working on remote servers.
- Written and oral communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to operate across both computational and experimental domains.
- Experience collaborating in multidisciplinary teams with researchers from diverse scientific fields.
- Experience using version control systems (GitHub) in a collaborative environment.
- Experience using data v

📌 Bioinformatics Technician (España)
🏢 VHIR
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