VHIR is seeking a Bioinformatics Technician to join the Liver Diseases Research Group at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR). This group focuses on translational research in liver diseases, combining clinical insight with advanced molecular and computational approaches to improve patient diagnosis and treatment. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary and collaborative environment, contributing specialised expertise in metagenomics to support cutting-edge research, including the development of bioinformatic tools and the analysis of complex sequencing datasets.
Main responsibilities and duties:
• Develop and optimise metagenomic software tools

• Teach new students on bioinformatic analysis following metagenomics runs and data acquisition

• Collaborate in writing papers

• Prepare and mentor new students

Education and qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Bioinformatics ESCI-UPF (other grades will not be considered)

• Master Degree in Genetics and Genomics

• Master in Translational Biomedical Research offered by VHIR





• Demonstrated expertise in NGS and metagenomics, supported by two peer-reviewed publications (curriculums that do not fulfil these requirements will not be taken into consideration)

• Experience in deep-sequencing methodology

• Professional fluency in Catalan, Spanish and English

• Minimum h-index of 9

• Minimum of 12 published papers in international journals, at least two as a first author

• Minimum of participation in 8 poster or oral presentations in seminars/meetings

• Participation in competitive projects

Desirable:
• Excellent ability in delivering oral presentations at local, national and international meetings

Experience and knowledge:
Required:
• At least 4 years of experience working in molecular biology and next-generation sequencing of RNA viruses

• Experience in developing pipelines for metagenomics analysis to detect pathogens

• Experience in deep-sequencing viral data analysis in metageno

📌 Bioinformatics Technician (Barcelona)
🏢 VHIR
📍 Barcelona