.DIRECTOR AT THE FUNDACIÓ HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D'HEBRON - INSTITUT DE RECERCA (VHIR)CALL FOR APPLICATIONSThe Fundació Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron - Institut de Recerca (VHIR) is a CERCA Research Institution supported by a Foundation. VHIR is a public sector institution that promotes and develops biomedical research, innovation, and teaching at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, the largest in Catalonia. Since 1994, VHIR has been working to identify and implement new solutions to society's health problems, achieving leadership and excellence in clinical and translational biomedical research in the national and international spheres.VHIR is also part of the Accredited Health Research Institute - Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (IR-HUVH). Awarded by the Carlos III Health Institute, this accreditation as an Accredited Health Research Institute is a recognition of the excellence of the institution's scientific results and management. Through international leadership and excellence in its research, VHIR improves people's health and quality of life, with a vision that research at Vall d'Hebron wants to transform: creating an impact on both health and quality of life of patients and society, generating social and economic wealth in a responsible and sustainable way, and becoming a global benchmark for new health ecosystems.VHIR has more than 1,800 employees, of whom more than 1,100 are researchers, that perform basic, translational, and clinical research. The VHIR Scientific Structure, the eCORES (from the Catalan "espais col-laboratius de Recerca"), has been defined according to VHIR and the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital Strategic Plans and it is aligned with both the National and European health research landscape. They focus on major health challenges and main technological enablers that are aimed to facilitate the achievement of health challenge objectives. The VHIR's eCORES are:Chronic, Prevalent Diseases & Aging.Global Health.Woman & Child Health & Rare Diseases.Brain & Mind and Behaviour.Cancer.Personalised Medicine, Innovative Diagnostics, Molecular Imaging & Digital Health.Advanced Therapies and Advanced Interventions, Nanomedicine, Transplant & Donation.VHIR's Strategic Objectives are:Promote and develop the research strategy of both the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and the Trustees.Promote the research of Vall d'Hebron and its knowledge transfer to make an impact in health improvement and the generation of wellbeing in our society.Consolidate the prestige of Vall d'Hebron research and its professionals by defining a scientific strategy focused on key and cutting-edge fields.Drive patient inclusion and its active participation as well as patient empowerment in research.Expand the spectrum of public-private alliances and collaborations, keep the existing ones (specially IRISCAT and EUHA) to strengthen the strategic status of Vall d'Hebron research