.About IRB Barcelona: Created in 2005 by the Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia) and the University of Barcelona, IRB Barcelona is a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence—a seal that was awarded in 2011. The institute is devoted to conducting research of excellence in biomedicine and to transferring results to clinical practice, thus improving people's quality of life, while simultaneously promoting the training of outstanding researchers, technology transfer, and public communication of science. Its 28 laboratories and seven core facilities address basic questions in biology and are oriented to diseases such as cancer, metastasis, Alzheimer's, diabetes, and rare conditions. IRB Barcelona is an international centre that hosts 400 members and 35 nationalities. It is located in the Barcelona Science Park. IRB Barcelona forms part of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) and the 'Xarxa de Centres de Recerca de Catalunya' (CERCA).Duties:Conceptualize, develop, and implement an IT strategy that is aligned with the objectives of IRB Barcelona.Stay abreast of emerging trends in order to provide technical and policy advice, and establish priorities and strategic requirements in consultation with senior leadership.Plan, organise, implement, manage, and oversee the delivery of IT services to IRB Barcelona, ensuring that the output of the department meets high quality standards.Lead, inspire and support the team of IT experts.Conduct IT projects in accordance with project management best practices.Serve on various committees where ITS expertise is required within IRB Barcelona.Prepare the ITS budgets and reports, manage the acquisition of IT goods and services through public tenders and coordinate them.Ensure the correct inventory control and management of IT resources.Develop and implement standards and policies for the effective and secure use of IT and information.Oversee the delivery of high standard helpdesk services in compliance with SLAs.Develop and strengthen collaboration with ITS Units of other institutes within the sector (BIST, BSC, Universities, CERCA institutes).Experience, Knowledge, Skills Must Have - Required:Experience: A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in planning, design, development, implementation, and maintenance of IT solutions.Knowledge: Knowledge of systems analysis, design, and development, management, implementation and maintenance of systems.Capacity to understand information systems and business operational issues.Knowledge of an organisation's infrastructure and IT strategy as it relates to user areas, including project implementations covering ERP/CRM solutions and cybersecurity, among others.Experience managing medium size heterogeneous engineering teams.Ability to develop clear and consistent goals aligned with strategies; capacity to delegate the appropriate responsibility, and provide accountability, and decision-making authority
