The Institute
The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is an international biomedical research institute of excellence, based in Barcelona, Spain, with more than 400 scientists from 44 countries. The CRG is composed of an interdisciplinary, motivated and creative scientific team which is supported both by a flexible and efficient administration and by high-end and innovative technologies. In April 2021, the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) received the renewal of the 'HR Excellence in Research' Award from the European Commission. This is a recognition of the Institute's commitment to developing an HR Strategy for Researchers, designed to bring the practices and procedures in line with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (Charter and Code). Please, check out our Recruitment Policy.
The role
About the EGA
Whom would we like to hire?
Professional experience
Must Have
Experience with high throughput genomic and clinical data curation, harmonization, and quality control checks.
Good understanding of clinical concepts and genomics.
Experience with harmonization and curation of metadata.
Experience with health data standards (OMOP, FHIR).
Experience with the use of ontologies/vocabularies (LOINC, SNOMED).
Desirable but not required/ Nice to have
You have experience with large-scale data analysis (e.g., genome-wide association studies or population genomics) using genetic and phenotypic datasets (preferably hands-on experience working with large datasets such as UK Biobank).
You have experience in supervised & unsupervised machine-learning algorithms, data analytics.
You have knowledge of databases: SQL, ElasticSearch, MongoDB, Neo4J, etc. Having database management experience is a major plus.
Education and training
You hold a master's in bioinformatics (or similar discipline), or equivalent working experience.
Languages
You are fluent in English, which will be the language used for all work written and oral communications. Spanish and/or Catalan might be considered a plus, but are not required.
Competences
Able to suggest innovative ideas.
Highly proactive and passionate about the projects you take part in.
Able to work with people with different professional backgrounds.
Structured and organised, able to coordinate overlapping tasks.
Good communication skills.
Accurate and detail-oriented.
Enthusiastic team player.
Able to give impacting oral presentations.
The Offer
Contract duration: Long-term contract, linked to the duration of the project.
Weekly schedule: full-time (this is an in-person position with the possibility to have a hybrid schedule).
Estimated annual gross salary: an attractive salary will be offered, commensurate with qualifications and consistent with our pay scales.
Target start date: January 15th.
We provide a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructures, and unique professional career development opportunities.
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