Your Role & Our Team
The Bioinformatics / Biostatistics Unit collaborates with the IRB Barcelona's community in the design and analysis of their experiments, either in vivo, in vitro or in silico. The unit is committed to providing a competitive advantage by developing tailored solutions and conducting methodological research. To do so, we engage in bioinformatics and statistical consulting from experimental design to publication, resulting in close collaborations with experimentalists in every stage of the way. We have an outstanding record of publications in high impact journals and offer a unique environment for practicing the most exciting science.
IRB Barcelona is seeking a dedicated Senior Research Officer to support our Biostatistics/Bioinformatics Core Facility. The successful candidate will participate in data analysis and methodology development for very diverse data types and research projects. The Officer will help supervise junior members of the Unit, visiting students and will offer consultation for researchers at IRB Barcelona. Moreover, she/he will actively participate in the generation of material and teaching of statistics courses and will help set up and apply best practices for data management and reproducible science.
Key responsibilities
Provide support in biological data analysis: process and analyze data from diverse platforms such as next generation sequencing, clinical databases, proteomics, single cell data, etc.
Develop tailored solutions and cutting-edge methodology for the analysis of data in collaboration with experimental researchers.
Provide access, manage information and analyze data from public databases such as dbSNP, 1000 genomes, GWAS, GEO, TCGA.
Provide statistical consulting to the IRB's community.
Implement and develop methodologies for analyzing single cell RNAseq data.
Design material for statistics courses.
Supervise junior members and visiting students.
You have
Experience:
Programming experience in R for applied statistical analyses.
Experience in analyzing scRNAseq data.
Minimum of three years working with biomedical data.
Publication record in the fields of statistics or biostatistics.
Qualifications:
PhD in Statistics, bioinformatics, computational biology or related fields.
Languages: Excellent use of written and spoken English. Spanish and Catalan in a professional setting.
Technical Skills:
Professional programming in R.
Ability to apply statistical concepts to biological settings.
Competences:
Good communication skills and ability to learn new biological concepts.
Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Highly motivated and collaborative person.
Willing to keep on learning.
Ability to work independently in a demanding research environment.
You might also have
Experience in analyzing spatial data.
Experience in managing data according to best practices in the field.
Use of AI as an aid for programming, literature mining or analyzing genomic data.
WORKING CONDITIONS & ENTITLEMENTS:
Working conditions: Employed in compliance with Spanish legislation and regulations under a full-time contract. Employees receive the benefits of the Spanish Social Security system covering sickness, maternity/paternity leaves and injuries at work.
Estimated annual gross salary: Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.
International environment: The opportunity to join a prestigious, diverse and inclusive international research institution and to become a member of an established core facility.
Benefits: Continuous training in a high-quality environment with unique professional career opportunities.
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