Bioinformatic Technician

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TheVall d'Hebron Research Institute

(VHIR) is a public sector institution that

promotes and develops the research,

innovation and biosanitary teaching of the

Vall d’Hebron University Hospital. Through

the excellence of our research, we identify

problems of society and we contribute to

spread them around the world.

In April 2015, the **Vall d’Hebron**

**Research Institute (VHIR) **obtained

the recognition of the European

Commission **HR Excellence.**

This recognition proves that VHIR

endorses the general principles of the

European Charter for Researchers and

a Code of Conduct for the Recruitment

of Researchers **(Charter & Code)**.

**VHIR embraces Equality and**

**Diversity. As reflected in our values**

**we work toward ensuring inclusion**

**and equal opportunity in**

**recruitment, hiring, training, and**

**management for all staff within the**

**organization, regardless of gender,**

**civil status, family status, sexual**

**orientation, religion, age, disability**

**or race.**

**Bioinformatic Technician**

**Statistic & Bioinformatics Unit**

The Statistics and Bioinformatics Unit (UEB) opens a selection process to incorporate a Bioinformatic Technician. UEB

belongs to the VHIR core-facilities, where it provides support to basic and clinical researchers, mainly from the Campus

Vall d’Hebron, in their research. This is done primarily through data analysis services, participation in clinical trials and

data management services, and bioinformatics data analyses. The unit also offers advice and training on statistics and

bioinformatics. The selected person will be responsible of the development of appropriate advice and services in

bioinformatics mainly related to data derived from the Cytometry and Microscopy platforms at UAT-VHIR’s core-facility.

More information about UEB and UAT services can be found in the VHIR webpage.

This vacancy is awarded by the “Agencia Estatal de Investigación” and cofounded by the “Fondo Social Europeo Plus
- FSE+” (MCIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033), for a period of three years.

The position offered is ideal for someone combining high technical and scientific skills and knowledge of bioinformatic

analyses with vocation for service/support and especially excellent relational skills with biomedical researchers.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**Education and qualifications**:
**Required**:

- Higher university degree in Bioinformatics, Maths, Statistics or Health Sciences or related and/or Postgraduate

training in Bioinformatics (PhD, Master, etc.)
- Fluency in Spanish, Catalan and English.

**Experience and knowledge**:
**Required**:

- Experience in the bioinformatics field.
- Experience in biomedical research environments.
- VHIR-RRHH-FOR-003_vs01_

TheVall d'Hebron Research Institute

(VHIR) is a public sector institution that

promotes and develops the research,

innovation and biosanitary teaching of the

Vall d’Hebron University Hospital. Through

the excellence of our research, we identify

problems of society and we contribute to

spread them around the world.

In April 2015, the **Vall d’Hebron**

**Research Institute (VHIR) **obtained

the recognition of the European

Commission **HR Excellence.**

This recognition proves that VHIR

endorses the general principles of the

European Charter for Researchers and

a Code of Conduct for the Recruitment

of Researchers **(Charter & Code)**.

**VHIR embraces Equality and**

**Diversity. As reflected in our values**

**we work toward ensuring inclusion**

**and equal opportunity in**

**recruitment, hiring, training, and**

**management for all staff within the**

**organization, regardless of gender,**

**civil status, family status, sexual**

**orientation, religion, age, disability**

**or race.**
- Knowledge and experience in bioinformatics tools (Unix/GNULinux, R/Rmd, Python, ImageJ/FIJI, etc).
- Knowledge and experience in systems, platforms and pipelines of 'omics’ and big data processing and analysis

(High-Dimensional Cytometry, Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy, scRNA-seq, ).
- Good knowledge in biostatistics.
- Excellent communication (written and oral) and relational skills.
- Ability to work in teams.

**Desired**:

- Having worked in an ISO Quality environment.
- Knowledge and experience in reproducible research.
- Experience with Spectral Cytometry and/or Confocal microscopy analyses.

**Main responsibilities and duties**:
Provide bioinformatics support to the Vall d’Hebron Campus or external research groups, including:

- Participating in start-up meeting with researchers requesting bioinformatics data analyses and understand the

requirements of the study.
- Advice for the experimental design and planning of research projects involving bioinformatics.
- Execute the analysis and write the corresponding technical report.
- Deliver appropriately the results of the bioinformatics data analysis services to customers.
- Support in the communicati