Junior Research Engineer for Biomedical Data Portals

**Job Reference**:

- 428_25_LS_INB_RE1

**Position**:

- Junior Research Engineer for Biomedical Data Portals (RE1)

**Closing Date**:

- Wednesday, 02 July, 2025

**Reference**: 428_25_LS_INB_RE1

**Job title**: Junior Research Engineer for Biomedical Data Portals (RE1)

**About BSC**
- The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, was a founding and hosting member of the former European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe), and is now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU, the Joint Undertaking that leads large-scale investments and HPC provision in Europe. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies in order to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over 1000 staff from 60 countries.

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**Context And Mission**
- The Machine Learning for Biomedical Research Unit, led by Dr. Davide Cirillo, and the Technologies for Biomedical Research Lab, led by Dr. Salvador Capella Gutierrez, are looking for a Junior Research Engineer to contribute to the development of an online biomedical portal for the SEED-ALS project (PMPER24/00017). SEED-ALS is a national initiative at collecting, integrating, and analyzing multi-omics data related to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) to support advanced research and data sharing.

1- Display and browse information related to the datasets from the SEED-ALS consortium and existing resources in the European Genome-Phenome Archive (EGA).

2- Enable interactive visualization and navigation of analysis results and predictive models developed within the project.

3- Facilitate access to the EGA infrastructure for dataset submission and controlled-access data download by researchers.

This role offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of biomedical data science, web development, and high-performance computing, in collaboration with national and international experts in ALS research

**Key Duties**
- Develop the SEED-ALS data portal, including front-end and back-end components.
- Integrate data access and query functionalities with the EGA.
- Implement data visualization tools for summary statistics and machine learning model results.
- Ensure portal usability, scalability, and security following best practices.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including bioinformaticians, data scientists, and software engineers.
- Contribute to technical documentation and, where applicable, scientific dissemination.

**Requirements**:

- Education
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Or higher education (FPII).
- Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Proficiency in modern web development frameworks (e.g., React, Angular,).
- Experience with back-end development (e.g., Node.js, Django, Flask).
- Familiarity with REST APIs and database technologies (SQL and/or NoSQL).
- Strong programming skills in Python and/or JavaScript.
- Basic understanding of data formats commonly used in bioinformatics (e.g., VCF, FASTQ, BAM).
- Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary research environment.
- Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Experience with data visualization libraries (e.g., D3.js, Plotly).
- Knowledge of biomedical data repositories, especially EGA.
- Interest or background in ALS or multi-omics data.
- Experience with Docker, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Competences
- Good communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work both independently and within a team.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

**Conditions**
- The position will be located at BSC within the Life Sciences Department
- We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support to the relocation procedures
- Duration: Temporary - 12 months
- Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement
- Starting date: 16/07/2025

**Applications procedure and process**
- A full CV in English including contact details
- A cover/motivation letter with a statement of interest in English, clearly specifying for which specific area and topics the applicant wishes to be considered. Additionally, two references for further contacts must be included. Applications witho