Bioinformatician

**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 by 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).

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**The role**

**About the l**ab**

The overarching theme of the research in our lab is the understanding of the information encoded in genomic sequences, and how this information is processed in the pathway leading from DNA to protein sequences. More specifically, we are interested in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression and RNA processing, the relationship between molecular phenotypes and higher order endophenotypes and organismal phenotypes, and the identification of functional regions on the genome of all living beings. We are also committed to the development of experimental and computational tools to perform Genomics studies.

**Whom** would we like to hire?**

**Professional experience**

**Must Have**
- You have five years of experience in/with omics data analysis and integration
- You have proven background/experience in building Statistical and/or Machine Learning (e.g., explainable/supervised/unsupervised data integration) methods
- Experience in the analysis of large-scale omics data, specifically RNAseq and ChIPseq
- Experience in the development and/or implementation of algorithms, and/or of computational pipelines

**Education and training**
- PhD in Bioinformatics or in Biology, Machine Learning, Statistics, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry or related areas

**Languages**
- You are proficient in English

**Technical skills**
- Strong programming skills in Python, C, C++, MATLAB, R, etc.
- Data visualisation methods (e.g., PCA, UMAP, t-SNE, etc)
- Bash scripting in a Linux environment, ideally tailored to an HPC infrastructure
- Multivariate statistics, Deep Learning Libraries
- Containerized workflows and DSLs: Nextflow, SnakeMake, etc.
- Collaborative tools

**Competences**
- Highly developed organisational skills.
- Ability to interact with others, both with colleagues within the group and from other groups inside and outside the CRG
- Good (academic) writing and presentation skills
- Imagination, Motivation, Curiosity, Pro-activity, Critical thinking

**The Offer** - Working Conditions**
- **Contract d**uration**: Maternity leave
- **Estimated annual gross salary**:Salary is commensurate with qualifications and consistent with our pay scales.
- **Target s**tart date**: As soon as possible

We provide a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructures, and unique professional career development opportunities. To check out our training and development portfolio, please visit our website in the training section.

We** offer and **promote a diverse and inclusive environment** **and welcomes applicants regardless of age, disability, gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.

**The **CRG is committed to reconcile a work and family life** **of its employees and are offering extended vacation period and the possibility to benefit from flexible working hours.