Research Engineer

671_25_LS_NLPBIA_RE1

Research Engineer - NLP for Biomedical Information Analysis (RE1)

Wednesday, 26 November, 2025

Reference: 671_25_LS_NLPBIA_RE1

Job title: Research Engineer - NLP for Biomedical Information Analysis (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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We are particularly interested for this role in the strengths and lived experiences of women and underrepresented groups to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights in science and IT research. In instances of equal merit, the incorporation of the under-represented sex will be favoured.

We promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, fostering an environment where each and every one of us is appreciated for who we are, regardless of our differences.

If you consider that you do not meet all the requirements, we encourage you to continue applying for the job offer. We value diversity of experiences and skills, and you could bring unique perspectives to our team.

Context And Mission

The NLP for Biomedical Information Analysis Unit of the BSC-CNS aims to promote the development of natural language processing and machine translation resources in the biomedical field in Spanish, Catalan and other co-official languages.

The candidate will work within an international project integrated into a team of researchers working on topics related to deep learning approaches applied to information extraction (NER), entity linking and language modelling on biomedical documents.

The candidate will have the opportunity to work on developing cross-lingual NLP systems and applying cutting edge technologies in NLP and language modelling applied to the biomedical field. They will also have the opportunity to explore HPC applied to NLP.

Este contrato se encuentra financiado por el proyecto "TERESIA. Portal de acceso a Terminologías en España y servicios de Inteligencia Artificial", promovido por la Secretaría de Estado de Digitalización e Inteligencia Artificial (SEDIA), cuyos fondos provienen del Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública, financiado por la Unión Europea-NextGenerationEU».

Key Duties

• Develop and implement algorithms for extracting structured information from biomedical literature and real medical records.
• Collaborate with domain experts to identify and prioritize research questions.
• Analyze and interpret complex data sets.
• Write and maintain efficient and reusable code.
• Present findings at conferences and in peer-reviewed publications.

Requirements

• Education
• Master's degree (or equivalent qualification) in Computer Science or Artificial Intelligence
• Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
• Good programming skills in Python
• Experience in machine learning and neural networks(e.g. Pytorch, Spacy, Transformers)
• Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
• Knowledge of and preferably hands-on experience with natural language technologies such as Named- Entity Recognition, Entity Linking, Semantic Text Similarity, and Machine Translation.
• Competences
• Ability to work within a team and independently, and to manage multiple tasks effectively
• Ability to work under set deadlines
• Ability to efficiently familiarize yourself with new tools and topics
• Good problem-solving and analytical skills

Conditions

• The position will be located at BSC within the Life Sciences Department
• We offer a part-time contract (20h/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: Until 31/03/2026
• Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement
• Salary: we offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in Barcelona
• Starting date: asap

Applications procedure and process

All applications must be submitted via the BSC website and contain:

• 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 without this document will not be considered.

Development of the recruitment process

The selection will be carried out through a competitive examination system ("Concurso-Oposición"). The recruitment process consists of two phases:

• Curriculum Analysis: Evaluation of previous experience and/or scientific history, degree, training, and other professional information relevant to the position. - 40 points
• Interview phase: The highest-rated candidates at the curriculum level will be invited to the interview phase, conducted by the corresponding department and Human Resources. In this phase, technical competencies, knowledge, skills, and professional experience related to the position, as well as the required personal competencies, will be evaluated. - 60 points. A minimum of 30 points out of 60 must be obtained to be eligible for the position.

The recruitment panel will be composed of at least three people, ensuring at least 25% representation of women.

In accordance with OTM-R principles, a gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for each vacancy at the beginning of the process. After reviewing the content of the applications, the panel will begin the interviews, with at least one technical and one administrative interview. At a minimum, a personality questionnaire as well as a technical exercise will be conducted during the process.

The panel will make a final decision, and all individuals who participated in the interview phase will receive feedback with details on the acceptance or rejection of their profile.

At BSC, we seek continuous improvement in our recruitment processes. For any suggestions or comments/complaints about our recruitment processes, please contact recruitment [at] bsc [dot] es.

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Deadline

The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed and potential candidates will be contacted.

OTM-R principles for selection processes

BSC-CNS is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission and the Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment principles (OTM-R). This is applied for any potential candidate in all our processes, for example by creating gender-balanced recruitment panels and recognizing career breaks etc.

BSC-CNS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable state or local law.

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