Data Engineer (Childhood cancer and blood disorders)
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6 hours ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The University Hospital Vall dHebron is highly specialised in rare diseases at regional national and international level with its incorporation as a full member of 20 of the 24 European Reference Networks (ERN).
The scientific coordination of the ERN-EuroBloodNet the ERN dedicated to Rare Haematological Diseases (RHD) is led by Dr Mañú Pereira Head of the Rare Anaemia Disorders Research Laboratory within the CANCER Y ENFERMEDADES HEMATOLOGICAS INFANTILES group at VHIR.
The research strategy of our research laboratory focuses on the development and validation of innovative methodological approaches for better characterisation of patients affected by rare anaemia disorders according to their individual features to enable personalised risk profiles and personalised medicine.
Within the ERN-EuroBloodNet and in line with the strategy at European level the team is leading several projects on European patient registries for rare haematological diseases namely the European Patients Registries on Rare Haematological Diseases ENROL and on Rare Anaemia Disorders RADeep aiming at avoiding fragmentation of data by promoting standards interoperability between patient registries.
In this context we are looking for a highly motivated self-driven and committed professional who will support our group in database management databases interoperability and IT related tasks.
Education and qualifications:
Required:
University degree in area of Engineer or Computer Science (e.g. IT Engineer Computer Science) or University degree in Sciences
English (B2). We are working at European level and have frequent meetings in English
Desired:
Masters degree in a field related to the responsibilities of this job position (e.g. Bioinformatics Statistics)
Experience and knowledge:
Required:
Knowledge of data architecture
Knowledge on computer systems (to be able to lead discussions with different IT teams to propose improvements to the platform)
Knowledge of programming languages (PHP HTML SQL)
Desired:
Knowledge of common data models
Experience with multidisciplinary teams
Knowledge of R/Python
Main responsibilities and duties:
Design of databases (SQL y non-SQL).
Data batch transfers.
Integration of databases and ETL processes.
Implementation of pseudonymisation tool recommended by the European Commission.
Management of the platforms used for data collection.
Lead discussions with different IT teams.
Labour conditions:
Full-time position: 375h/week
Starting date: As soon as possible
Gross annual salary: Remuneration will depend on experience and skills. Salary ranges are consistent with our Collective Agreement pay scale
Contract: Technical and scientific activities contract linked to the project activities
What can we offer
Incorporation to Vall dHebron Research Institute (VHIR) a public sector institution that promotes and develops the biomedical research innovation and teaching at Vall dHebron University Hospital (HUVH) the biggest hospital of Barcelona and the largest of Catalan Institute of Health (ICS).
A scientific environment of excellence highly dynamic where high-end biomedical projects are continuously developed.
Continuous learning and a wide range of responsibilities within a stimulating work environment.
Individual training opportunities.
Flexible working hours.
23 days of holidays 9 personal days.
Flexible Remuneration Program (including dining checks health insurance transportation and more)
Corporate Benefits: platform through which you can obtain significant discounts on travel culture technology gastronomy sports... among many others.
Healthy Offering: choose from a variety of wellbeing focused activities to be the healthiest you.
International Mobility Support (Welcome Services): We aim to make your arrival in Barcelona smooth and pleasant by providing city information guidance on required procedures access to the International Welcome Desk family recommendations and support in finding accommodation
Deadline to apply:
How We Hire:
Pre-selection: Candidates are shortlisted based on their skills qualifications and relevant experience as outlined in their CVs.
Interviews: Meetings may be held with Talent Acquisition and/or the hiring manager.
Practical assessment: Depending on the role candidates may complete a case study technical task presentation or written exercise on-site or remotely.
Checks: Education references and other job-related verifications may be carried out.
Job offer: The selected candidate receives a formal job offer upon successful completion of the process.
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 gender identity and expression religion age functional diversity or ethnicity.
Key Skills
- Apache Hive
- S3
- Hadoop
- Redshift
- Spark
- AWS
- Apache Pig
- NoSQL
- Big Data
- Data Warehouse
- Kafka
- Scala
