Senior Research Support Technician (SRST) (2024PILIFRUA26)

9 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Department

Biostatistics Unit. Medical School. Department of Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Research Field

Biological sciences » Other

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

Spain

Application Deadline

13 Feb 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Brussels)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Part-time

Hours Per Week

20

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

H2020

Reference Number

101132901

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Job position

Senior Research Support Technician (SRST)

Opening position to candidates for 1 position for a Senior Research Support Technician (SRST) associated with a project funded by the European programme HORIZON-JU-IHI-2022-03-single-stage, proposal 101132901. The project has the objective to use existing biomarkers to incorporate them into a platform for early detection of liver disease applicable to all EU countries and beyond.

The SRST will join the Biostatistics Unit at the Medical School, Department of Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Preventive Medicine and Public Health of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (https://www.uab.cat/ ).

We are looking for highly motivated candidates. The SRST will help to work on joining and standardising different cohort databases using OMOP common data model and other data standards, to analyse develop and validate a predictive model to generate a diagnostic  platform, and analyse a randomized control trial with 100,000 subjects comparing the LIVERAIM diagnostic platform with the current standard of care.

Job position requirements (skills/languages/required experience)

Participation in functions of: (a) Generation of a central data warehouse grouping and standardizing biomedical data from the different cohorts, (b) Generation and maintenance of the Data Management Plan, (c) Generation of predictive models with advanced mathematical techniques, (d) Comparative evaluation of standard statistical results with those of artificial intelligence algorithms, (e) Validation of prediction results, (f) Pivotal clinical trial design, plan document and analysis execution, (g) Dissemination , communication of research results

Studies: Higher university degree, university degree and official university master's degree. Degree in Biomedicine with additional curricular training in Mathematics Degree will be valued

Informatics: Advanced knowledge in advanced computer programming in R and Python software using mathematical and statistical techniques such as Data Analyst. Advanced knowledge of SQL databases and data interoperability standards in the health field. Advanced standard office automation level

Fluent languages: Catalan, Spanish, English. Other: valuable but not mandatory

Work experience and internships: Experience as a Data Analyst. Experience in Biomedical Research. Experience in accessing and managing SQL databases, interoperability models

Other requirements: Previous work experience in computer science, programming, biomedical research. Communication skills and ability to work in a group.

Benefits

We offer a Senior Research Support Technician (SRST) contract of 6 years. The position, benefits and payment are regulated by contract for research staff at the UAB. The salary is 21.132,14€ annual gross according to research assistant category at UAB, plus the amount corresponding to the Plus Campus and the rest of the salary supplements.

Eligibility criteria

• Academic record: 23

University Degree 5; Degree in Biomedical Sciences 15; Degree in Biomedical Sciences and University Master 18; Degree in Biomedical Sciences, Degree in Mathematics and University Master 23

• Languages: 5

English C1 5, B2 4, B1 3

• Informatics skills: 22

Advanced knowledge in: Programming languages in SQL, Python, R 5; Statistical analysis: R, SAS, SPSS 5; Databases: SQL, BigQuery, SAS 5; Artificial Intelligence tools: GPT, machine learning, neural networks 3; Basic knowledge of interoperability models: OMOP Common Data Model, OpenEHR, FIHR, HL7 3; Microsoft standard office software (Excel, Word) advanced 1.

• Work experience and/or internships: 15

Previous practical experience as a Data Analyst. Previous use of AI tools, statistical packages (R, Phyton, SAS, SPSS) 5 will be valued; Previous experience in accessing and managing SQL system bases, and interoperability models 5; Experience in the field of Biomedical Research 5.

• Personal interview: 35

Selection process

Minimum grade to pass the selection process: 60

A first curricular phase and a second interview, unless the court, in application of the agreement of 1 February 2019, proposes other actions, tests and/or interviews to be carried out.

 

 

Requirements

Research Field

Biological sciences » Other

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Additional Information
Additional comments

Reference Offer: 2024PILIFRUA26

Submit your application at: https://seleccio.uab.cat

You will find the bases of the call in the following link: https://tauler.seu.cat/pagDetall.do?idEdicte=479043&idens=11

Programme: HORIZON-JU-IHI-2022-03-single-stage

Reference Number: HORIZON-JU-IHI-2022-03-single-stage, 101132901

 

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

UAB

Country

Spain

State/Province

Barcelona

City

Cerdanyola del Valles - Campus Bellaterra

Postal Code

08193

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://seleccio.uab.cat

Contact

State/Province

Barcelona

City

Cerdanyola del Valles - Barcelona

Website

http://www.uab.cat/

Street

Campus Bellaterra - Edifici Rectorat

Postal Code

08193

E-Mail

[email protected]

STATUS: EXPIRED