Bioinformatician / Data Scientist

25 May 2023
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Maastricht Universitair medisch Centrum+ (MUMC+)

Research Field

Medical sciences

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)

Country

Netherlands

Application Deadline

25 Jun 2023 - 21:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

36.0

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

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

No

Offer Description

We offer a full-time appointment as a Bioinformatician / Data scientist at the Medical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Infection Prevention (MMI) department. The main task of the position is to set up/facilitate, perform and supervise complex analyses for the above-mentioned questions in the context of diagnostics, epidemiology, business intelligence and scientific research. This includes setting up/designing sequence analysis pipelines, accessing data (using SQL and/or other common systems), maintaining existing Bio-IT tools, filtering, matching and restructuring data, drawing up reports and creating dashboards. Other tasks include assisting with other ICT-related matters such as serving as an information resource for ICT issues and providing ad-hoc ICT solutions when needed. The tasks will be diverse but translational in nature, aiming to automate new applications for patient care and process results for improving future diagnostics.

You will work closely with the MMI staff, including Medical Molecular Microbiologists and medical specialists in the field of microbiology and infectious diseases.

The Bioinformatician/Data Scientist supports the department by writing database queries, exporting, and analyzing data to answer questions related to diagnostics, epidemiology, business intelligence, and scientific research. Therefore, the data scientist will collaborate with colleagues from all disciplines of the MMI department.

The tasks are at an academic level, and there will be opportunities for (co)authoring scientific publications.

Requirements
Specific Requirements

• Post-HBO / academic working and thinking level
• Affinity with the field of infectious diseases / medical microbiology
• Knowledge of the data structures (and the microbiological process)
• Proficient in R and other job-specific statistical knowledge, Spotfire and powerBI
• Programming skills
• Creativity in finding solutions
• Important competencies are stress resistance, flexibility, good communication skills (written and oral) and focus on cooperation.
• Enthusiastic team player, but also able to function independently

Additional Information
Benefits

This concerns a temporary employment contract for 3 years for an average of 36 hours per week in accordance with article 2.4.4 Cao umc. Permanent employment thereafter is envisaged.

We offer you: An end-of-year bonus of 8.3% of your gross annual salary. Good pension provision at ABP; Possibility to participate in collective insurance for, among other things, medical expenses (umc) and disability (Loyalis); Cao à la Carte, including, for example, a bicycle scheme and sports subscription; Various in-company training courses and the possibility of development via e-learning methodology.

Depending on education and experience, appointments will be made in scale A10 or A11 in accordance with the collective labor agreement of the UMC.

Selection process

We kindly request you to apply digitally before 26-06-2023 via the application button.

Please note: Online screening, for example via search engines and social networks, can be part of the application procedure.

Additional comments

For more information about the position, the application procedure or other questions, please contact Prof. dr. Paul Savelkoul / [email protected] .

Yes, I want this job!

We kindly request you to apply digitally before 26-06-2023 via the application button.

Please note: Online screening, for example via search engines and social networks, can be part of the application procedure.

Website for additional job details

https://www.academictransfer.com/328272/

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Maastricht Universitair medisch Centrum+ (MUMC+)

Country

Netherlands

City

Maastricht

Postal Code

6229 HX

Street

P. Debyelaan 25

Where to apply

Website

https://www.academictransfer.com/328272/bioinformatician-data-scientist/apply/#…

Contact

City

Maastricht

Website

http://heritage.azm.nl/

Street

P. Debeyelaan 25

Postal Code

6229 HX

STATUS: EXPIRED