EGA Senior Quality Control 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 theEuropean Charter for Researchers and theCode of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (Charter and Code). 

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The role 

We are seeking an enthusiastic and talented senior bioinformatician to lead the Quality Control services in the EGA (European Genome-Phenome Archive, www.ega-archive.org) group at the CRG. The successful candidate will manage the evolution and deployment of the quality control procedures applied to genomic files and phenoclinic variables associated to them. The successful candidate should be a motivated scientist, with experience in handling large scale genomics, detection of sample duplication, and the inference of sex, pedigrees and/or genetic ancestry. We are looking for someone with positive energy to join our amazing and diverse team.

About the EGA

The EGA (European Genome-Phenome Archive,www.ega-archive.org ) is a resource for permanent secure archiving and sharing of all types of potentially identifiable bio-molecular, phenotypic, and clinical data resulting from biomedical research projects. We host more than 18 petabytes of data, that includes more than 3700 studies and 8600 datasets. The EGA, co-managed by the CRG (www.crg.eu ) and the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI,www.ebi.ac.uk ), is an active partner in numerous international and national projects and contributes to establishing international standards in genomics and health research. Currently, the EGA is involved in many precision medicine initiatives and projects and looks forward to providing advanced services for that research community. The EGA team at CRG is a diverse group (currently 20 people and steadily growing) composed of bioinformaticians, developers and scientists from various backgrounds. The EGA is a Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH, www.ga4gh.org ) driver project, an ELIXIR (www.elixir-europe.org ) Core Data Resource and Recommended Deposition Repository, as well as an ELIXIR Spain (www.inab.es ) service. In Barcelona, the EGA is based at the prestigious Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB,www.prbb.org ) and receives support from the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC, www.bsc.es ) and the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF, www.upf.edu ).

Whom would we like to hire? 

Professional experience

Must Have

• You have a strong background in Bioinformatics applied to human data (3+ years of experience) 

• You have experience in managing, processing, performing quality control and analysis of large amounts of Next Generation Sequencing 

• You have experience in pipeline development using current bioinformatic tools 

Desirable but not required/ Nice to have 

• You have experience with large-scale data analysis (e.g. genome-wide association studies or population genomics) using genetic and phenotypic datasets (preferably hands-on experience working with large datasets such as UK Biobank) 

• You have knowledge of programming languages: Python, C 

• You have knowledge of databases: SQL, ElasticSearch, MongoDB, Neo4J, etc. Having database management experience is a major plus 

• You have experience in Data Curation (genomics, experimental or clinical metadata), Quality checks, Data mining and harmonisation

• You have experience in working with REST API’s for application and services integration 

Education and training

• You hold a PhD in Bioinformatics (or similar discipline), or a strong equivalent working experience 

Languages

• You are fluent in English, which will be the language used for all work written and oral communications 

• Spanish and/or Catalan might be considered a plus, but are not required 

Competences

• Able to suggest innovative ideas 

• Highly proactive and passionate about the projects you take part in 

• Ability to work with people with different professional backgrounds 

• You are structured and organised, able to coordinate overlapping tasks for you and for your team 

• Accurate and detail-oriented 

• An enthusiastic team player 

• Able to give impacting oral presentations 

The Offer 

• Contract duration: Short-term contract, linked to the duration of the project 

• Weekly schedule: full-time (this is an in-person position with the possibility to have a hybrid schedule)

• Estimated annual gross salary: an attractive salary will be offered, commensurate with qualifications and consistent with our pay scales. 

• Target start date: March 4th 

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 welcome applicants regardless of age, disability, gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity. 

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

Application Procedure

All applications must include:

All applications must be addressed to Dr. Jordi Rambla and be submitted online through the "Apply" button below.

Selection Process 

• Pre-selection: The pre-selection process will be based on qualifications and expertise reflected on the candidates CVS. It will be merit-based. 

• Interview: Preselected candidates will be interviewed by the Hiring Manager of the position and a selection panel if required. 

• Offer Letter: Once the successful candidate is identified the People department will send a Job Offer, specifying the start day, salary, working conditions, among other important details.  

Deadline: Please submit your application by February 22th, 2024