Técnico/a Titulado/a Superior para la Unidad de Bioinformática

The Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.) CNIC has been conceived to develop research of excellence, competitive and of international relevance in relation to cardiovascular diseases. The CNIC has a research center of 24,000 m², located in Madrid, with more than 6,000 m² for laboratories equipped with a state-of-the-art infrastructure and equipment.

This project has received funding from the EU4Health Programme 2021-2027 under Grant Agreement 101126953. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HADEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Functions:

• To participate in the development of guidelines for automatic data collection processes
• To participate in the establishment of a common data model (CDM) to be recommended for all national registries to ensure standardisation and data integrity
• To review and recommend ontologies on CVD and DM for data standardisation and integration.
• To participate in the elaboration of guidelines on the technical and legal requirements for data sharing and integration.
• To propose guidelines on the use of Artificial Intelligence tools to integrate data on CVD and diabetes registries across countries.
• To collaborate in the development of pilots proposed within JACARDI.

Mandatory Requirements:

1. Bachelor´s degree Biotechnology
2. English level: C1 certificate or equivalent
3. At least 2 years of experience in Bioinformatics

Valuable Requirements:

C1 - Master in Bioinformatics

C2 - Experience with scripting languages (Python & R) (at least 2 projects). The experience will be valued as a whole based on the time/specialty relationship.

C3 - Experience with artificial intelligence applications (at least 2 projects). The experience will be valued as a whole based on the time/specialty relationship.

C4 - Experience working in a computing cluster (at least 1 project). The experience will be valued as a whole based on the time/specialty relationship.

C5 - Experience living abroad (at least 1 year). The experience will be valued as a whole based on the time/specialty relationship.

C6 - Interview

We offer:

• Opportunity to work in a leading cardiovascular research institution equipped with state-of-the-art resources and technology.
• Integration in a young translational research team, in a highly competitive environment
• Start date: Inmediate
• “Contrato de actividades científico-técnicas, de duración indefinida”, according to the article 23‐bis de la Ley de la Ciencia, la Tecnología y la Innovación (texto refundido Ley 14/2011, de 1 de junio, de la Ciencia, la Tecnología y la Innovación), funded by ref: 101126953. Title: “Joint Action on CARdiovascular diseases and DIabetes” awarded in the call “Joint Action - Call for proposals on NCDs – cardiovascular diseases and diabetes (DP-g-22-06.04) (EU4H-2022-PJ-11)”, as long as the selected candidate complies with the legal requirements for the formalization of the contract in accordance with the Spanish labor law.

Recruitment Plan:

The RESOLUTION OF THE SECRETARIAT OF STATE FOR PUBLIC FUNCTION APPROVING THE COMMON ACTION CRITERIA FOR THE RECRUITMENT PROCESSES IN THE STATE PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITIES of April 11, 2022, set forth in point 6.1 that “Unless a specific regulation establishes a merit-bases recruitment system (concurso), the competition (concurso-oposición) must be the recruitment system”

In CNIC, the specific regulations approved by the Foundation's board of trustees establish a merit-base recruitment system (concurso) including a personal interview.

At least the 3 candidates with the highest score, as long as they reach the minimum of 60 points as a sum of criteria (C1‐C4) will be interviewed. The candidate with the highest score will be hired given the total score (C1-C5) is higher than 75 points.

Recruitment Commission:

• Bioinformatics Unit Leader
• Senior Technician
• Research Office Manager
• Research Office Manager
• HR Member

The CNIC guarantees, within its field of action, the principle of equal access to employment, and may not establish any direct or indirect discrimination, based on grounds of origin, including racial or ethnic origin, sex, age, marital status, religion or beliefs, political opinion, sexual orientation and identity, gender expression, sexual characteristics, trade union membership, social status, language within the State and disability, provided that workers are fit to perform the work or job in question.

By participating in the selection process, the participant agrees that their data appear in the public resolutions of the selection process. Such resolutions (provisional list of admitted and excluded, definitive list of admitted and excluded and resolution of the process) are published on the CNIC website.