Data Management Intern: Animal Trials & FAIR Data

dsm-firmenich; Tulln an der Donau; On-site; EUR 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

dsm-firmenich ANH is seeking a data steward for R&D data to manage research metadata within agile projects. The role focuses on translating input from Research & Development into structured information and contributing to future data standards.

The assignment runs as either a full-time 5-month engagement or a part-time (20 hours/week) for 10 months, based in Austria and part of the Solutions business in ANH.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of data management principles, data quality standards, and data governance practices.
• Interest in data harmonization, controlled vocabularies, terminologies and FAIR data principles.
• Advanced Excel skills; basic knowledge of SQL and scripting language (Python or R).

Responsibilities

• Review existing animal trial datasets to ensure completeness, accuracy and consistency with internal standards.
• Identify data quality issues and work with scientists and data managers to support clarification, correction and documentation.
• Contribute to improving data dictionaries and define/refine variables and metadata across animal trials.
• Support maintenance and updating of SOPs related to experimental procedures and data handling.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Data quality

Data harmonization

Excel

SQL

Python or R

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Life Sciences or IT/Data Management

Job description

dsm-firmenich ANH is seeking a data steward for R&D data to manage research metadata within agile projects. The role focuses on translating input from Research & Development into structured information and contributing to future data standards.

The assignment runs as either a full-time 5-month engagement or a part-time (20 hours/week) for 10 months, based in Austria and part of the Solutions business in ANH.