Multi-Omics Bioinformatics Technician — Flexible Part-Time

Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB); Belgique; Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 82,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Sports facilities

Job summary

Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB) in Belgium seeks a bioinformatics technician to analyze single-cell and spatial datasets with a focus on in vivo perturbational data. You will develop and adapt computational pipelines and collaborate across computational and experimental teams to ensure robust analyses.

The role offers a flexible 80% (part-time) appointment with a competitive pay scale, health insurance, and access to a stimulating international research environment conducted mainly in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in bioinformatics, biomedicine, bioengineering, biotechnology or a related field.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Experience with Python and/or R, Linux and Bash.
• Experience with bulk, single-cell or single-nucleus RNA-sequencing data.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve data-analysis issues.
• Experience presenting computational results to colleagues from different scientific backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Apply computational approaches to analyze single-cell and single-nucleus datasets, including RNA-seq, ATAC-seq and perturbational omics.
• Develop, adapt and fine-tune computational pipelines and workflows.
• Collaborate closely with computational and experimental colleagues to compare results across data types and projects.
• Communicate results clearly to diverse scientific audiences.

Skills

English fluency

Python

R

Linux

Bash

RNA-seq data

Troubleshooting

Communication of results

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in bioinformatics or related field

Tools

Python

R

Job description

Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB) in Belgium seeks a bioinformatics technician to analyze single-cell and spatial datasets with a focus on in vivo perturbational data. You will develop and adapt computational pipelines and collaborate across computational and experimental teams to ensure robust analyses.

The role offers a flexible 80% (part-time) appointment with a competitive pay scale, health insurance, and access to a stimulating international research environment conducted mainly in