Postdoc & Project Coordinator: Federated Health Data

Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal); Barcelona; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days off per year (23 vacation days

13 personal days

Job summary

ISGlobal seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher and Project Coordinator to drive FLEX4HEALTH across ISGlobal, UMCG and European research infrastructures. You will connect cohort studies with data infrastructures, support the work plan and contribute to training, dissemination and scientific outputs.

You will work within the Barcelona Research Group in Environmental Epidemiology and the Health Analytics Hub, applying data science, biostatistics and privacy-preserving methods to environmental health

Qualifications

• PhD in epidemiology, public health, health data science, bioinformatics, biostatistics, computer science or related discipline.
• Experience in federated health-data analysis or distributed research networks.
• Hands-on with DataSHIELD and/or MOLGENIS/Armadillo; contributions to open-source software valued.
• Experience coordinating scientific activities and engaging stakeholders internationally.
• Strong knowledge of FAIR data, privacy-preserving analysis, GDPR and data governance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate FLEX4HEALTH implementation across ISGlobal, UMCG and partners.
• Develop governance for MOLGENIS data federation with stakeholders.
• Link cohort studies to European research infrastructures (BBMRI, ELIXIR, EIRENE).
• Coordinate scientific and technical contributions (DataSHIELD, MOLGENIS catalogues, training).
• Monitor progress, risks and reporting to project leadership.
• Contribute to dissemination, final summary and publications.

Skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

Learning capacity

Project management

Scientific coordination

Communication

Open science knowledge

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Excellent writing

Education

PhD in epidemiology, public health, health data science, bioinformatics, biostatistics, computer science

Tools

DataSHIELD

MOLGENIS/Armadillo

R

Python

Git-based workflows

Job description

ISGlobal seeks a Postdoctoral Researcher and Project Coordinator to drive FLEX4HEALTH across ISGlobal, UMCG and European research infrastructures. You will connect cohort studies with data infrastructures, support the work plan and contribute to training, dissemination and scientific outputs.

You will work within the Barcelona Research Group in Environmental Epidemiology and the Health Analytics Hub, applying data science, biostatistics and privacy-preserving methods to environmental health