Research Data Steward — Flexible Hours & FAIR

Barcelona Supercomputing Center; Madrid; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant tickets

Private health insurance

Relocation support

Job summary

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) is seeking a qualified researcher to join the Life Sciences Department/TechBioLab and lead data and software management efforts for national and European projects.

You will develop data stewardship practices, enable federated analysis in Life Sciences, and ensure FAIR principles across research data and software. Fluency in English and experience with R/Python/SQL are essential.

Qualifications

• MSc in data science, bioinformatics, computer science, or a related field.
• Alternative, demonstrated experience in data management and stewardship.
• Experience in data stewardship and research data management.
• Familiarity with FAIR data principles and good practices in data quality management.
• Familiarity with data analysis with R, Python or SQL.
• Understanding of the regulatory requirements related to biomedical data management.
• Knowledge of research software development practices, FAIR software principles and research software quality assessment procedures.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Develop data and software management plans for research projects.
• Support data sharing, interoperability and collaboration across teams.
• Promote FAIR data practices and data quality standards.
• Contribute to research software quality and FAIR software principles.
• Assist in data governance, security and compliance.
• Provide training and support on data management practices.
• Coordinate tasks and milestones across national and European projects.
• Engage with partners and stakeholders across projects.

Skills

Familiarity with FAIR data principles

Data stewardship

Communication skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

MSc in data science, bioinformatics, computer science, or a related field

Experience in data management and stewardship

Tools

R

Python

SQL

Job description

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) is seeking a qualified researcher to join the Life Sciences Department/TechBioLab and lead data and software management efforts for national and European projects.

You will develop data stewardship practices, enable federated analysis in Life Sciences, and ensure FAIR principles across research data and software. Fluency in English and experience with R/Python/SQL are essential.