Project Support Specialist

IGBMC; France; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

IGBMC is seeking a highly motivated Project Support Specialist to coordinate integrative single cell and spatial multiomics analyses within the P4Health project. You will work with IGBMC platforms and external experts to design, plan, and develop protocols for multimodal data analyses.

You will lead coordination, timelines, and risk management while supervising research personnel and communicating with the Principal Investigator and consortium partners.

Qualifications

• PhD in bioinformatics or biomedical research or related field.
• Excellent proficiency in English (written and spoken).
• Experience with integrative single cell and spatial analyses.
• Strong project management and reporting skills.
• Ability to work independently and in teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate integrative single cell/spatial multiomics analyses.
• Design protocols and SOPs for study execution.
• Coordinate with P4Health PI and consortium partners.
• Provide scientific guidance and troubleshooting.
• Organize training sessions and knowledge-sharing.
• Travel to collaborating institutions as needed.

Skills

English proficiency

Project management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Autonomy

R programming

Python programming

Biocomputing

Team collaboration

Machine learning basics

Multiomics analysis

Education

PhD in Bioinformatics

Tools

R

Python

Job description

Organisation/Company IGBMC Department Ressources Humaines Research Field Management sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Research Support Positions Application Deadline 31 Dec 2026 - 00:00 (Europe/Paris) Country France Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 35 Offer Starting Date 1 Jan 2027 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Reference Number RCT_070_WK Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Project Support Specialist (PSS) to lead and coordinate the implementation of integrative single cell/spatial multiomics analyses in transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics studies within the European-funded P4Health project.

Based at IGBMC, the PSS will work closely with IGBMC scientific platforms and internal and external experts in integrative analyses of multimodal transcriptomics data to design, plan and develop protocols for such integrative analyses.

• COORDINATION: Defining the scope, objectives, and deliverables of the multiomics project in consultation with P4H Principal Investigator at the IGBMC
• COORDINATION:Establishing task timelines and work plans
• COORDINATION: Supervision of research personnel and monitoring the overall progress of the task, ensuring that milestones and deliverables are achieved on time
• COORDINATION:Identifying and addressing any technical, operational, or financial risks that could impact task success.
• COORDINATION:Reportingto the Principal Investigator and at the consortium meetings
• SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL: Designing, developing and managing spatial and single cell analyses (to be supported by established expertise of in-house platforms and collaborating institutions including Kings College London, PRISM laboratory at the University of Lille and Allen Brain Institute)
• SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL: Preparing detailed protocols and establishing standard operating procedures for study execution, including sample collection, analysis, and data interpretation
• SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL: Coordinating the integration of multiomics data to ensure high-quality analysis and reporting
• SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL: Working with scientific teams to adapt methodologies based on project outcomes and emerging challenges.
• SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL: Providing scientific guidance and troubleshooting support to project teams and partners
• TEAMING: Fostering a collaborative and results-oriented team culture.
• TEAMING: Organizing training sessions and knowledge-sharing activities to enhance team and partner expertise
• Interactions with other team members
• Interactions with different actors of the P4Health project
• Ability to meet tight deadlines
• Participating in the international consortium meetings
• Traveling to collaborating institutions
• Analyses of single cell and spatial omics data (transcriptomics and/or metabolomics and/or proteomics)
• Sound background in biocomputing (knowledge of machine learning will be of benefit)
• General scientific knowledge of neurobiology or cellular biology
• Excellent proficiency in English (written and spoken)
• Project management skills, including planning, supervision and reporting
• Communication skills, with the ability to engage with diverse stakeholders
• Organizational skillsand high level of attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Proactive, adaptable, and able to work independently while fostering a team-oriented environment.
• Autonomy, rigor, and responsiveness
• E xperience in integrative single cell and spatial analyses in one or more of the following modalities transcriptomics, metabolomics and/or proteomics
• Experience or exposure to best practices in omics analyses
• Proficiency in using AI tools and/or machine learning will be very welcome
• Programming in R and Phyton…
• PhD in bioinformatics or biomedical research or a related field (e.g., biochemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology, pharmacology).