Steward

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Netherlands Cancer Institute is seeking a Data Steward to support data management across research studies. You will help ensure data are well-structured, reliable and FAIR, working closely with researchers to collect, curate, and standardise diverse data types.

The Translational Gastrointestinal Oncology (TGO) group focuses on colorectal cancer research, biomarkers, and data integration initiatives to enable reproducible translational findings across studies in a leading European cancer research

Responsibilities

• Assist researchers with collection, checking, curating and structuring of diverse data types.
• Contribute to standardising and automating data flows for multiple studies.
• Support FAIR data management across research studies.

Job description

Omschrijving functie

Data Steward - - Amsterdam Job details Application Job description We are looking for a Data Steward to support data management activities across our research studies and help ensure that research data is well-structured, reliable and FAIR. In this role, you will work closely with researchers and contribute to the collection, curation and standardisation of diverse data types. Then we look forward to hearing from you! The Netherlands Cancer Institute is an internationally recognised centre of scientific excellence. Research is focused on early detection of cancer, improving cancer treatment through imaging and molecular diagnostics, new medicines, improved operating techniques, more effective radiotherapy and combinations of these, epidemiology and psychosocial research. The Translational Gastrointestinal Oncology (TGO) group focuses on colorectal cancer research, with emphasis on discovery, validation and implementation of biomarkers for early detection (screening, surveillance), prognosis and response to therapy. This involves omics-based tumour profiling, using DNA-, RNA- and proteomics-based techniques, in order to stratify patient groups and arrive at individual tailored therapies. The group is also heavily involved with Health-RI , the interconnected infrastructure for personalised medicine & health research in the Netherlands and support for the national data-integration platform cBioPortal, and making translational research data FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable). Your role As a data steward within our group, you will be involved with FAIR data management activities. You'll aid researchers with the collection, checking, curating and structuring of different data types, and will contribute to standardising and automating data flows for multiple studies. Why the Netherlands Cancer Institute? Science is at the heart of everything we do at the NKI. But breakthroughs don't happen through science alone; …