Job Description

The Global Biodata Coalition (GBC) brings together leading international funders in biomedical and life sciences research to secure the long-term sustainability of the world’s most essential biodata resources. Hosted by EMBL-EBI and supported by a new five-year European Commission grant and contributions from GBC Member funding organisations, GBC operates at the intersection of science, policy, and global collaboration. A key element of GBC’s Scientific Programme is to discover and describe globally distributed biodata resources and their interconnectivity, with a view to engaging stakeholders in the development and evaluation of models for sustainability.

We are looking for a pro-active, broadly skilled Biodata Infrastructure Technical Analyst to grow our operational intelligence base on global biodata infrastructure. You will develop and maintain analytical tools, and deliver analysis using these tools around the discovery, characterisation and usage of global biodata resources. You will report to the GBC Scientific Head.

Your role

As Biodata Infrastructure Technical Analyst, you will be a central member of the GBC team providing foundational evidence for the GBC programme. Particular duties and responsibilities will include:

Development and maintenance of the body of software used in discovery and analysis of biodata resources and their interconnections
Management of GBC software repositories and cloud deployment environments
Maintenance and routine refresh of the GBC Global Inventory of biodata resources
Usage and other analyses relating both to the GBC’s Global Core Biodata Resources and to the broader global biodata infrastructure
Citation, and citation network, analysis relating to global biodata resources
Text mining of the scholarly literature and other corpora for the extraction of biodata resource information and evidence of usage
Engagement and collaboration with external groups that build and maintain tools, services, catalogues, registries and other resources that relate to the delivery of GBC analytics
Communication verbally and in writing of analytical findings to members of the GBC Secretariat and external stakeholders

You have

Undergraduate degree in either:
- software engineering, informatics, computer science, or equivalent
- life science, with strong computational components
Leadership of computational projects with responsibility for design, implementation and delivery
Authorship and maintenance of technical documentation
Strong Python skills for data cleaning, analysis, and visualisation
Ability to design reproducible data pipelines and maintain well-documented datasets
Experience with workflow tools such as Nextflow
Experience retrieving and integrating data from REST APIs, databases, and public data services
Strong SQL skills for querying relational databases.
Experience using AI-assisted coding and workflow tools to support reproducible data analysis, with appropriate human review
Experience applying machine-learning methods to text classification, named entity recognition, or information extraction
Experience with Git/GitHub/GitLab
Experience with cloud platforms, especially Google Cloud
High attention to detail
Ability to present analytical findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
A collaborative mindset
High level of organisation
Work independently as well as part of a team

You might also have

Postgraduate qualification in informatics or life science
Involvement in bioinformatics data analysis
Work within the life sciences biodata resource ecosystem
Familiarity with biodata resources, biodata types, accession identifiers, and life-science data repositories
Experience working with Python notebooks, such as Jupyter or Google Colab
Experience with dashboarding, reporting, or interactive visualisation tools
Experience with bibliometrics, citation analysis, or citation-network analysis
Experience with text mining of scholarly literature, metadata, citations, acknowledgements, or full-text corpora

Apply now! Benefits and Contract Information

Financial incentives: depending on circumstances, monthly family/marriage allowance of £291 monthly child allowance of £351 per child. Non resident allowance up to £595 per month. Annual salary review, pension scheme, death benefit, long-term care, accident-at-work and unemployment insurances
Hybrid working arrangements
Private medical insurance for you and your immediate family (including all prescriptions and generous dental & optical cover)
Generous time off: 30 days annual leave per year, in addition to eight bank holidays
Relocation package including installation grant (as applicable)
Campus life: Free shuttle bus to and from work, on-site library, subsidised on-site gym and cafeteria, casual dress code, extensive sports and social club activities (on campus and remotely)
Family benefits: On-site nursery, child sick leave, generous parental leave, holiday clubs on campus and monthly family and child allowances
Contract duration: This position is a 3 year contract
Salary: Grade 5 or 6 monthly salary from £3,452.05 or £3,861.91 after tax (but excl. pension & insurances) + benefits (Total package will be dependent on family circumstances)
International applicants: We recruit internationally and successful candidates are offered visa exemptions. Read more on our page for international applicants.
Diversity and inclusion: At EMBL-EBI, we strongly believe that inclusive and diverse teams benefit from higher levels of innovation and creative thought. We encourage applications from women, LGBTQ+ and individuals from all nationalities.
Job location: This role is based in Hinxton, near Cambridge, UK. You will be required to relocate if you are based overseas and you will receive a generous relocation package to support you.
How to apply: To apply please submit a cover letter and a CV through our online system before the closing date.