Junior Bioinformatician / Biostatistician supporting the Insights & Innovation team (f/m/d)

Company Description

At biocrates, our mission is to make metabolomics accessible to facilitate breakthroughs in biomedical research. With our pioneering phenotyping products and services, we are changing the way health is measured. We help scientists and researchers gather new insights about disease prevention, laying the foundations for modern personalized medicine.

If that excites you as much as it excites us, consider joining our team.

To strengthen our team in Innsbruck, we are looking for a full-time as soon as possible

Job Description

What you’ll be doing

• Data compilation and reporting of metabolomics services projects for customers
• Statistical analysis and interpretation of metabolomics and lipidomics datasets
• Driving of automation and standardization efforts following the biocrates data FAIR principle in metabolomics
• Support of omics biomarker discovery projects including study design and analysis
• Collaboration with the software development team to improve analytical workflows and generate new tools for statistics and visualization

Qualifications

Does this sound like you?

• Either academic background (MSc) in biochemistry, molecular biology, molecular medicine, or related field with extensive experience in bioinformatics and biostatistics, or academic background (MSc) in bioinformatics, biostatistics, computational biology, or related field with extensive experience in biochemistry or metabolism
• Experienced in statistical evaluation of omics-, biomarker, and/or disease-related data including handling of large and complex data sets, database programming, data integration, biomarker identification, and data visualization
• Hands-on experience programming in R
• Fluency in English (oral and written

Soft skills

• Interest in human health, metabolism and biochemical pathways
• Ability to communicate complex science and motivated to work in interdisciplinary teams as well as independently
• An interest in community building, both within the company and with the metabolomics community at large
• Accountability as a driver for innovation
• Motivation for product quality improvement
• Ability to think out of the box and anticipate opportunities and risks of strategic projects
• Motivation to explore uncharted scientific product development territory and to push forward strategic projects
• Resistance to setbacks and coping with ambitious timelines

Additional Information

Our offer to you

• A varied job in an international team
• Attractive salary package including bonus payments and comprehensive social benefits
• Continuous growth, professionally and personally, in the form of further training opportunities
• Good public transport connections and relaxed parking situation

• Competitive salary in line with market rates, depending on your qualifications and experience. The minimum salary for this position is EUR 2,500 gross (full-time), and you’ll also participate in our performance-related bonus system

Ready to apply?

We look forward to receiving your application