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European Bioinformatics Institute | EMBL-EBI

European Bioinformatics Institute | EMBL-EBI

www.ebi.ac.uk

5 Jobs

826 Employees

About the Company

Working at EMBL-EBI gives you the opportunity to focus your energy and skills on something that really matters: using technology to contribute to discoveries that benefit humankind. We empower researchers everywhere to realise the potential of 'big data' in biology, and build sophisticated tools for exploring life at the atomic level.

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Hybrid Cloud Manager
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Job title: Hybrid Cloud Manager Role Summary: Lead a three‑person DevOps team to modernise application delivery across on‑premise VMWare and multiple public cloud platforms, oversee FinOps practices, and partner with training teams to ensure high‑quality learning experiences. Expectations: Drive strategic initiative implementation, maintain effective stakeholder relations, enforce cost‑optimisation and governance across multi‑cloud environments, and demonstrate strong leadership and coaching of technical staff. Key Responsibilities: ・Lead and mentor a DevOps team of three engineers. · Design and evolve reusable architecture blueprints and self‑service platforms. · Implement and maintain cost‑tracking, forecasting, and governance (FinOps) across AWS, GCP, OpenStack and on‑prem environments. · Coordinate cross‑functional projects, track performance, and ensure delivery against deadlines. · Engage internal and external stakeholders to gather requirements and manage expectations. · Deliver public‑cloud training and support scientific user communities. Required Skills: Cloud‑architecture experience (AWS, GCP, OpenStack) with Kubernetes, containers, serverless, and virtualised VMs. Linux proficiency (RHEL preferred). Agile/Scrum delivery background. Infrastructure knowledge (servers, storage, networking). Experience with automated, repeatable Linux/cloud deployments. FinOps practices and cost optimisation. Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder‑management skills. Required Education & Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent. Cloud certification(s) – e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, GCP Professional Cloud Architect, or OpenStack Certified Administrator. Linux certification (e.g., RHCSA/RHCE) preferred.
England, United kingdom
Hybrid
Mid level
27-09-2025
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Bioimaging Bioinformatician
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**Job title**: Bioimaging Bioinformatician **Role Summary**: Develop, maintain and enhance imaging data deposition, curation, and standardisation processes for the BioImage Archive and EMPIAR. Advise depositors, design data pipelines, implement schemas, and support AI‑driven operational improvements. Collaborate with community stakeholders, software developers, and data‑standards experts to drive resource growth and user adoption. **Expectations**: - Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology or Computer Science; Master’s preferred; PhD or equivalent work experience strongly preferred. - Proven experience with biological imaging data (light or electron microscopy) from acquisition to archival. - Script and pipeline development skills (Python, Julia, or similar). - Familiarity with JSON data exchange formats, schema languages (e.g., LinkML), and ontologies. - Strong communication, project management, and ability to meet tight deadlines. - Self‑driven learning mindset and capacity to work independently or collaboratively. **Key Responsibilities**: - Support and guide data deposition and import into the BioImage Archive and EMPIAR. - Design, implement and optimise data pipelines for complex submissions. - Advise users on best practices and metadata standards; curate and standardise datasets across modalities. - Partner with software teams to prioritise feature development and conduct testing. - Produce clear documentation, tutorials and training materials for end‑users. - Engage with the bioimaging community to shape data‑standards initiatives and tool development. - Apply AI/ML techniques to optimise operational workflows and data quality. **Required Skills**: - Expertise in biological image data lifecycle: acquisition, processing, storage, dissemination. - Proficient scripting/automation (Python, Julia). - Experience with JSON, JSON Schema, and schema‑based validation. - Knowledge of imaging modalities and related scientific workflows. - Understanding of data standards, ontologies, and metadata curation. - Effective written and verbal communication. **Required Education & Certifications**: - Bachelor’s degree in a relevant science or computing discipline. - Master’s degree or higher in Biology, Bioinformatics, Computer Science or closely related field (preferred). - No formal certifications required, but familiarity with open data standards and imaging community guidelines is essential.
England, United kingdom
On site
29-10-2025
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Bioinformatics Developer
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England, United kingdom
Hybrid
Junior
12-11-2025
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Postdoctoral fellow - Petsalaki Group - NetworkCommons
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**Job Title** Postdoctoral Fellow – NetworkCommons (Petsalaki & Saez‑Rodriguez Groups) **Role Summary** Execute computational and AI‑driven research to connect multi‑omics data with disease mechanisms, building next‑generation tools for the NetworkCommons open platform. Collaborate with academic and industry partners on the Open Targets initiative. **Expectations** - PhD (or final‑year PhD) in computational biology, bioinformatics, computer science, or a related quantitative discipline. - Demonstrated ability in omics data analysis and development of computational methods. - Proficiency in Python or R; familiarity with reproducible workflow engines (Nextflow, Snakemake). - Strong grasp of systems/molecular biology and capacity to translate data into actionable insights. - Excellent communication and teamwork skills; eagerness to contribute to interdisciplinary projects. **Key Responsibilities** - Design, benchmark, and integrate state‑of‑the‑art network contextualisation methods across transcriptomics, proteomics, and single‑cell data for oncology, inflammatory bowel disease, and neuroinflammation. - Construct reproducible pipelines with Nextflow/Snakemake, containerise workflows using Docker or Singularity. - Contribute to the open‑source NetworkCommons platform, ensuring data quality, scalability, and user‑friendly interfaces. - Collaborate with developers, industry partners, and consortium members to translate computational methods into translational research workflows. - Prepare manuscripts, conference presentations, and technical reports. - Mentor junior team members and maintain comprehensive project documentation. **Required Skills** - Programming: Python and/or R; workflow management (Nextflow, Snakemake). - Containerisation: Docker, Singularity. - Network biology, graph algorithms, or causal inference (preferred). - Benchmarking bioinformatics tools; multi‑omics data integration. - Systems biology understanding; analytical and problem‑solving expertise. - Written and verbal communication; collaborative research mindset. **Required Education & Certifications** - PhD (or PhD‑candidate) in computational biology, bioinformatics, computer science, or equivalent quantitative field. - No mandatory external certifications; prior open‑science or reproducible‑science experience is advantageous.
England, United kingdom
On site
Junior
26-11-2025