Junior/Senior Full Stack Software Engineer (m/f/x)

• Develop solutions for the storage, exchange, and accessibility of large biological datasets, using innovative formats.
• Ensure interoperability between data of different origins using international standards (e.g., HL7 FHIR).
• Apply bioinformatics pipelines to process single-omics data (mass spectrometry, high-throughput sequencing, etc.) and integrate multi-omics data.
• Implement specific cloud-based storage and computation.
• Develop and deploy specific modules to optimize experimental workflow, such as Quality Control or sample tracing.
• Help with designing automated or semi-automated statistical analyses.

• PhD in computer science, software engineering, or related field.
• Demonstrable experience with the following tools:

• Interest in biological or medical research
• Ability to work both autonomously and within a team.
• Good written and oral communication skills, English proficiency

• Experience in biology, bioinformatics, health informatics, or in any role involving biological or medical data.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, and/or RESTful APIs.
• Knowledge of R Bioconductor package.
• Familiarity with open-source software distribution

• A collaborative work environment: The project is conjointly led by the Computational Biology (CBIO) and Computer Engineering (INGI) units from UCLouvain and will involve other major academic actors.
• The collaborator will be partly based in the A6K startup incubator in Charleroi, and partly home-based (with occasional travels to UCLouvain's Brussels or Louvain-La-Neuve campuses)
• Flexible work hours
• One-year fixed-term contract, with a possibility of extension.
• Reimbursement of public transportation cost

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