Bioinformatician - Hereditary Cancer Program

REF. 26-013_R_LV

About the research group

The candidate will join the group led by Dr. Laura Valle at the Hereditary Cancer Program of the Catalan Institute of Oncology, IDIBELL. The group’s lines of research are focused on the identification of the genetic causes of colorectal cancer predisposition (monogenic syndromes and polygenic risk), and the better characterization of new hereditary colorectal cancer and polyposis syndromes, as well as early-onset colorectal cancer.

About the role

• End-to-end analysis of germline NGS data (whole-exome, whole-genome and targeted panel sequencing) for the identification and interpretation of genes/variants involved in hereditary cancer
• End-to-end analysis of somatic NGS data (whole-exome, whole-genome and targeted panel sequencing) including variant detection and downstream analyses such as tumor mutational burden and mutational signatures
• Analysis and interpretation of different types of genomic alterations (SNVs, InDels, copy-number alterations, and other relevant events)
• Access, management, and analysis of data from public cancer genomics repositories
• Development, adaptation, and maintenance of reproducible bioinformatics workflows and pipelines
• Analysis of genotyping data (SNP arrays), variant imputation, and calculation of polygenic risk scores
• Other bioinformatic (-omics data) and statistical analyses that may be required
• Ability to lead own analyses/projects and provide bioinformatics support within the team

Job requirements

Professional experience

• Experience on Bioinformatic analyses of genomic sequencing data in cancer.

Education and training

•  PhD in Bioinformatics
• Training or BSc in molecular biology/genetics 

Technical & soft skills

• Programming (R, Python)
• Experience in pipeline and workflow development (e.g. Nextflow or similar frameworks)
• Familiarity with containerized environments (e.g. Singularity or Docker)
• Statistics and data analysis
• Data visualization and reporting tools
• Ability to work independently, manage complex tasks, and collaborate in multidisciplinary teams

Languages

• Good command of the English language

What do we offer

• No. of positions: 1

• Estimated start date: 01/05/2026

• Contract duration: Permanent by Project

• Estimated annual gross salary: € 29.000,00

• You will be part of a multicultural team. We have a fun loving and friendly international work environment.

• Flexible working schedule - We know you have a life outside of work and we will work with you to make sure it's kept that way.

• Possibility to work some days in remote -Teleworking

• 26 working days of holiday per year

• System of accumulated hours for employees, from 88 to 104 hours depending on the year (11 to 13 working days), to attend to personal matters.

• Paid leave package

• Benefits of constant training are offered

• We offer and promote diverse and inclusive conditions. Applicants are made free from any discrimination. Specifically IDIBELL works to improve gender equality in all areas with the aim of achieving gender balance, but maintaining the most scrupulous respect to any choice at the level of gender identity. Please express yourself freely, safely and non-binarily, if that's the case.

Deadline: Please submit your application by  4/03/2026

Data protection notice

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Our institute

IDIBELL is a research center that integrates the biomedical research of the Bellvitge University Hospital (HUB), the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), and the University of Barcelona in the Bellvitge Campus (UB), and the Viladecans Hospital (HV). The research focuses of IDIBELL are cancer, neuroscience, translational medicine and regenerative medicine. Research, innovation and society are the pivots on which researchers work every day in order to improve the quality of life of citizens.

Observations:

The 'HR Excellence in Research' award represents IDIBELL’s commitment to the implementation of Human Resources policies, which oversee the attracting and development of talent in an open, transparent, and based on personal merit, in alignment with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment Researchers (Charter and Code).