Data steward

The Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology at Uppsala University has a broad research profile with strong research groups focusing on cancer, genetic and autoimmune diseases. A fundamental idea at the department is to stimulate translational research and thereby promote closer interactions between medical research and health care. Research is presently organized in six research programs: Cancer Precision Medicine, Cancer Immunotherapy, Genomics and Neurobiology, Molecular Tools and Functional Genomics, Neuro-Oncology and Neurodegeneration and Vascular Biology. Departmental activities are also integrated with the units for Oncology, Clinical Genetics, Clinical Immunology, Clinical Pathology, and Hospital Physics at Uppsala University Hospital. The department has teaching assignments in several education programs, including Master Programs, at the Faculty of Medicine, and the Faculty of Science and Technology. The department has a yearly turnover of around SEK 550 million, out of which about two thirds derive from external funding. IGP has approximately 400 employees, out of which 100 are PhD-students, and there are in total more than 850 affiliated staff members. More information about the department's activities can be found here: www.uu.se/en/staff/department/immunology-genetics-and-pathology

SciLifeLab (www.scilifelab.se) is a hub for life science research in Sweden and a collaboration between Swedish universities. Everyone at SciLifeLab is employed at one of the partner universities. Since 2013, SciLifeLab is assigned by the Swedish government to operate national infrastructure, to provide cutting-edge life science technologies and -expertise to Swedish researchers, and to be a top international centre for research in health- and environment sciences. SciLifeLab is also hosting a national pandemic laboratory preparedness program and a research programme for Data-Driven Life Science (DDLS), with eleven partner organisations.
The successful candidate will be working at the SciLifeLab Data Centre, a central unit within SciLifeLab with responsibility for IT- and data management issues, serving the SciLifeLab and the Data Driven Life Science (DDLS) research program. We have a national assignment and operate a range of services for life science data and e-infrastructure. We also work with issues about FAIR data and open science, and in close collaboration with major national and international partners. Working at the Data Centre, you will be at the core of Sweden’s top infrastructure for life sciences and have the opportunity to actively shape how state-of-the-art IT and data science are integrated in Swedish life science research, and help to maximize the scientific impact of the large amount of research data generated at SciLifeLab. You will work in a team with researchers, data engineers, data stewards and system developers in a rapidly growing, dynamic and progressive team with a leading role in Swedish data-driven life science. 

Job description:
SciLifeLab Data Centre is looking for a motivated and knowledgeable Data steward, to join our Data management team. As a data steward, you are expected to participate in user support and development of data services, with a focus on research data management following the FAIR principles, metadata management and data curation, communication with users, and training activities.
You will be working with data from genomics, proteomics, chemical biology and other technologies, and in a responsive way support projects to continuously make available data, code, methods and results. You will also support projects with technical solutions, services and advice to maintain the highest possible quality in research data management, as well as support a collaborative and open way of working. Additional tasks include participating in outreach, seminars and webinars as well as communication and coordination. As a data steward, you will work directly with data management through support to different projects and activities, but also by working with engineers and developers to develop data services for the field. You are expected to share the group's vision of developing unique and high-quality research data services and support for Swedish life science, driven by scientific needs, with a strength in IT and service management, and with open science and FAIR at the centre.

Qualifications:
This job requires a university degree in a relevant area. In addition is required:
-  Documented experience from working with data management, FAIR and Open Science
-  Documented experience in coordination and communication, as well as documentation of ongoing work
-  Documented experience in bioinformatics or life science research
-  Fluent in English

Meriting:
-  Knowledge or interest in biomedical research and infrastructure.
-  Knowledge about software systems used in the life science field
- Ability to work both individually and in cooperation with personnel in widely different fields.
-  Drive and initiative to support and develop data driven life science in Sweden.
-  Experience in training 
-  Experience from support roles, meta data management, data curation or work with semantic standards
-  Knowledge about health data or other sensitive data management, data access management, and clinical research 
-  Ability to communicate in Swedish
Personal suitability will strongly affect the recruitment for this position.

About the employment
The employment is a permanent position, probationary period may be applied. Scope of employment 100 %. Starting date as agreed. Placement: Uppsala

For further information about the position, please contact: Johan Rung, johan.rung@scilifelab.uu.se, Hanna Kultima, hanna.kultima@scilifelab.uu.se

Please submit your application by 30 September 2024, UFV-PA 2024/2992.

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