Data Engineer

Vacancy: Data Engineer cBioPortal/Cancer Genomics

Who are you?

You are an excellent bioinformatician who has a strong affinity with programming and creating software. As a bioinformatician at The Hyve, you will add value to our tools by transforming and loading data into them, helping clients to interpret the results, and helping to develop new functionality on existing open-source platforms. You are comfortable with Python and git, and have a working knowledge of (My)SQL. It would be great if you have some experience in cancer genomics and already know your way around cBioPortal or similar tools. Experience with Pandas and Docker is greatly appreciated.

And we?

The Hyve is a boutique international Bio-IT consultancy company, employing data specialists and software engineers. We are the data & informatics service provider for life science organizations looking to align the data infrastructure with their research needs. We enable open science by developing and implementing open-source solutions and FAIRifying data in life sciences.

We are dedicated to delivering solutions that support scientists in life sciences and healthcare R&D using open source software, open data, and open standards. Our vision is enabling open science, and we do that by providing biomedical informatics solutions that enhance the quality and impact of biomedical research.

Currently, we want to expand our Cancer Genomics team, where we work with cBioPortal to facilitate cancer research and treatment. The focus is on understanding cancer by examining the molecular characteristics of the tumor, such as mutations and differences in gene expression or copy number, from both a research and clinical perspective. cBioPortal is used in a large number of cancer hospitals, research centers, and pharma companies around the world, requiring an increasing amount of data integration.

Your responsibilities

• Write excellent data transformation code, tests, and documentation
• Review code from colleagues or community members
• Help colleagues improve their data and coding skills
• Be a good sparring partner for others
• Be able to work both independently on a task and in a team on a project
• Interact with clients to understand their needs and manage expectations

Must have

• Affinity with what we try to achieve at The Hyve: improving the world by providing biomedical scientists with excellent tools for analyzing their data
• Python experience
• Strong bioinformatics domain knowledge
• Database knowledge, e.g., MySQL
• Decent (English) communication skills
• Based in or willing to move to The Netherlands; we work from the office at least two days a week

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with genomics data
• Hands-on experience with data transformation tools and libraries (such as Pandas)
• Experience with Linux command line tools

What we offer

• 32-40-hour workweek
• Competitive salary, profit sharing, and bonus
• A young, diverse, and international team
• An office located in Utrecht, the heart of The Netherlands
• Working with renowned research institutes worldwide
• Working with the research departments of most of the top 10 pharma companies
• A Personal Development Budget to encourage your personal and professional development
• Travel allowance and a retirement plan
• A great workplace with team activities, table football, game nights, and a piano

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How to apply?

Please send your application to:

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Arthur van Schendelstraat 650

3511 MJ Utrecht

The Netherlands

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