Karolinska Institutet, National E-infrastructure for Aging Research (NEAR)

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Karolinska Institutet and five other Swedish universities are building a National E-infrastructure for Aging Research (NEAR) with the ultimate goal of facilitating aging research in Sweden, fostering international collaboration, and enhancing the quality and impact of scientific research. NEAR consists of 15 databases derived from longitudinal cohort studies located in different geographical areas in Sweden. The databases participating in NEAR include more than 180,000 people over age 50.
Participants are assessed by direct interview and/or clinical examination (to date, this cohort has been followed for a minimum of 7 years to a maximum of 40 years). Data are linked with registers from Statistics Sweden (SCB) and the Swedish Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen).

Division

The position of data scientist is announced by the Aging Research Center (ARC), where NEAR is located. ARC is a center for interdisciplinary scientific research on health in aging that is grounded in collaboration between Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University. The research group includes senior researchers, postdocs, doctoral students, and guest researchers, and it provides a vibrant and stimulating working atmosphere.

Your mission

This position implies a central role in the development of the e-infrastructure. Advanced statistical skills an solid IT background will be necessary for the harmonization of the data, for data analysis, and for technical development. This position requires close interaction with researchers, data providers, and local database administrators to get information in and out of the system for continued processing, analysis, and interpretation by statistical experts and researchers, as well as IT manager for the development of IT infrastructure. Your daily work will be a mix of system development, maintenance of existing systems, system communication, data handling and manipulation (edit/transform, load, extract), and statistical strategy for harmonization.

The data scientist will be a member of the research group and will have the opportunity to carry out his/ her own research projects.

Your profile

We are looking for you who have the required background and the capability to work in a cross- disciplinary team, to be independent and able to take initiatives as well as to find solutions. The applicant must also possess good organizational skills, attention to detail, and communication abilities.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • At minimum a bachelor degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g. engineer, statistics).
  • Work experience in data analysis or related field (e.g. as a statistician, data scientist).
  • Experience with multiple statistical software (e.g., R, Stata, Mplus).
  • Statistical computing and graph skills

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Master or doctoral degree in a quantitative discipline.
  • Experience with machine learning on large datasets.
  • Experience of working with tools for secure handling of sensitive information (i.e. encryption).
  • Experience with database languages (e.g., SQL, MongoDB).
  • Experience in web development and maintenance.
  • Knowledge with both Windows and Linux system, services and networks.
  • Good oral and written communication skills in English.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment full of expertise and curiosity. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is a state university, which entitles to several benefits such as extended holiday and generous occupational pension. Employees also have access to our modern gym for free and receive reimbursements for medical care.
Location: Solna

Application

Welcome to apply at the latest December 19, 2019. Interviews will be held in January 2020.
The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system. Permanent position are initiated by a six months trial period.

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all

Type of employment Permanent position
Contract type Full time
First day of employment According to agreement
Salary Monthly salary
Reference number 2-5967/2019
Contact
  • Debora Rizzuto, Project Coordinator, +46 8 524 85823 | +46 70 3136176
  • Laura Fratiglioni, Senior professor, laura.fratiglioni@ki.se
  • Maria Axelsson, HR-officer, +46 8 524 882 96
Union representative
  • Carina Eklund, OFR, 08-585 826 65
  • Henry Wölling, SEKO, 08-524 840 80
  • Biborka Bereczky Veress, SACO, 46 70-173 85 75
Published 28.Nov.2019
Last application date 19.Dec.2019 11:59 PM CET

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