Data Manager — ETH Zürich
- Location
- Zurich
- Contract
- fixed-term
- Posted
- 15 days ago
Role overview
Data Manager
80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term print Drucken
NEXUS Personalized Health is the technology platform for personalized health at ETH Zurich .
- Data Manager
- 80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term print Drucken
- Your responsibilities include:
- Collect, curate and organize research data and metadata from multiple laboratories.
Main responsibilities
- Your responsibilities include:
- Collect, curate and organize research data and metadata from multiple laboratories.
- Ensure data completeness, consistency and quality throughout the project lifecycle.
- Maintain and update metadata within LabKey and related systems.
- Write and maintain scripts (e.g. in Python or Bash) to parse, transform and validate research data.
- Support data synchronization and secure storage on LeoMed.
- Assist researchers with data management questions and documentation.
- Help implement data governance and FAIR data principles within research projects.
- Document data workflows, standards and project procedures.
- Collaborate with software engineers and researchers to improve data management processes. Profile Required qualifications
Application process
- Working at the interface between research and clinical application, NEXUS collaborates with researchers from ETH Zurich, hospitals, academia, and industry to develop innovative solutions that advance personalized medicine. Project background
- NEXUS supports two cutting-edge biomedical research projects that rely on robust and secure research data management.
- Data and metadata are collected from multiple laboratories, stored on the highly secure LeoMed platform, and consolidated within a LabKey installation to provide researchers with high-quality, well-organized datasets.
- To cover a maternity leave, we are looking for a Data Manager for a fixed-term appointment of six months.
- In this role, you will support the day-to-day data management activities of ongoing research projects, ensuring data quality, consistency, and compliance while working closely with researchers.
- This is a fixed-term position for 6 months, from September 2026 to February 2027. Job description
- As a Data Manager, you will support biomedical research projects by implementing and maintaining good data management practices.
Company and context
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Very good written and spoken English. Nice to have
- Experience with LeoMed or other secure computing environments.
- Experience using LabKey or similar laboratory information/data management systems.
- Knowledge of FAIR data principles.
- Experience working in collaborative biomedical research projects. Workplace We offer
- An opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge biomedical research at ETH Zurich.
- Flexible working hours and the possibility to work partially from home. A collegial, interdisciplinary and supportive team. A structured onboarding and handover for this temporary position.
- Modern office facilities at the Bio-Technopark Schlieren.
- The opportunity to gain experience with state-of-the-art biomedical data infrastructures and collaborate with leading researchers.
Additional details
- 80%-100%, Zurich, fixed-term
- Working at the interface between research and clinical application, NEXUS collaborates with researchers from ETH Zurich, hospitals, academia, and industry to develop innovative solutions that advance personalized medicine. Project background
- This is a fixed-term position for 6 months, from September 2026 to February 2027.
- Collaborate with software engineers and researchers to improve data management processes.
- Experience working with biomedical or scientific research data. Good scripting skills (preferably Python;
- Very good written and spoken English.
- Experience working in collaborative biomedical research projects.
- Flexible working hours and the possibility to work partially from home. A collegial, interdisciplinary and supportive team. A structured onboarding and handover for this temporary position.
- Attractive employment conditions according to ETH Zurich regulations.
- Working, teaching and research at ETH Zurich We value diversity and sustainability
Notes and original content
- Working at the interface between research and clinical application, NEXUS collaborates with researchers from ETH Zurich, hospitals, academia, and industry to develop innovative solutions that advance personalized medicine.
- Project background
- Job description
- Experience working with biomedical or scientific research data.
- Good scripting skills (preferably Python;
- Nice to have
- Flexible working hours and the possibility to work partially from home.
- A collegial, interdisciplinary and supportive team.
- A structured onboarding and handover for this temporary position.
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