Database expert in the field of clinical data integration (HDRH)
BBMRI.at
Summary
The Medical University of Innsbruck is looking for a Database expert in the field of clinical data integration, IVa, Office of the Rectorate, starting immediately.
Job description
Responsibilities
- Responsibility for planning, construction and operation of the technical infrastructure for the research-oriented integration of clinical data within the IT infrastructure of the Medical University of Innsbruck in cooperation with the Tyrol Clinics
- Design, development and testing of applications using Oracle/APEX, JavaScript and PL/SQL
- Support with system design and integration testing of applications with database use
- Connection to national/international research data infrastructures in the EHDS context
Requirements
- Completed relevant degree in medical informatics or a comparable discipline or several years of relevant professional experience
- In-depth knowledge of IT systems in the medical environment, especially Linux servers, IT system architecture, IT processes and databases
- Very good expertise in dealing with relational database systems (preferably Oracle/APEX)
- In-depth knowledge of research-oriented clinical data integration
- Very good verbal and written knowledge of German and English
- Experience in research-oriented integration of clinical data in the form of project proposals or publications
- Experience with agile SW development projects
- Programming knowledge in at least one object-oriented language, ideally Java
- Several years of experience in the technical operation of clinical information systems (e.g. KIS, LIMS etc.)
- Experience in the field of medical ontologies and thesauri (e.g. SNOMED, LOINC etc.)
- Knowledge in the implementation of technical interfaces (e.g. FHIR, OMOP, etc.)
- Several years of professional experience in distributed clinical data integration on an international level
- Careful, accurate and reliable way of working
- Strong communication and team skills
- Willingness to travel and continuous training
Company overview
BBMRI.at is the Austrian node of BBMRI-ERIC, the European Biobanking and BioMolecular Resources Research Infrastructure, jointly operated by over 20 countries and one international organization (WHO/IARC). Established in 2013 and coordinated by the Medical University of Graz, BBMRI.at links national Austrian universities and biobanks with the goal of developing the national biobanking research infrastructure to support and accelerate biomedical research using biological samples. The organization's partners collectively harbor over 22 million human and animal biobanked samples—ranging from tissue and blood to stool, saliva, and other body fluids—along with associated medical data and clinical expertise. Nearly one million new samples are collected annually. BBMRI.at facilitates researcher and industry access to biobanks, establishes research collaborations using quality-defined samples and data, and plays a leading role in developing ISO and CEN standards for sample, data, and quality management. Its work is funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF).