Bioinformatician Full-time

Bioinformatician

Are you interested in working with bioinformatics, with the support of competent and friendly colleagues in an international environment? Are you looking for an employer that invests in sustainable employeeship and offers safe, favourable working conditions? We welcome you to apply for a Bioinformatician position at Uppsala University.

The Department of Medical Sciences is a large clinical institution with more than 250 employees and over 900 additional coworkers connected via the Uppsala University Hospital. The Department of Medical Sciences has a broad research profile with strong research groups in a number of different areas. The research carried out at the department is performed in close connection with the clinical activities at the Uppsala University Hospital, which includes both basic studies on the causes of a variety of illnesses and the development and evaluation of improved diagnostics and new treatment methods.

The Affinity Proteomics unit at SciLifeLab, hosted at Uppsala University, is seeking a highly motivated bioinformatician to work with our affinity based proteomic methods. The candidate will work integrated in the unit with both internal and user facing projects. The main platforms we are using are from Olink Proteomics, Illumina (Illumina protein prep) and MesoScale Diagnostics. The team consists of research engineers and researchers and we are working closely with the sequencing platform NGI at Uppsala University for some of these methods.

Duties

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Developing and implementing data tools and workflows for bioinformatics analyses of affinity based proteomic data.
• Development of pipelines and applications for data quality control of affinity based proteomic data.
• Analyzing data from internal validations of new laboratory methods, bioinformatics tools and interlaboratory comparisons as well as contributing to the writing of reports based on the results.
• Participating in project planning meetings with users, providing expertise on bioinformatics-related questions for proteomics.
• Collaborating with other SciLifeLab units and similar organizations to integrate diverse types of clinical and -omics data across platforms

Requirements

• University degree in bioinformatics, data science or a related field.
• Several years of documented professional experience in the relevant field
• Strong knowledge in bioinformatics related to affinity based proteomics.
• Proficiency in R, Python or similar programming languages.
• Experience working in Linux environments
• Ability to manage and prioritize tasks effectively.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently during data analysis.
• Excellent proficiency in spoken and written English

We are looking for someone who is outgoing, proactive, responsible, detail-oriented, and comfortable working both independently and in a team. Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities such as a positive attitude toward service-oriented work and strong collaboration skills.

In addition to the qualifications listed above, we value previous experience in one or more of the following areas:

• PhD including bioinformatics with a focus on proteomics or a related field.
• Experience working in a research-oriented service facility.
• Good understanding of how pre-analytical and laboratory methods can affect data quality.
• Quality control and analysis of large-scale proteomics data.
• Experience working in an accredited environment (or other regulated settings).
• Good understanding of information security and GDPR.

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: Mikael Åberg, mikael.aberg@medsci.uu.se.

Please submit your application by May 12 2026, UFV-PA 2026 /1243.