Data Scientist and language technology expert for Health applications – AI Factories (RE2)
Job Reference: 642_25_LS_NLP_RE2Closing Date: Thursday, 06 November ****About BSC: The Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS) is Spain's leading supercomputing centre, hosting MareNostrum and the new EuroHPC JU infrastructure.
It is a hub for research in life, earth and engineering sciences, with over **** staff from 60 countries.Key DutiesDevelop AI-based NLP solutions and clinical LLMs for health applications, with emphasis on deep learning architectures such as transformers, generative AI and agentic AI.Process unstructured data and content (EHRs, literature, patents, clinical trials, social media).
Apply NLP techniques to biomedical and clinical data.Support users of the AI Factory (start-ups, SMEs, corporates, academia, public institutions) in building early-stage AI healthcare applications.Provide data-science consulting and strategic input to projects in medicine, pharma, materials sciences (biomaterials), chemistry, toxicology and biotechnology.Participate in entrepreneurship and innovation training (business planning, investor pitching, startup development, data-science strategy).
Publish research results and present at international conferences.Participate in outreach and dissemination within the AI Factories innovation ecosystem.RequirementsEducation : Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics or related field.
PhD is welcome.Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience : Expertise in machine learning / deep learning applied to biomedical or healthcare data; strong programming skills (Python, R, etc.); familiarity with frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow; interest in entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems.Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience : Hands-on experience with transformers, generative AI, agentic AI, medical imaging, NLP or multimodal AI; familiarity with HPC environments or large-scale data infrastructures.Competences : Excellent communication and teamwork skills; ability to interact with clinical, academic and industrial partners; fluency in English and Spanish (Catalan is a plus).
ConditionsLocation: BSC within the Life Sciences Department.Contract: Full-time (37.5 h/week), adaptable working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, relocation support.Duration: Open-ended.Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus the 24th and 31st December as per the collective agreement.Salary: Competitive, commensurate with experience.Start date: ASAP.Applications Procedure
All applications must be submitted via the BSC website and include a full CV in English, a cover/motivation letter, and two references.
Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
BSC-CNS is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.
We welcome applications from all genders and underrepresented groups.
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