Medical Data Specialist (m/f/x)

The Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, HITS gGmbH, was established in 2010 by SAP co‑founder Klaus Tschira (1940‑2015) and the Klaus Tschira Foundation as a private, non‑profit research institute. It conducts basic research in the natural sciences, mathematics and computer science with a focus on processing, structuring and analysing large amounts of complex data and developing computational methods and software.

The Institute’s research fields range from molecular biology to astrophysics. An essential characteristic of the Institute is interdisciplinarity, implemented in numerous cross‑group and cross‑disciplinary projects. The base funding of HITS is provided by the Klaus Tschira Foundation.

The SDBV group, a core partner in the German National Research Data Infrastructure for Personal Health Data (NFDI4Health), is looking for a Medical Data Specialist (m/f/x) 50% part time.

Medical Data Specialist (m/f/x)

50% part time

Your role

Working closely with project partners across Germany, you will be responsible for conceptualising, refining, mapping and establishing metadata models and data dictionaries for research data from health studies, as well as defining standardisation requirements for the services and tools developed in NFDI4Health.

Your responsibilities include:

• Working closely with the NFDI4Health user communities to develop standards for data and metadata.
• Analyzing the users’ needs and translating them into standardisation requirements.
• Providing user support via the NFDI4Health helpdesk and direct user contacts.
• Contributing to user trainings, project meetings and scientific conferences in close collaboration with peers within and beyond NFDI4Health.
• Actively participating in an interdisciplinary team of data stewards at HITS’ partner institutions.
• Working closely with software developers to implement tools and services.
• Driving and contributing to the standardisation of health studies, their documentation, and their data, as well as the corresponding formats, terminologies and metadata.

What qualifies you for this job

• University degree in medical informatics, bioinformatics (or another medical/life science field), or in medical documentation, data science, computer science or equivalent.
• Interest in supporting users of the NFDI4Health infrastructure as data steward for (meta-)data.
• Experience with metadata modelling and mapping data structures in the health domain as well as with structuring and/or analysing corresponding data and metadata.
• Ideally knowledge about medical (meta-)data standards and formats (HL7 FHIR, CDISC ODM, etc.) and terminologies/ontologies (e.g., SNOMED CT, ICD‑10, LOINC, etc.).
• Ideally previous experience with medical databases and mapping tools for metadata.
• Very good communication skills in English and German.

We offer

You will work in a dynamic team composed of data scientists with a background in biology and biochemistry, as well as software developers and computer scientists, in close collaboration with project partners in Germany and Europe. The SDBV group of HITS is strategically situated in the Mathemikon complex, adjacent to the renowned Heidelberg University and University Hospital.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on qualifications and professional experience. Since this position is externally funded, the salary range is between 48.000 € and 60.000 € per annum.
• Work‑life integration: Flexible working hours, 30 days of vacation, additional company holidays, and the option to work remotely on a pro‑rata basis.
• Job ticket, fitness and childcare subsidies, capital‑forming benefits, company pension plan, health screen vouchers, and other attractive benefits.
• Free car park and bicycle parking spaces with charging facilities.
• Varied and subsidised meals in our in‑house restaurant with free drinks and a coffee and tea bar.
• Find more information about Working at HITS.

Please contact PD Dr. Wolfgang Müller for any additional information regarding the position.

The 50%-position is fixed‑term and ends on 31 December 2028.

HITS gGmbH is committed to equal opportunity. We are convinced that our work benefits from inclusion and diversity.