Data Scientist In Ai For Cardiology – Digital Health Unit (Re2)

Overview

Data Scientist In Ai For Cardiology – Digital Health Unit (Re2) at Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS).

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Reference: 650_25_LS_DHU_RE2.

Job title: Data Scientist in AI for Cardiology – Digital Health Unit (RE2).

About BSC

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain.

It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, and is involved in European HPC initiatives.

The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies to facilitate scientific progress.

BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D in computer and computational science across life, earth and engineering sciences.

The organization values diversity and inclusion and invites applications from all genders and underrepresented groups.

Context and Mission

The Digital Health Unit applies artificial intelligence to healthcare with the goal of delivering innovative solutions that make a true impact for patients.

This position is part of a collaboration with the AI in Cardiology Group at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau.

The aim is to develop AI solutions in cardiology that advance healthcare practice and contribute to product-oriented applications with real-world clinical impact.

Key Duties

• Develop AI Models For Cardiology, With Emphasis On:
• Analysis of cardiac signals using advanced signal processing methods
• Medical image analysis in cardiology
• Integration of biomarkers into predictive models
• Application of deep learning, transformers, foundational models, and generative AI approaches
• Collaborate with clinical researchers and cardiologists to co-design and validate AI tools
• Contribute to the development of product-ready applications for use in healthcare settings
• Ensure models are robust, explainable, and clinically relevant
• Publish and disseminate results in scientific and innovation forums

Requirements

Education

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related fields
• PhD is welcome (plus), but not required

Essential Knowledge And Professional Experience

• 3 to 5 years hands-on experience in deep learning applied to biomedical data, with emphasis on deep-learning, transformers and foundational models
• Strong background in signal processing, particularly for biomedical signals such as cardiac data
• Proven expertise in medical image analysis, preferably in cardiology or related healthcare domains
• Solid programming skills (Python or similar) and use of deep learning libraries (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
• Strong interest in developing healthcare applications with real clinical impact

Additional Knowledge And Professional Experience

• Experience collaborating with clinical partners or working on healthcare datasets is an advantage
• Familiarity with biomarkers or multimodal data integration is desirable
• Fluency in English, Catalan, and Spanish

Competences

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to collaborate in multidisciplinary teams (engineers, clinicians, researchers)

Conditions

The position will be located at BSC within the Life Sciences Department.

Benefits include a full-time contract (37.5 h/week), a stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, relocation support, and an open-ended contract related to project and budget duration.

Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per the collective agreement.

Salary: competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Applications procedure and process

All applications must be submitted via the BSC website and include a cover letter in English specifying the areas/topics of interest, and two references.

Applications without this document will not be considered.

The selection will be conducted through a competitive examination system (Concurso-Oposición).

The Recruitment Process Consists Of Two Phases

• Curriculum Analysis: evaluation of experience, degree, training, and relevant information (40 points)
• Interview phase: evaluation of technical competencies, knowledge, skills, and personal competencies (60 points).
  
  A minimum of 30 points out of 60 is required to be eligible

The recruitment panel will be composed with gender-balanced representation.

Additional steps include a personality questionnaire and a technical exercise.

Feedback will be provided to all participants.

The process follows Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment (OTM-R) principles and equals opportunity employment.

For questions about recruitment processes, please contact the provided address.

The vacancy remains open until a suitable candidate is hired.

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