Data Analyst

at  European Molecular Biology Laboratory

Scientific Services and Support
Hinxton, UK
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More about EMBL-EBI
Europe PMC is the database of life sciences abstracts and full text articles that incorporates both PubMed and PMC content, as well as life sciences preprints. Europe PMC is free to use, is updated daily (currently holding ~45 million abstracts and ~10 million full text articles), and is supported by 35 funders of life sciences research.
In addition to providing powerful search and retrieval mechanisms for the content, we also collaborate with many organisations to integrate the articles with ORCIDs, supporting data, funding information and other resources that provide relevant information for our users. Finally, we engage with the text mining community to maximise exposure and reuse of their work to improve search and browse systems.
We require a Data Analyst to join the Literature services team here at EMBL-EBI. In this role you will will interact with the team (Team Leader, Developers, Product team, Community Manager and Content Specialists) in an Agile environment to help us ensure data quality (structured metadata of literature content and cross linking of literature to other data using persistent identifiers, gathered from multiple sources) across all of our services.
Through analysis of those data we expect to recognise trends in scientific publishing, emerging standards, and potential new sources of data linking. This role will assist us to ensure that we are responsive to innovations in publishing, both scientific and technical, enable us to extend our collaboration network, and improve services for our users.
We are therefore looking for a versatile data/ research analyst to elicit stories from the data in Europe PMC and translate these insights into potential actions. As well as having the technical skills to manipulate large datasets, you will need to have a curiosity-driven mode of operation and a desire to share the insights discovered with both the technical team, in order to improve the user experience, and colleagues more broadly in the field, in order to extend collaborative activities.
Your role
Scope new sources of content and linked metadata, translating the opportunities into specifications for technical staff. Will involve working with new and varied data in both structured and unstructured forms
Make recommendations on data management, quality improvements, or development opportunities to the technical team
Provide analytics on incoming content and
You have
Undergraduate degree in a related field, or an equivalent qualification or professional experience
Experience analysing the results of large datasets, including producing plots with Python or R
Willingness to contribute to pipeline development in step with the standard procedures and timelines of the wider Europe PMC project
Willingness to work as part of a collaborative team to identify issues, discuss solutions and refine details to reach our high-level requirements and goals
Excellent communication and presentation skills
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Good understanding of Open Science policies and what data science can achieve to support monitoring of adherence to new policies
Ability to use collaborative software environments like Git
Experience with Data Analysis using PostgreSQL and SQL
Experience with linked data, RDF, MongoDB, Graph databases (e.g.: Neo4J), Triple store technologies
Experience using open source data analytics tools, such as Matomo
Experience working in an open source environment
Why join us
Do something meaningful
At EMBL-EBI you can apply your talent and passion to accelerate science and tackle some of humankind’s greatest challenges. EMBL-EBI, part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, is a worldwide leader in the storage, analysis and dissemination of large biological datasets. We provide the global research community with access to publicly available databases and tools which are crucial for the advancement of healthcare, food security, and biodiversity.
Join a culture of innovation
We are located on the Wellcome Genome Campus, alongside other prominent research and biotech organisations, and surrounded by beautiful Cambridgeshire countryside. This is a highly collaborative and inclusive community where our employees enjoy a relaxed atmosphere. We are committed to ensuring our employees feel valued, supported and empowered to reach their professional potential.

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