Data Manager for the Data Analytics Platform The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research University of Copenhagen

We are looking for a motivated Data Scientist with experience in data management to support the work of the Data Analytics Platform at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR). Start date is February 1, 2027 or after agreement.

About us
The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR) was established in 2010 to conduct fundamental research on metabolism. The Center has around 260 employees, consisting of 21 research groups and 5 technology platforms, who work in a vibrant international research environment with a focus on interdisciplinary collaboration. Our researchers share a common purpose as they seek to transform the basic understanding of the mechanisms involved in metabolic health and disease, and to accelerate this knowledge toward new prevention and treatment strategies. The Center’s research has resulted in seminal discoveries as to how genes, hormones, and environmental factors influence metabolic health and disease throughout life. You can read more about us here: www.cbmr.ku.dk.

The Data Analytics Platform sits at the heart of CBMR and consists of ten full-time employees. The Platform supports CBMR research by providing expertise and support for data management and processing to scientists. In total, we integrate data from >500,000 biological samples and our measurements include information on genetic variation and other omics data, anthropometrics and biochemical measurements. The Data Analytics Platform also operates a high-performance compute cluster. Read more about the platform at https://cbmr.ku.dk/research-facilities/data-analytics/

A central aspect of the platforms’ work is to support the Danish Precision Health Initiative (DELPHI). DELPHI is a pioneering cohort study involving 10,000 individuals collecting a large amount of data modalities, including clinical, omics, imaging, sensor, and socio-behavioral data using digital tools and platforms that compile all these data modalities into a central infrastructure.

The candidate we are looking for should be highly skilled in data curation with a natural curiosity to enhance our real-time data acquisition and processing flow.

Your job
Your tasks will include supporting our scientists, in the management of data from various origins. You will work closely together with bioinformaticians and researchers at multiple levels. This will include documentation, data curation, and quality control to make data immediately useful to researchers.

This will also include developing web applications enabling users to query the data or metadata. Due to the continuos influx from data in the DELPHI project you will also need to develop, operate and monitor automated ingestion pipelines interfacing to the lab as well as to external cloud providers.

Additional tasks can include running or supporting computing tasks on the in house compute cluster or using cloud resources.

Your profile:
Essential criteria:

• Master’s degree or higher in computer science, bioinformatics or a similar field
• Proven track record of desiging and operating automated, robust, mission critical software pipelines
• At least two years of experience in maintaining and designing databases
• Experience in the development of web applications
• Excellent programming skills with an object-oriented language
• Proven experience with code version control and DevOps workflows
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• Track record of working with sensitive research data under GDPR
• Practical familiarity with research data management best practices

Desirable criteria:

• Competence in Unix shells and operating on HPC environments
• Practical experience with R and/or other statistical tools
• Familiarity with cloud computing
• Strong collaborative skills; ability to share knowledge and expertise, and to provide support to a multidisciplinary team

Place of employment
The place of employment is the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Maersk Tower, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a dynamic and international research environment.

Terms of salary and employment
The employment as Data Scientist (Research Consultant FU) is a full time permanent position. Employment will be in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). The monthly salary will be based on the number of years of work experience (seniority) with the possibility to negotiate a salary supplement based on prior experiences and qualifications.

Questions
For further questions about the job description and qualifications, please contact Tobias Stefan Richter (Head of the Data Analytics Platform) at tobias.richter@sund.ku.dk. For questions regarding the recruitment procedure, please contact SUND HR CBMR at SUND-HR-CBMR@sund.ku.dk

Application
Your application in English should include:

• Motivation letter
• Curriculum vitae incl. possible publications

Please submit your application by clicking on “Apply Now” below.

Application deadline: 29 November 2026

We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the abovementioned requirements.

The University of Copenhagen wishes to reflect the diversity of society and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.