Technical Researcher (Cardiovascular disease research group)

VHIR offers a position for a Technical Researcher in cardiovascular within the Cardiovascular Diseases Research group.

Education and qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Physics, Computational Biomedical Engineering or related topics
• Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, Medical Imaging, Biomedical Research or related topics

• Fluency in Catalan, Spanish, English (professional level)

Experience and knowledge:

• Knowledge of TensorFlow, Pandas
• Experience in medical imaging and data analysis
• Experience programming in Python
• Experience in AI modeling, specifically in the development and fine-tuning of foundational models

• Previous experience in medical research
• Previous experience in echocardiographic imaging analysis
• Previous experience in the development and fine-tuning of foundational models
• Previous experience in scientific report of results (abstracts, research manuscripts)

Main responsibilities and duties:

• Research in cardiovascular image analysis, with specific focus on cardiac ultrasound.
• Development of AI models for echocardiography analysis.
• Development of purpose-specific analysis codes for advance imaging analysis.
• Statistical analysis.
• Scientific report of results (abstracts, research manuscripts).
• Maintaining a strict collaboration with engineers and clinical researchers of the cardiovascular imaging unit.

Labour conditions:

• Full-time position: 40h/week
• Starting date: July 2025
• Gross annual salary: 22.823,22 – 27.000,00 euros (Remuneration will depend on experience and skills. Salary ranges are consistent with our Collective Agreement pay scale)
• Contract:
• Technical and scientific activities contract linked to the project activities 

What can we offer?

• Incorporation to Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), a public sector institution that promotes and develops the biomedical research, innovation and teaching at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (HUVH), the biggest hospital of Barcelona and the largest of Catalan Institute of Health (ICS).
• A scientific environment of excellence, highly dynamic, where high-end biomedical projects are continuously developed.
• Continuous learning and a wide range of responsibilities within a stimulating work environment.
• Individual training opportunities.
• Flexible working hours.
• 23 days of holidays + 9 personal days.
• Flexible Remuneration Program (including dining checks, health insurance, transportation and more)
• Corporate Benefits: platform through which you can obtain significant discounts on travel, culture, technology, gastronomy, sports... among many others.
• Healthy Offering: choose from a variety of wellbeing focused activities to be the healthiest you.

Deadline to apply: 19-06-2025