Knowledge Graph Scientist (f/m/d)

City: Sankt Augustin

Knowledge Graph Scientist

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (www.fraunhofer.com) currently operates 76 institutes and research institutions throughout Germany and is the world’s leading applied research organization. Around 30 000 employees work with an annual research budget of 2.9 billion euros.

Fraunhofer is one of Europe's largest and most well-known non-profit research organizations. Fraunhofer’s mission is to bridge academia and industry via translational research. Fraunhofer has been awarded as top employer in the categories „research“ and „public sector“ in 2019. The Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing (SCAI) is part of the Fraunhofer Society, focuses on the development of innovative approaches in computational sciences and puts them into industrial practice. The institute has currently around 180 professionals.
Fraunhofer SCAI is looking for a Knowledge Graph Scientist (m/f/d) to join the Applied Semantics group within the department of bioinformatics, which is dedicated to the development and application of semantic technologies in the field of biomedicine, with a strong focus on Neurodegenerative and Psychiatric diseases. The work of the Applied Semantics group covers a value chain ranging from building and validating semantic technologies in text-mining applications, the construction of indication-specific knowledge graphs, and the interoperability and harmonization of data. The overall approach includes the development of algorithms that enable interoperability of data and knowledge representations. As a knowledge graph researcher, you will be involved mainly in developing and applying algorithms on knowledge graphs for various biological use-cases (patient stratification, drug repurposing etc.).   The team and the entire department of bioinformatics are well-connected internationally, closely cooperating with leading European and US institutions from academia and industry.

What you will do

• Development, validation, and integration of biomedical knowledge graphs.
• Design and application of algorithms (AI/ML based graph algorithms) based on knowledge graphs for various biological use-cases (patient stratification, drug repurposing etc.).
• Creation, development and maintenance of APIs, as well as product and add-on components.
• Community outreach, publishing the scientific work, joint development of knowledge graphs with other scientific groups.

What you bring to the table

• PhD or Master's in bioinformatics, computer science or a related field, with experience in knowledge graphs, and data management.
• In-depth experience with using, building, maintaining and/or refining domain knowledge graphs and representations, with an application focus.
• Adequate experience in a scripting language (e.g., python) for querying of REST interfaces and conversion of various data formats
• Extensive experience with graph databases (eg, Neo4j, OrientDB)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to jointly develop knowledge graphs in cooperation with the global scientific community during workshops and discussions.
• Familiarity with database systems and their querying, advanced knowledge of graph databases and formats
• Ability to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system
• In-depth expertise on (knowledge-)graphs used in machine learning, and in the implementation of ML models.
• We welcome experience in:
  • Front-end languages and libraries (JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap)
  • Relational database management systems such as MySQL and PostgreSQL
  • Cloud message APIs and the usage of push notifications
  • Proficiency in using code versioning tools (eg., Git).
  • Reviewing code, composing technical specifications, containerization with docker, k8s etc.
• You enjoy working in a multidisciplinary team (consisting of biologists, bioinformaticians, clinicians and programmers) and look forward to participating in international projects with industrial and academic partners.
• Configuration and maintainance of operating systems (Linux, Windows, Mac) with emphasis on Linux servers for production, (preferably Ubuntu).
• Agile development practices and fast prototyping, continuous integration and deployment.

What you can expect

• Versatile projects with a high level of practical relevance. You'll work at the intersection of research and industry, actively helping to design the future!
• Exciting tasks with responsibility and a lot of creative space in an international and interdisciplinary working environment.
• State-of-the-art software and an excellent IT infrastructure.
• Congenial team spirit regardless of hierarchies, cooperative management style, highly motivated colleagues: With us, you will be actively involved in team and project work from the very beginning.
• Comprehensive and individualized qualification measures, that promote your individual further development and open up a wide range of career opportunities.
• Work-life balance through flexible working hours (flexitime) and part-time working opitions, possibility to partually work remotely / from home.
• We are family-friendly: Sometimes family comes first - we know that. We offer support services for balancing family and career, company health promotion, and much more.

The position is initially limited to 2 years, with the possibility of extension.

The weekly working time is 39 hours. The position can also be filled on a part-time basis. We value and promote the diversity of our employees' skills and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of age, gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, sexual orientation and identity. Severely disabled persons are given preference in the event of equal qualifications and suitability. Appointment, remuneration and social security benefits based on the public-sector collective wage agreement (TVöD). Additionally Fraunhofer may grant performance-based variable remuneration components.

With its focus on developing key technologies that are vital for the future and enabling the commercial utilization of this work by business and industry, Fraunhofer plays a central role in the innovation process. As a pioneer and catalyst for groundbreaking developments and scientific excellence, Fraunhofer helps shape society now and in the future.

Interested? Apply online now. We look forward to getting to know you!

Questions according to this position are answered by:
Dr. Alpha Tom Kodamullil
alpha.tom.kodamullil@scai.fraunhofer.de

Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing SCAI
www.scai.fraunhofer.de

Requisition Number: 61789                Application Deadline: 01/31/2023