Your future with us

Working at Cologne University Hospital and the Faculty of Medicine means helping to shape the future -- the future of medicine, of patients, and, of course, your own future. You will benefit from over 60 clinics and institutes, as well as numerous other departments and facilities and more than 12,000 workplaces. The Medical Faculty of the University of Cologne and the University Hospital of Cologne perform important social tasks in research, teaching, and healthcare. A close network with many university and non-university partners guarantees internationally successful science and excellent training for our students.

We are looking to support our rapidly growing team as soon as possible:

Project Coordinator / Data Steward in Clinical Research (f/m/x)

Biomedizinische Informatik -- Datenintegrationszentrum

38,5 h/week (100 %)

with an initially fixed-term contract of 2 years regulated by the German law (the so-called WissZeitVG) with an option for extension

Your salary will be based on TV-L

Your future in detail

The Institute for Biomedical Informatics (BI-K) and the Medical Data Integration Center (MeDIC) at the University Hospital of Cologne are looking for a Project Coordinator / Data Steward. In this responsible position, you will play a key role in making routine medical data available for clinical research and in managing the development and implementation of innovative IT solutions in healthcare. Your role focuses on advancing the digital transformation of the Medical Data Integration Centre by coordinating knowledge exchange on the intersection of research, IT, and clinical teams, managing national and international collaborations and making significant contributions to the further development of data-based medicine at the University Hospital of Cologne.

Your tasks

Data stewardship:

Develop data schemas for the standardised exchange of medical research data
Conceptualise and implement electronic data collection forms and advance existing processes for data collection and data curation
Providing support in consolidating/harmonising data and conceptualise the testing scenarios for assessing the data quality
Training and supporting researchers in implementing FAIR principles in research data management
Research work (data standards, data quality, etc.)
Extraction and preparation of data from clinical information systems for research projects
Writing metadata reports and developing data management plans

Project coordination and communication:

Managing collaborations between MeDIC, external, and internal stakeholders
Managing MeDIC's administrative processes and organisational procedures
Initiating and strategically managing projects to develop innovative digital IT solutions in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
Advancing existing processes for the provision of clinical data
Establishing data protection guidelines for secondary use of patient-sensitive data in clinical research and further development of data standards
Working closely with clinical partners and the research teams at the Institute for Biomedical Informatics to refine project requirements, project objectives, and adapt project timelines
Collaborating and communicating effectively with researchers, clinicians, and the IT teams at the MeDIC and the University Hospital of Cologne
Planning and coordinating project work and public relations
Reporting on project milestones in a close collaboration with project partners
Scientific communication of project results at conferences and annual project meetings
Supervision of students and research assistants

Your profile

Holding PhD or MSc in natural sciences, biomedical sciences, healthcare, or bioinformatics/computer science
Published peer-reviewed work in national and/or international journals
Significant experience in classic project management -- ideally in a research context
Knowledge of relational databases, data modelling and data standards
Conducted research leveraging medical data in a clinical and/or research context is of advantage
Knowledge of sensitive data management or willingness to learn more about this area
Very good organisational skills, analytical thinking, and strong problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently, excellent communication and teamwork skills, structured and reliable working style
Proficiency in German and English (both written and spoken)

Our offer

A dynamic position with highly various tasks and a high degree of autonomy in planning
The opportunity to help build an excellent technical infrastructure (Medical Data Integration Centre) and work with real health data through collaborations with clinical teams
An environment with excellent translational and clinical research
Work in a multidisciplinary and multinational team
We promote your professional development
by supporting the development of innovative ideas (e.g. start-ups)
through active participation and coordination of national and international consortia in academic research and industry
through active participation in the German Medical Informatics Initiative (MI-I) and Medical University (NUM) networks
through participation in national and international conferences
through various possibilities to advance and broaden your skill set

We promote a family-friendly and stimulative working environment and offer flexible working hours in the home office.

Contact

People with disabilities are welcome to apply and will be treated preferentially in the event of equal suitability and qualification. The position is suitable for staffing with part-time employees.

We look forward to receiving your application and getting to know you!

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Dr. Ana Grönke

Tel.: +49 221 478-96995

Application deadline: 12.04.2026

Job-ID: bko919eb

Universitätsklinikum Köln AöR

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50937 Köln

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Project Coordinator / Data Steward in Clinical Research (f/m/x) Biomedizinische Informatik – Datenintegrationszentrum