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The world is changing at an ever-faster pace. At the Johannes Kepler University Linz, we work on technologies and the ideas of tomorrow on a daily basis. At the same time, we educate over 25,500 young people to meet the demands of today’s job market. In short, we are Upper Austria’s largest institution for education and research. Are you interested in being a part of shaping the future of Austria’s most attractive campus university? We currently have a job opening for a:

Abteilungsleiter*in für MED Data for a full-time, permanent position

Organizational unit::

Informationsmanagement

Entry date::

ehestmöglich

Job Reference Number::

85000-2025-001477

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Die Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (JKU) ist eine der führenden Universitäten Österreichs und setzt mit ihrer Medizinischen Fakultät neue Maßstäbe in der datengetriebenen Forschung und Lehre. Im Rahmen der strategischen Ausrichtung auf Big Data und medizinische Anwendungen von Künstlicher Intelligenz (M-AI) suchen wir eine Abteilungsleitung welche die datenorientierte Transformation der IT maßgeblich gestaltet und vorantreibt. Als Teil des Teams des Informationsmanagements sind Sie in einem Team von IT-Expert*innen integriert und vor Ort am Medizinischen Campus zentrale*r Ansprechpartner*in zu allen Big Data-Themen.

Job Duties::

  • Further development and implementation of a comprehensive big data strategy for the Faculty of Medicine, including the integration of clinical and biomedical research data.
  • Responsibility for the planning, development and operation of the ‘Health Data Research Hub JKU-KUK’, a platform for the structured, secure and data protection-compliant use of medical research data.
  • Establishment and management of the ‘MED Data’ departments, including the recruitment and development of experts in the areas of data management and analysis.
  • Close cooperation with the institutes and university hospitals of the JKU and the Kepler University Hospital (KUK) in order to drive forward innovative, data-driven research projects in the long term.
  • Supporting researchers in the use of modern technologies such as cloud computing, high-performance computing (HPC) and AI-supported data analysis.
  • Participation in the establishment of the ‘Austrian Health Data Research Network’ to strengthen the networking of Austrian medical universities in the field of medical data processing.

Your Qualifications::

  • Completed studies or university of applied sciences or corresponding professional experience
  • Several years of experience in data management, ideally in a medical or academic environment
  • Sound knowledge of big data, cloud technologies, databases
  • Professional experience as a manager
  • Negotiating skills and ability to cooperate
  • High level of commitment and personal responsibility
  • Strong service and customer orientation
  • Independent, structured and goal-orientated work
  • Responsible, team-orientated personality
  • Very good knowledge of German and English (German level C1, English level B1)

What We Offer::

  • On the basis of full-time employment (40 hours/week) the minimum salary in accordance with the collective agreement is € 3,714.80 gross per month (14 x per year, CA Job Grade: IVb)
  • Stable employer
  • Attractive campus environment with good public transportation connections
  • Educational and continual educational opportunities
  • Paid lunch break
  • Exercise and sports classes (USI)
  • Employee events
  • …and much more

Application Deadline::

27.08.2025

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Im Sinne des Frauenförderungsplans der JKU Linz werden Frauen besonders ermutigt, sich zu bewerben, diese werden bei gleicher Qualifikation vorrangig aufgenommen. Menschen mit Beeinträchtigung, welche zum "Kreis der begünstigt Behinderten" gehören, werden bei entsprechender Eignung besonders berücksichtigt.

Contact::

For further information please contact Stefan Pawel, T +43 732 2468 3800, E Mail: stefan.pawel@jku.at.

Exertion place address:

Krankenhausstraße 5, 4020 Linz
JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITÄT 
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