APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: January 5th, 2026

Human Technopole (HT) is an interdisciplinary life science research institute, created and supported by the Italian Government, with the aim of developing innovative strategies to improve human health. HT is composed of five Centers: Neurogenomics, Computational Biology, Structural Biology, Genomics, and Health Data Science. The Centers work together to enable interdisciplinary research and to create an open, collaborative environment that will help promote life science research both nationally and internationally.

About the Scientific Operations:

The Scientific Operations area sits at the interface between Research and Administration and drives the success of Human Technopole in areas as technology excellence, innovation, training and collaborations

Reporting to the Chief Scientific Operations Officer, the Large Cohorts & Biobanks Coordinator will coordinate Human Technopole’s activities related to large cohorts and biobanks, addressing administrative, regulatory, and operational challenges of data and sample access while building long-term strategies to maximise the value of these resources.

The role bridges scientific, legal, and operational aspects, ensuring HT can fully leverage well-structured biobank and cohort data for research, collaborations, and partnerships

Key tasks and responsibilities:

• Manage administrative, legal, and ethical aspects of data and sample access, ensuring compliance with national and EU regulations, GDPR, and internal governance procedures.
• Develop and maintain streamlined internal processes for data access requests, working closely with Legal, Data Protection, and Ethics Committees.
• Contribute to long-term strategic planning for HT’s involvement in national and European biobank and cohort infrastructures, aligning with major EU initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for HT researchers to leverage external datasets and foster collaborative research across large cohorts and biobanks.
• Build and maintain relationships with European consortia, national infrastructures, funders, and stakeholders, representing HT in networks and working groups.
• Anticipate and resolve operational, scientific, or administrative barriers impacting the effective use of biobank and cohort resources.
• Act as central coordination point for HT researchers, ensuring smooth information flow, monitoring progress, and preparing reports, guidelines, and documentation for leadership and institutional use.

Essential requirements

• Advanced degree (MSc, PhD, or equivalent) in life sciences, public health, bioinformatics, or related field
• Professional experience (5–8 years) in large data management, biobanks, or cohort coordination
• Familiarity with European and national data governance frameworks, GDPR, and research ethics
• Experience working with large-scale biomedical datasets (wet lab and data side).
• Fluent English – HT is an international institute

Preferred requirements

• Direct experience with European infrastructures (e.g. BBMRI-ERIC, EGA/ELIXIR, ISO/TC266 Biobanking, EUCAN, EPIC, UK Biobank, INFRAFRONTIER)
• Experience in grant management or participation in EU-funded projects (Horizon Europe, IMI/IHI, ERC consortia)
• Knowledge of Italian

Organisational and social skills

• Excellent networking and stakeholder management skills.
• Problem-solving capacity in complex scientific and administrative contexts.
• Strategic mindset for developing long-term engagement frameworks
• Strong understanding of biobank operations and data governance.
• Ability to navigate regulatory, legal, and ethical issues in biomedical data.

Application Instructions

To apply, please send the following:

• a CV.
• a motivation letter in English relating your track record to the specifics of the call.

Why Human Technopole

HT seeks scientific excellence, we recruit the best scientific talents through international, open calls.

Our working environment is international, friendly and inclusive. Our scientists work together across disciplines on research topics of biomedical relevance, leveraging synergies between their diverse skillsets and methodological approaches.

We believe that highly diverse teams yield the best and most innovative results.

We engage in outward-facing scientific activities aimed at benefiting the national and international research community. Training is also at the heart of our activity, with initiatives and opportunities for our staff, including scientific courses, conferences and workshops.

Main benefits

• Welfare plans.
• Meal delivery service.
• Work-life balance provisions.
• Italian language training for foreigners.
• Parental leave up to 1 year and other support for new parents.
• Flexible working hours.
• Remote working policy.
• Support for relocation.
• People coming to Italy for the first time, or returning after residing abroad, benefit from very attractive income tax benefits.

Special consideration will be given to candidates who are part of the protected categories list, according to L. 68/99.

Number of positions offered: 1

Contract offered: CCNL Chimico Farmaceutico, Permanent - employee Level

Salary: up to 63,6k €
Tax benefits where applicable.

The position is based in Milan.