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Izar de Villasante

Software Engineer at Institut de Recerca Biomèdica (IRB)

Spain

Work Experience

  • Software Engineer

    Institut de Recerca Biomèdica (IRB)

    Dec 2023 - Present -1 yr

    Spain

    • Job Details:Contributed to the development and maintenance of the cancer genome interpreter (CGI) platform and associated clinical pipelines. Acted as technical referent: conducted code reviews, ensured reproducibility, and maintained system integration to meet IVDR regulation standards. Created and maintained databases to support complex annotation and query workflows with MongoDB. Automated workflows for wet lab scientists by developing interactive applications and scientific reports. Provided technical support and authored detailed technical protocols for the unit.
  • Bioinformatics Technician

    Institut de Recerca Josep Carreras (IJC)

    Oct 2021 - Dec 2023 -2 yrs, 2 months

    Spain

    • Job Details:Led development of in-house R packages to automate data analysis pipelines, including versioning, testing (testthat), and documentation (roxygen, rmarkdown). Designed and implemented statistical plans and experimental designs for sequencing studies. Developed interactive applications with Shiny and Quarto interactive reports to automate workflows and generate scientific insights for researchers. Provided training and guidance to students in bioinformatics techniques.
  • Statistician

    IDIBELL ICO

    Jan 2019 - Oct 2021 -2 yrs, 9 months

    Spain

    • Job Details:Offered statistical advice and analysis for omics data, including GWAS, metabolomics, and RNA-seq. Developed statistical plans and created interactive reports and applications for unit projects. Managed and maintained computing infrastructure for the team.
  • Computational Biologist

    Brainvitge – H. Bellvitge Neuroscience & Research Unit

    Feb 2018 - Dec 2018 -10 months

    Spain

    • Job Details:Designed toolboxes for MRI image analysis using MATLAB, SPM, and R. Applied machine learning algorithms to extract insights from heterogeneous data. Proposed statistical methods for biomarker detection in brain MRI. Developed web servers hosting interactive reports and applications.
  • Education

    • Master's Degree in Bioinformatics

      Jan 2020 

    • Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology

      Jan 2017 

    Skills

    • Software Engineering
    • Image Processing
    • Statistics
    • bioinformatics

    Languages

    • Spanish

      Fluent
    • English

      Intermediate
    • French

      Beginner
    • German

      Beginner
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