Data Officer

**Data Officer**

**EFSA/F/4/2023/02**

The
**European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)**, based in Parma, Italy

is looking for a

**Data Officer**

(Contract Agent, Function Group IV)

**4 September 2023 at 23:59 **(Italian time), following the instructions in the ANNEX.

The purpose of this call is to establish a talent pool (reserve list) that may be used for the recruitment of staff when a position becomes available and will be valid until
**31/12/2024.**
***The validity of the talent pool may be extended.

**IS THIS JOB FOR YOU?**

Are you passionate about data and would you love to work in a scientific and corporate data ecosystem?

EFSA is looking for data officers, who are familiar with working in the scientific & corporate data ecosystem and can tailor data and IT solutions to support the scientific risk assessment process and the decision-making process of EFSA developing data pipelines from data acquisition to data analysis, data reporting and data visualization.

You will support EFSA’s risk assessment and decision-making processes, by ensuring that high quality scientific & corporate data is properly collected, stored and made available to our internal and external stakeholders.

The Regulation on transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain ensures more transparency in EFSA’s scientific assessments for example through proactive publication of evidence used in EFSA’s assessments, ensuring interoperability of data within the EU eco-system.

Curious to find out more about evidence management and the risk assessment process? You can discover how EFSA wants to further develop the excellence of its scientific assessments, enhancing transparency and openness in “Principles and process for dealing with data and evidence in scientific assessments”.

**Your key responsibilities**
- Perform and coordinate data collection, data collation, data modelling and design, data validation and data analysis activities, ensuring and measuring data quality at support of the EFSA’s scientific risk assessment and decision-making processes.
- Support the development of a standardised framework for data collection, management and analysis (processes and procedures) and the definition of the corporate data architecture and master data.
- Improve methods and implement tools for data collection, data integration, data transformation, controlled terminologies and metadata management.
- Support the implementation of data warehousing and business intelligence solutions as well as data reports and data visualisations for both scientific and corporate data to support the work of EFSA’s units, Panels, Working Groups, the Scientific Committee as well as the decision-making process of EFSA.
- Support the development and management of suitable technical environments for hosting the data management and analysis framework, liaising with IT and DATA service providers.
- Work closely with data providers, data stewards, data scientists, statisticians (in general, any users of data) to ensure that fit-for-purpose, reliable and trustworthy data is available for EFSA’s risk assessment and corporate decision-making processes and, where necessary, perform data corrections, data standardisation, data enrichment and promote the use of best practices for controlled terminologies and master data management.
- Support open data initiatives whilst ensuring the protection of personal and confidential data as well as data access control mechanisms.
- Participate, when needed, in cross-functional teams and provide in-depth data insights into complex business problems that can be approached with advanced analytics.
- Participate in internal and external fora, as needed, to define, design and implement new data standards and data pipelines and support the preparation of trainings material, reporting guidelines and ensure service desk support.
- Participate in specific projects from inception to deliver.
- Define, manage and monitor grant and procurement contracts relating to evidence and data management.

**WHY EFSA?**

You will play an active role in an organisation that makes a difference to the lives of 445 million EU citizens.
EFSA employs around 550 staff members, and its Scientific Committee and Panels engage highly qualified and independent scientific experts. Every position within EFSA plays an important part in creating an inspirational environment in which to work and develop.

EFSA’s standards and values are driven by ethics and integrity and all staff is expected to act in a manner consistent with its principles, including fairness, transparency and impartiality in work practices and conduct towards other people.

As an EFSA staff member, you will have the chance to make a difference to European food safety working in an international and dynamic environment. You will also be able to participate in several valuable networking opportunities across Europe.
You will be joining EFSA at an exciting