Data and Process Coordinator

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The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Healthcare (EDQM) is a leading organisation whose mission is to contribute to public health protection by engging with an international community of experts and stakeholders. We achieve this by promoting acces to safe medicines and healthcare through the elaboration of quality standards, which are recognised as a scientific bookmark worldwide. the EDQM's standards for medicines and their ingredients, compiled in the European Pharmacopeia, are legally binding in its 39 member States (and the European Union) and are also widely used across the globe in the human and animal health sectors. The EDQM also plays a crucial role in the areas of blood transfusion, organ, tissue and cell transplantation and in developing and setting consumer health standards, such as for cosmetics and food contact materials.

The team within which you will work is within the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines &Healthcare (EDQM). You will be part of the IT Division and will work under the supervision of the IT Architect.

As a Data and Process Coordinator, you will:

• mapping data architectures and processes currently in place; 

• automating the collection and flow of data from the various EDQM IT databases and ensuring these processes are monitored;

• identifying needs concerning the consolidation and structuring of EDQM data; 

• drawing up a data collection and aggregation plan with a view to setting up a data warehouse;

• helping to run and define the operating rules for the EDQM’s IT data management system; 

• ensuring that the administration and supervision operations for the EDQM’s databases are performed;

• identifying redundant IT processes and suggesting improvements;

• participating in the analysis of new IT requests;

• administering architecture, data flow and storage tools.

• Operational - Planning and work organisation
• Operational - Analysis and problem solving
• Operational - Creativity and innovation
• Operational - Concern for quality

• Professional and technical expertise:

• proficiency in SQL;
• knowledge of ETL (extract, transform, load) and reporting tools (preferably Qlik);
• good understanding of modern IT technologies, in particular cloud computing, microservices, APIs, CRMs and ERPs, and how they are applied to systems architectures;

• Professional and technical expertise:

• Xx

This job vacancy is for an international external recruitment. You can consult the conditions of employment (salaries, allowances, pension scheme, social insurance, etc.) on the webpage What we offer. 

For more information on how we recruit, you can consult the page Our recruitment process. This recruitment is carried out in accordance with Article 490 of the Council of Europe Staff Rules. The deadline for applications is indicated in the General information section of this vacancy notice (see above) and is fixed at 23:59:59 (CET/CEST). When applying, make sure your motivation shows how your competencies make your profile the best for the role.

As an equal opportunity employer, the Council of Europe welcomes applications from all suitably qualified people, irrespective of sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic or social origin, disability, religion or belief. Under its equal opportunity policy, the Council of Europe is aiming to achieve gender parity in staff employed in each category and grade. At the time of appointment, preference between suitable people shall be given to the person of the gender which is under-represented in the relevant grades within the category to which the vacancy belongs.

Applicants with specific needs are encouraged to request reasonable accommodations at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact us at talents@coe.int, we will ensure that your request is handled.

The information published on the CoE’s careers website regarding working conditions is correct at the time of publication of the vacancy notice. Any changes to these conditions during the recruitment process will be updated on our Portal and will apply at the time of the job offer. Our career's website is not intended to be exhaustive and may not address all questions you would have. Should you have remaining questions, please contact us at talents@coe.int.