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Scientific project lead, clinical signs of rare diseases (French-speaking physician)

INSERM-Délégation Régionale IDF Centre-Est · State civil service

En français : Chef·fe de projet scientifique « signes cliniques des maladies rares » (médecin francophone)

This job in plain words

You lead the work that links rare diseases to clinical signs in the HPO terminology, within Orphanet in Paris 14th. It is a 12-month fixed-term contract, renewable, open to contract staff, with possible remote work depending on your manager's approval.

Open to non-civil servants

Can you apply?

Open only to contract staff. Civil servants are not concerned by this recruitment.

Category
Category A (executive)
Diploma
Ph.D. · French State diploma of Doctor of Medicine or equivalent
Experience
Solid experience in medical documentation; database management is a plus; teamwork
Contract
Contract staff only: fixed-term contract of 12 months, renewable

The profile they want:

  • Excellent French and very good English (C1 minimum)
  • Good knowledge of medical vocabulary in French and English
  • Knowledge of the rare diseases field
  • Solid experience in medical documentation
  • Excel and scientific database skills
  • Ability to manage several projects and lead meetings

What you would do

  • Define and run the indexing and validation process for annotations
  • Carry out literature searches on the clinical description of rare diseases
  • Translate HPO terms into French and check their medical content
  • Organise the collection of expert opinions on annotations
  • Check annotation quality and present the project to experts
  • Help build an ontology of prenatal phenotypes for the ERDERA project

How to apply

Apply by email to the employer, following the instructions on the offer page on Choisir le Service Public.

Good to know:

  • Full time, 38h30 per week, 44 days of leave and RTT days
  • Remote work possible up to 2 days per week, subject to manager approval
  • Occasional travel, mainly in Europe
  • Position vacant from 23/02/2026

We wrote this summary automatically from the official offer. Only the offer published on Choisir le Service Public counts: read it before you apply. Source: Choisir le Service Public (DGAFP), Etalab 2.0 licence.

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