Nazeefa
NOEN

Nazeefa’s CV

I am a bioinformatician and data steward with expertise in driving organisational growth through project management, cross-disciplinary collaboration and team leadership, stakeholder engagement, strategic advice and negotiation, and event planning. I have developed and led Nordic initiatives, with a focus on clear communication, effective project management, and digital content development. I am passionate and goal-oriented and seek new opportunities to apply my skills in policy and governance, project management, and data management. I hold permanent residence in Norway and can work here without a separate work permit.

fatima.nazeefa@gmail.com+47-92373919

Experience

Senior Advisor

European Open Science Cloud

2026 – Present

Represent Norway through UiT in European open science initiatives focused on digital preservation, long-term access to research data, and capacity building. Contribute to EOSC EDEN and FIDELIS work on preservation services and repository training.

Skills

  • Digital preservation
  • Long-term data access
  • Repository training
Projects & resources

EOSC EDEN · WP1 & WP2

Contribute to WP1’s framework for preservation processes and requirements, and to WP2’s translation of those requirements into system specifications, services, and tools for long-term access to research data.

About EOSC EDEN

FIDELIS · Pillar 4

Help develop and deliver targeted training and support programmes that strengthen repository capacity and expand the European network of trustworthy digital repositories.

Training & support programme

Project Coordinator (Data Stewardship) & National Training Coordinator

Europe's Life Science Data Infrastructure

2021 – 2026

Co-led data stewardship initiatives and research data management training for life science researchers in Norway. Coordinated milestones, deliverables, and reporting; developed operational guidance; contributed to funding proposals and represented Norway in Nordic and European initiatives.

Tools

  • Data Stewardship Wizard
  • ELIXIR TeSS

Skills

  • Data management plans
  • FAIR practices
  • Stakeholder workshops
Projects & resources

BioMedData

Co-led a national project promoting research data management, FAIR data principles, and open science through training models, workshops, and stakeholder meetings.

Research data resources

Developed online guidance for life science researchers, including RDMkit, national infectious disease resources, and the Norwegian Life Science RDM LookUp.

RDMkit Infectious disease resources RDM LookUp

ELIXIR Interoperability Platform

Participated in ELIXIR’s interoperability platform, which advances shared practices for FAIR data integration and reuse across European life science infrastructure.

Platform overview

Bioinformatician & Web Developer

Sweden’s National Genomics Infrastructure

2019 – 2021

Combined sequencing research and analysis support with scientific communication and development of researcher-facing web resources.

Tools

  • Python
  • R
  • Bash
  • Jupyter Notebooks
  • Git
  • HTML & CSS

Skills

  • Sequencing data analysis
  • Scientific communication
  • Researcher-facing web development
Projects & resources

Long-read sequencing research

Compared long-read sequencing technologies for structural variant detection in Swedish human reference genomes. Presented the research through award-winning posters and oral presentations at national and international conferences.

Sequencing analysis & delivery

Performed quality control and data analysis for short-read sequencing datasets, and coordinated project reports for end users.

NGI website

Contributed to the development of the National Genomics Infrastructure homepage.

Visit NGI Sweden

Computational Tools

What I use

Data Analysis & Visualisation

  • Python
  • R
  • RStudio
  • R Markdown
  • Bash
  • Awk
  • Jupyter Notebooks

Web Development & UX/UI

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Bootstrap
  • Jekyll
  • WordPress
  • Figma

AI Tools

  • Codex
  • ChatGPT
  • Figma Make
  • Claude

Data Stewardship/Management

  • Data Stewardship Wizard
  • ELIXIR TeSS
  • research repositories

Development & Documentation

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Visual Studio Code
  • LaTeX
  • Markdown

Skills

What I do

Data stewardship & governance

Translate research data policy into practical data management plans, FAIR guidance, governance support, and GDPR-aware workflows. DAMA coursework strengthens my data management foundation.

Computational research

Analyse sequencing data, compare long-read technologies, and communicate computational findings through scientific presentations.

Digital experience & communication

Develop researcher-facing web resources, create clear content, and support digital outreach.

Coordination & training

Coordinate stakeholders and cross-institutional work; design curricula, lessons, workshops, and repository support that help researchers and data teams.

Education

MSc, Bioinformatics

Lund University · Sweden

2017 – 2019

Tools

  • Python
  • R

Skills

  • Bioinformatics
  • Computational analysis

DAMA data management course

Professional development

Attended a DAMA course to build knowledge of data management concepts and practices.

Skills

  • Data management foundations