Laboratory Technician

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

KI Biobank is a core facility hosted by MEB for all departments at KI. Its purpose is to provide professional sample and data services to medical research that improves healthcare and public health. The facility typically serves defined research studies which collect and use samples and sample-related data. With over ten years of growing service the biobank now holds samples and related data from over half a million Swedish residents.

The laboratory unit of KI Biobank operates and develops the sample services we offer to medical research. It is vital that its work maintains high quality and ethical standards and keeps pace with the rapidly evolving technology opportunities and needs of medical research.

We currently need to strengthen our laboratory service team and now seek one to two laboratory technicians to join us.

Your mission

Performing laboratory processes including, but not limited to: sample reception, sample sorting and processing, manual and automated sample storage and withdraw, DNA extraction and genotyping; eukaryotic cell culturing, and density gradient cell separation. You will be partly responsible for ensuring daily, weekly, monthly and yearly robotic maintenance, contribute to development and quality work such as writing SOPs and other relevant documentation. You will also participate in answering the laboratory telephone for customer questions.

The role reports to the unit head of the biobank laboratory. For questions regarding the role, please contact James Thompson. Contact information can be found below.

Your profile

We expect you to possess the following:

A minimum of a BSc/BMA degree in life sciences.
Experience of biobank sample handling and processes.
Fluency in English, spoken and written, knowledge of Swedish preferable.
Ability to work independently and as a team member.

Beneficial but not required:

PBMC isolation experience.
Experience of using Tecan Evo laboratory automation.
Experience using a laboratory information management system.
Experience of using and maintaining Roche PVT tube sorting instruments.
Knowledge of a basic programming language.

In order to succeed in the role you must have:

You possess maturity and self-knowledge and can separate the private from the professional. You are able to take things in your stride and adapt to new situations. You have a positive attitude and understand the need to follow decisions, business plans, goals, policies and guidelines. You work well with others and are good at listening and communicating. We are proud to be a culturally diverse work place and therefore it is also important to us that new staff also value diversity and understands how background, culture and group identities affect oneself and others.

What do we offer?

Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct innovative medical research and provide the largest range of biomedical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is a state university, which entitles employees to several benefits such as extended holiday and a generous occupational pension. Employees also have free access to our modern gym and receive reimbursements for medical care.

Location: Solna

Application

Welcome to send in your application!

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form.

Permanent position is initiated by a six months trial period.

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all