Research assistant - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Are you an early career person within bioentrepreneurship who would like to contribute to our research?

We are looking for an early career person with knowledge in bioentrepreneurship who can work with us within a project aiming to develop a mobile application for better follow-up of cancer patients.

Research group

Our research group consists of senior and junior researchers, biostatisticians, administrators, research nurses and doctoral students. The work environment is stimulating, active and creative. Our research group studies in various ways health-related quality of life in patients who are operated on for oesophageal or stomach cancer. We have recently started a project that aims to develop a mobile application that will help to give these patients a more individualized follow-up and tailored rehabilitation. You can read more about us on our website https://ki.se/mmk/kirurgisk-vardvetenskap

Your role

A market analysis/survey has been conducted that needs to be analysed and further investigations are needed. You will also contribute to the mobile application development and its implementation. Other tasks are a systematic review about the relevant market and a competitor analysis.
We hope you will bring new or complementary knowledge as well as ideas to help moving the project forward.
English is the language we mainly use within the group and Swedish is the language used in the market analysis.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have:

• Early career experience within bioentrepreneurship with education from a Swedish university;
• Insights and experience in product and business development work;
• Knowledge in competitor, stakeholder and market analysis;
• Insights into product portfolio analysis for competitor products;
• Experience in drafting and analysing business plans/canvas;
• Insights in doing a systematic review of the market in focus;
• Excellent knowledge in English in both speaking and writing and ability to understand/translate some Swedish.

Meriting factors are:

• Previous work experience in a biomed research environment;
• Understanding of cancer research;
• Experience in digital application development;
• Knowledge in laws and regulations governing the approval of digital health applications in Europe and overseas;
• Insights into intellectual property rights;
• Master of other languages (enabling worldwide competitor analysis

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment with competence and curiosity. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to drive the development of knowledge about life and work for better health for all. Here we conduct successful medical research and have the largest range of medical educations in Sweden. As a university, Karolinska Institutet is also a government agency. This means that you get good benefits through our collective agreement, holidays, and a good occupational pension. You can exercise freely in our modern wellness facilities and receive compensation for medical care.

How to apply

You apply via Varbi
Your application should include the following (written in Swedish or English)
- Personal letter
- Curriculum vitae