Biomedical Scientist

Do you want to help improve people's health?

The Department of Laboratory Medicine consists of seven divisions in which both research and teaching are carried out. The department is involved in advanced research in both basic and applied research.

The Division of Pathology conducts high quality research on both clinical and cellular and molecular biology issues such as cancer. The department participates in several of the KI's educational programmes at both undergraduate and graduate level, as well as conducting postgraduate training. The Division has a dedicated unit (Centre for Cervical Cancer Prevention) for cervical cancer prevention, related to both health screening and vaccination against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and is both a national and international reference laboratory for HPV. We are currently looking for a Biomedical Analyst to join Joakim Dillner's research group to work on HPV research and diagnostics.

The position is a fixed-term for 2 years.

Your mission

As a Biomedical Analyst with us, your main duties will include research and diagnosis of Human Papillomavirus. You will be involved in method development work, quality assurance work and processing and analysis of research data.

Common tasks include;

Sample preparation
DNA extraction
PCR and typing with Luminex
Sequencing

Your profile

We are looking for a qualified biomedical analyst with practical experience in laboratory work, preferably in microbiology. Ideally, you should be able to carry out most of the techniques described above independently. As a person, you are meticulous, quality-oriented and have good collaboration skills. You are able to carry out tasks independently and you are flexible. The ability to express yourself both orally and in writing in Swedish and English is a requirement. In this recruitment we place great importance on personal characteristics.

What do we offer?

A creative, international and inspiring environment full of competence and curiosity. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to drive the advancement of knowledge about life and work for better health for all. Here we conduct successful medical research and have the largest range of medical education in Sweden. As a university, Karolinska Institutet is a government agency. This means that you receive good benefits through our collective agreement. Employees at the KI are also offered the opportunity to work flexibly. This means that if the business you work in allows, you can work part of your working hours remotely. You can also exercise freely in our modern wellness facilities where trained staff are on hand.

Placering: Flemingsberg

Read about Joakim Dillner research group

Ansökan

We welcome your application by 15 September. The assessment of candidates will then start shortly.

Applications should be made via the recruitment system Varbi. In this recruitment you apply with your CV without a cover letter. In the application form you will instead be asked to answer a few questions about why you are applying for the job.

For permanent positions, Karolinska Institutet applies a 6-month probationary period.

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