Project Manager in Biobanking

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The Department of Laboratory of Medicine, located in Campus Flemingsberg, is one of the Karolinska Institutet’s largest departments, consisting of 7 divisions involved in many areas of basic scientific, clinical and epidemiological research, including the Division of Biomolecular and Cellular Medicine (BCM) where the team is working.

The Project Manager will be employed to the research group of Stephan Mielke, professor of hematology and cell therapy at Karolinska Institutet and head of Karolinska’s Center for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cell Therapy (CAST) at the University Hospital in Huddinge. His translational group of scientists, physicians, physician-scientists and other health care professionals is looking for solutions on how to reset or enhance the immune system’s capacity to fight cancer. The group has a strong focus on cell and gene therapies, such as the use of reprogrammed T cells (CAR T cells or TCR-engineered T cells) and allogenic stem cell transplantation to recognize and kill cancer cells.

Your mission

Your primary mission will be to build up a fully functioning biobank system interacting with the clinical sites at Karolinska University Hospital, particularly CAST and its USVE, the JACIE-area and the to-be-formed ATMP center. You will have organizational and administrative tasks, such as keeping track of day-to-day routines, including administration associated with chemical and biological work, providing a financial overview of the biobank, introduction of new members into the team and organization of meetings. Performing and teaching laboratory work to students is also included in the position.

Your profile

The applicant must have a solid background in molecular biology, biomedicine or biotechnology and immunology. A Master’s degree or equivalent is mandatory. Practical lab experience is essential, especially in the areas of cell processing, cell culturing, immunohistochemistry, PCR-work and Flow-cytometry. The applicant should have previous experience from work with cell- and gene therapy and/or immunology.

In addition, knowledge in the use and administration of electronic research documentation is required and experience with chemical registries (such as the Swedish KLARA system) and risk assessments is considered an advantage. Considering that many of the regulatory documents are in Swedish only, acquaintance to the Swedish language is necessary, but specifically fluency in oral and written English is a prerequisite for an application. Experience in translational work and communications with clinical partners is also a merit.

The successful candidate is team-oriented but can work independently as well, is well-organized, takes responsibility for their own actions and likes to work in a highly dynamic and collaborative environment with diverse tasks. We are looking for a detail oriented, energetic and creative person who fits in the interdisciplinary and multicultural setting of Karolinska Institutet. We place great importance to personal qualities.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. 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 a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement. And you get to practice freely in our modern wellness facilities, where trained staff are on site.

Location: Flemingsberg

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Application

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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.

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