Laboratory assistant in pharmacology

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Our laboratory is part of the Division of Surgery and Oncology, which belongs to the Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology at Karolinska Institutet. We focus on basic pancreatic cancer research. We use 3D spheroid culture to investigate tumor stroma crosstalk aiming at finding ways to overcome therapy resistance. We are now looking for a laboratory assistant at 50% employment for a period of four months.

Your mission

As a laboratory assistant, you will be working on one of our research projects. The project includes the test of several new drugs alone and in combination with commonly used chemotherapeutics on several pancreatic cancer/stroma cell lines grown in 3D using the Incucyte analyzer. The effect of positive hits will be further analysed by transcriptomics and metabolomics as well as in silico drug-drug interactions/synergism/toxicity.

Your profile

To be eligible for employment as a laboratory assistant, you must be a trained pharmacologist. You should also have:

Experience in 3D cell culture
Experience in oncology drug testing, transcriptomic / metabolomics analyses
Excellent command of English, both written and spoken

Further merits include:

Experience in computational analyses like molecular docking and small molecular interaction analyses is required as well

As a person, you are self-reliant, proactive, and flexible. You work in a structured and quality-conscious manner, with strong analytical skills and specialist knowledge in your field. You thrive both in independent work and in collaboration with others, and you possess good communication skills and cultural awareness. Great emphasis will be placed on 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

Welcome to apply at the latest August 28, 2025.

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.

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