Senior Research Specialist and Research Group Leader to the Registry Unit

Do you want to contribute to top-quality medical research?

Would you like to help strengthen and develop epidemiological registry-based research in pediatric cancer at Karolinska Institutet? Join a leading research environment in pediatric oncology at the Division of Pediatric Oncology and Surgery, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health.
The department consists of six divisions with a clear profile that overlaps with the clinical activities at Karolinska University Hospital. Our division conducts broad research spanning from preclinical to clinical studies, including pharmaceutical research, healthcare science, and a dedicated registry unit.

Subject Description

The division includes several research groups and a registry unit focused on registration and clinical epidemiology in the field of pediatric cancer. The registry unit manages several research databases with its own research projects. In collaboration with the Swedish Childhood Cancer Registry (SBCR), a national quality registry, we aim to further develop our epidemiological research.
Our registries are a national resource and are to be utilized with the purpose of improving diagnostics, treatment, care, and follow-up for children in Sweden affected by cancer.

Your Role

As research group leader and head of the registry unit, you report directly to the head of division. You will have overall responsibility for data security, development, content, and quality of our research databases, as well as the operations and quality development of the unit.
You will also have overarching financial and personnel responsibility for the unit, which currently consists of four employees.
The position is 50% and can be combined with other responsibilities, such as clinical practice or self-funded research. It may also be combined with the role of registry holder for the national quality registry SBCR (see ad 2-3422/2025).

Eligibility Requirements

To be appointed as a Senior Research Specialist at Karolinska Institutet, the eligibility requirements and assessment criteria described in the Riktlinjer för andra anställningar än läraranställningar vid Karolinska Institutet  apply in relation to the established job profile.

Eligible candidates must hold a doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign qualification and have demonstrated strong scientific competence with significant scientific output.
The applicant must also show scientific independence, with substantial contributions to research and a high-quality research plan with clear future potential.

The applicant must have published 15 original research articles, the majority of which should be based on work conducted after completing their PhD. Among these, at least two must be as first or last author, with at least one as last author completed after the PhD and without any former PhD supervisors as co-authors.

Assessment Criteria

The following criteria represent types of qualifications that will be considered in the overall assessment. Each one is not individually required, but all will be considered:

Particularly Meritorious If the Applicant Has Demonstrated:

• Independent scientific ability shown through senior authorship, review articles, and other scientific publications.
• Participation in national and international research collaborations.
• Experience as a supervisor for Master's theses, PhD students, and postdoctoral researchers.

Additional Merits Include:

• Original scientific articles: quality and quantity, especially post-PhD.
• Presentations and scientific roles at international conferences.
• Research grants obtained through regional, national, or international competition.
• Roles as reviewer or evaluator of other researchers' scientific work.
• Research experience from a group other than where the PhD was obtained.
• Development of an independent research profile within the subject area.
• A well-founded future research plan based on current scientific knowledge.

Karolinska Institutet will make a comprehensive assessment of applicants’ qualifications to determine who is best suited to contribute to the positive development of the organization.

What Do We Offer?

A creative and inspiring environment filled with expertise and curiosity. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world’s leading medical universities. We conduct successful medical research and offer the broadest range of medical education in Sweden.
At KI, you will meet researchers from various disciplines working together — it is this interdisciplinary collaboration that contributes to KI’s world-leading position.
Many of the professionals you meet in Swedish healthcare were trained at KI. A close relationship with healthcare is key to producing high-quality education and research.
As a university, KI is also a government agency, which means that as an employee you receive beneficial conditions through our collective agreement.

Location: Solna