National Facilities Access Specialist (maternity cover)

Human Technopole; Milano; In loco; EUR 41.000 - 50.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Relocation support

Flexible working policies

Competitive welfare provisions

Descrizione del lavoro

Human Technopole in Milan is seeking a National Facilities Access Specialist to support open calls for access, assist users, and coordinate evaluations as part of the National Facilities Access Office. This fixed-term maternity cover requires a Life Sciences background and strong English language skills.

The role emphasizes collaboration with facility staff, budget monitoring, and international outreach to enhance the National Facilities offer.

Competenze

• University degree in Life Sciences or a related discipline.
• Strong written and spoken English.
• Good knowledge of Italian.
• Experience in research administration, scientific operations or user support.

Mansioni

• Assist in designing, launching and managing open calls for access.
• Provide helpdesk support to applicants and ensure compliant workflows.
• Coordinate the evaluation process with reviewers and the SIEC.
• Act as primary contact for Users and coordinate project execution with facility staff.
• Monitor budgets and maintain access documentation.
• Contribute to tracking tools and measures of scientific impact.
• Support outreach, training and community engagement for National Facilities.

Conoscenze

English proficiency

Italian knowledge

Communication skills

Proactive learner

Formazione

Life Sciences degree

PhD in Life Sciences or related field

Strumenti

CRM tools

Workflow management tools

Descrizione del lavoro

Support the science that shapes the future of human health.

Support the science that shapes the future of human health.

Application closing date: 20.09.2026

Estimated start date: October 2026

Join a place where ambitious science thrives

Human Technopole (Milan) is a rapidly expanding life science institute where international researchers and cutting-edge technologies converge to accelerate biomedical discovery. Our mission is to transform bold scientific ideas into advances that improve human health.

Within this mission, National Facilities (NF) at Human Technopole provide state-of-the-art technologies, scientific services and advanced infrastructure to the Italian and international research community. The User Access Office coordinates access procedures, open calls, evaluation processes and user support to ensure an efficient and impactful use of HT’s National Facilities.

The National Facilities Access Specialist, reporting to the National Facilities Access Manager, plays a pivotal role in enabling the operations of the User Access Office, supporting the development and implementation of access procedures to HT’s National Facilities. The role is focused on supporting the preparation of open calls for access, providing support to Users and Evaluation Committees, and contributing to the visibility and effectiveness of the National Facility offer.

This position is offered as a fixed-term maternity cover and represents an opportunity to contribute to a dynamic and collaborative research environment while supporting key activities of the National Facilities Access Office.

Your Mission

• Support the design, launch and management of open calls for access, including guidelines and documentation.
• Provide helpdesk assistance to applicants and ensure smooth and compliant application workflows.
• Coordinate the evaluation process, including interaction with reviewers and support to the SIEC.
• Act as primary contact for Users, coordinating project execution with facility staff and managing logistics.
• Monitor project budgets and maintain comprehensive access and project documentation.
• Contribute to tools and processes for tracking access usage and assessing scientific impact.
• Support outreach, training and community engagement initiatives related to the National Facilities.

Essential

What you’ll bring

• University degree in Life Sciences or a related discipline.
• Previous experience in a research institute, university, or life science environment.
• Experience in research administration, scientific operation, scientific project management or user support activities.
• Strong written and spoken English.
• Good knowledge of Italian.

Preferred

• Familiarity with peer-review processes or scientific evaluation procedures.
• Experience supporting scientific infrastructures, core facilities or research access programmes.
• Experience coordinating projects or activities involving international stakeholders.
• Experience using project tracking, CRM or workflow management tools.
• PhD in Life Sciences or a related field.

Organizational and social skills

• Proactive and fast learner.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent organisational and time-management abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple activities and priorities independently.
• Collaborative and service-oriented mindset.
• Problem-solving approach and ability to adapt to changing priorities.

Why Human Technopole

HT offers an international and dynamic workplace, competitive welfare provisions, flexible working policies and relocation support.

This is a maternity cover contract offered under CCNL Chimico Farmaceutico, Level B2

Salary: up to 45k, depending on candidate's seniority

The position is based in Milan, Italy, within our vibrant international campus.

We strongly encourage applications from candidates belonging to protected categories (L. 68/99)