Laboratory assistant in Transplantation

Karolinska Institutet; Huddinge kommun; On-site; SEK 100 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical university in Sweden is seeking a laboratory assistant to join their transplantation research team. This role will involve testing new therapies on various organs and analyzing the effects through advanced techniques. The ideal candidate should possess a degree in Biology, a Masters in Biomedicine, and experience in transplant immunology, along with essential laboratory skills. This position is full-time for six months with a potential for permanency.

Benefits

Good benefits through collective agreement

Creative and inspiring environment

Access to a leading medical university

Qualifications

• Degree in Biology and a Masters in Biomedicine.
• Previous experience in transplant immunology required.
• Strong analytical skills and specialist knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Work on research projects testing new therapies on organs.
• Analyze effects of therapies using transcriptomics and metabolomics.

Skills

Cell culture

PBMC isolation

Multiparametric flow cytometry

Spatial transcriptomics

Extracellular vesicles handling

Nanoparticle tracking analysis

Excellent command of English

Education

Degree in Biology

Masters in Biomedicine

Tools

Computational analyses

Bioinformatics

Job description

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Our laboratory is part of the Division of Transplantation Surgery, which belongs to the Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology at Karolinska Institutet. We focus on basic and translational transplantation research. We use organ perfusion technology to investigate the delivery of organ specific therapies and assess how these improve the quality of the organs as well as determining the immunological changes during machine perfusion of the organs. We are now looking for a laboratory assistant at 100% employment for a period of six 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 therapies on several organs (heart, lung, liver, and kidney). The effect of these therapies will be further analysed by transcriptomics and metabolomics as well as immunology assays.

Your profile

To be eligible for employment as a laboratory assistant, you must have a degree in Biology and have completed a Masters in Biomedicine and have previous experience in transplant immunology. You should also have:

• Experience in cell culture, PBMC isolation and multiparametric flow cytometry
• Experience in spatial transcriptomics
• Experience of working with extracellular vesicles and nanoparticle tracking analysis
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken

Further merits include:

• Experience in computational analyses and bioinformatics 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. You must have a high degree of mobility as you will be working between the two joint transplant labs in Karolinska and Lund Universities. 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.

Location: Flemingsberg

Welcome to apply at the latest October 16, 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.

Karolinska Institutet is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.