Research assistant – laboratory assistant

Karolinska Institutet; Solna kommun; On-site; SEK 357,000 - 469,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collective agreement benefits

Wellness facilities on site

International workplace

Job summary

Karolinska Institutet in Solna invites applications for a Research Assistant – laboratory assistant to support lab operations and organization. The role includes managing stock, procurement, delivery registration, and invoice processing, while ensuring compliance with KI rules.

The successful candidate will train new staff, maintain equipment, and contribute to a well-ordered research environment in a multidisciplinary setting at Science for Life Laboratory.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or comparable education in molecular biology, biochemistry, or related fields.
• Highly responsible, service-oriented, organized, meticulous, and flexible with very good organizational skills.
• Ability to switch quickly between tasks in a busy environment.
• Social, helpful, and able to work in an international workplace with Swedish and English.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily lab operations to ensure optimal function and stock inventory.
• Handle ordering and procurement following agreements and KI rules.
• Receive, unpack, and register deliveries in databases; ensure discounts on orders.
• Process invoices in UBW and maintain instrument and equipment functionality.
• Train new lab personnel in instrument use and lab safety; organize cleaning days.

Skills

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s degree or comparable education in molecular biology/biochemistry

Tools

Microsoft Office

Database management

Job description

Research assistant – laboratory assistant

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

Karolinska Institutet, Department of Oncology-Pathology (OnkPat), SciLifeLab Helleday/Rudd Laboratory

The Helleday /Rudd Laboratory is located at SciLifeLab and consists of approximately 25 researchers, doctoral students, and postdocs. The overall goal of our operations is to improve cancer treatment and treatments of inflammatory diseases. Our work encompasses both basic and translational research. The research group is multidisciplinary, with expertise in cell biology, biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, and pharmacology from both academia and industry.

Your mission

We are seeking a research assistant for our research groups to take responsibility for and facilitate laboratory operations, laboratory organization, and ensure good order and structure in the laboratory.

The duties include the following tasks:

• Responsible for the daily operations of the laboratory so that it functions optimally. Inventory of lab stock and replenishment of consumables.
• Responsible for ordering and procurement in accordance with current agreements and ensuring that KI's purchasing and procurement rules are followed.
• Retrieve and unpack ordered materials, inform the requester, and register deliveries in databases.
• Ensure that applicable agreements and discounts are received on all orders.
• Responsible for invoice processing in UBW.
• Perform general laboratory tasks such as buffer preparation, aliquoting reagents, preparing agar plates, culturing cells and waste handling.
• Responsible for ensuring that instruments, lab equipment, and apparatus function satisfactorily, organizing repairs, and ordering service.
• Develop and update databases regarding substances, antibodies, restriction enzymes, etc.
• Responsible for the storage of cell lines and –140°C freezers, and minus 80 freezer organization and updating of freezer content.
• Responsible for inventory and updating of the chemical storage.
• Responsible for the introduction and training of new laboratory personnel in instrument usage and lab safety.
• Organization of cleaning days.

Your profile

• We are looking for a driven person with a Bachelor’s degree or comparable education in molecular biology, biochemistry, or related fields, who possesses basic laboratory skills.
• As a successful applicant, you are highly responsible, service-oriented, organized, meticulous, and flexible. You must have very good organizational skills.
• You should enjoy being busy and be able to switch quickly between different tasks.
• You are social, helpful, and appreciate an international workplace where both Swedish and English are spoken.
• You enjoy working and interacting with others.

The following qualifications are required:

• Good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and database management.

The following qualifications are advantageous:

• Experience in lab management within molecular/cell biology, high-throughput screening, protein purification, assay development, or medicinal chemistry.
• Experience in working under sterile conditions, culturing bacteria and growing eukaryotic cells.
• Experience working in UBW.

Since the role ensures that the work in the research groups run efficiently and smoothly, great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

Karolinska Institutet strives to maintain gender balance, be free from discrimination, and offer equal opportunities to all.

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: Science For Life Laboratory, Solna

KI applies individual and differentiated salary setting in accordance with our collective agreements RALS and RALS-T.

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all

Type of employment

Type of employment Temporary position

Contract type

Contract type Full time

First day of employment

First day of employment Up on Agreement

Salary Monthly salary

Number of positions

Number of positions 1

Full-time equivalent 100 %

City

City Solna

Country Sweden

Contact

• Ann-Sofie Jemth, [e-mail]

Union representative

• Robert Lindberg, Seko, [e-mail]