Scientific Research Coordinator

At the department of Oncology (Karolinska Institutet and the University Hospital) we turn ideas into life changing diagnostics and medicines and strive to continuously meet the unmet needs of patients worldwide.

Working here means interacting with several researchers, both preclinical and clinical in our research group, thinking big but also being focused at the same time and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to take responsibility and accountability, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you are our kind of person. You will be part of our clinical cancer translational research team, dealing with scientific applications, reports, communications, meetings and international collaborations. Our team is working closely together with a wide range of colleagues across Sweden, the Nordics and internationally.

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?
Are you an experienced scientific coordinator longing for the chance to have a job where you actually contribute to make a difference in applied cancer research to save many people’s lives? Are you also ambitious and have a keen interest in both experimental and translational research, business opportunities and interaction with clinical cancer care? Then we offer a stimulating position as scientific research coordinator in our team.

Your mission
We are now looking to get a scientific coordinator for our growing team, the placement for the role to start with will be at Bioclinicum, NKS. You will be reporting to the head of the team, Ass. Prof. Simon Ekman, but work closely with other senior leaders in the group. Your tasks may include project management of functional activities maintaining documentation, structures for day to day functioning, formulation of scientific concepts into applications/presentations for different funding bodies/audiences as well as certain handling of budget questions and invoices.

Your duties and responsibilities

Answer or redirect routine enquiries from internal or external funding bodies maintaining high professional standards whilst meeting conflicting needs. Accurately transcribe, type, format, and proof read a wide variety of material (for example correspondence, invoices, contracts, meeting minutes, reports, speeches, and presentations) using word processing, presentation, graphics and spreadsheet software in Swedish and English. Use desk top publishing software to design more complex documents and presentations from scientific concepts from the research team. Handle applications/reports to different national/international funding bodies (e.g. Swedish Research Council, Swedish Cancer Society, VINNOVA, Region Stockholm, European Union, NIH etc) but also collaborative efforts with pharmaceutical industry for our translational studies. In this part you will be responsible for driving the application process including the financial and administrative part. Coordinate internal and external meetings / conferences so that they run smoothly, including scheduling meeting times, making travel arrangements for attendees and their remunerations, and ensuring that various meeting amenities are available. Perform other administrative tasks using independent judgement and discretion Plan, organise, and schedule own workload through system maintenance so that all activities are completed accurately and on time.

Your profile
- You should hold a scientific background (PhD) preferable in the cancer field.
- You should have some years´ experiences in working as scientific coordinator with very strong verbal and writing skills in Swedish and English.
- In order to match the position, we think you need to like different everyday tasks yet have the capacity/personality to follow up on a process to its completeness.
- You should hold in depth knowledge of administrative/business support activities in the relevant area and be flexible in your working load/activity.
- You need to have previous experience in working with different grant portals including budgets, different software and computer skills. 

Bases of assessment

The candidate need to have:

- PhD in the cancer field or equal.
- Knowledge and documented experience with research applications to different national and international funding bodies.
- Formal documentation on English/Swedish writing skills.

Candidates will be prioritized who have:

- Previous successful scientific coordinator positions.
- Experience in scientific/financial reporting to different funding bodies.
- Advanced computer skills
- Personal qualifications and suitability

What do we offer?
In our team we strive to be at the forefront in novel precision cancer medicine both on the developmental side but also with early testing of novel curative treatments. In this work we partner with other international groups which means a lot of interesting outlook into the field. We are looking for you, who together with the team will make a difference for patients' lives every day. Our group welcomes your positive attitude and your desire to develop both yourself, your team and the department. You will get use for your drive and your ability to work diligently and structured even at a high tempo.

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 better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct innovative medical research and provide the largest range of biomedical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is a state university, which entitles employees to several benefits such as extended holiday and a generous occupational pension. Employees also have free access to our modern gym and receive reimbursements for medical care.

The employment is a 6 month temporary position with possibility to expansion. 

Location: Bioclinicum, NKS, Solna, Theme Cancer, Department of Oncology/Pathology, Research group S. Ekman.

You can read more about our research activities and the Department of Oncology/Pathology here:

https://ki.se/en/onkpat/rolf-lewensohns-group

https://ki.se/en/onkpat/research-at-onkpat



Application
Welcome to apply at the latest 2021-01-11 but applications will be evaluated as they are sent in. 

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.  

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