VHIR offers a vacant position for a Cellular Production Technician to work for the Project Next generation TIL therapy targeting neoantigens for immune checkpoint blockaderesistant tumors led by Dr. Elena Garralda PI of the Early Clinical Drug Development Group. The position involves working closely with Dr Alena Gros PI of the Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy Group and with the Blood and Tissue Bank (Banc de Sang i Teixits BST) to produce the TILs required for an ongoing clinical trial carried out at the Early Drug Development Group and Research Unit for Molecular Therapy of Cancer CaixaResearch (UITMCaixaResearch).
Education and qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelors degree in Life Sciences Biomedicine Pharmacy or Health related Sciences.
- At least6 years of experience working in cell expansion and cell productions.
- Fluency in Catalan Spanish and English.
Desired:
- Masters Degree in Life Sciences Biomedicine Pharmacy or Health related Sciences.
- Teamwork skills.
- Thinking skills (problemsolving and decisionmaking).
- Critical thinking.
- A willingness to learn.
Experience and knowledge:
Required:
- Demonstrable knowledge in handling and managing human samples.
- Knowledge of basic procedures in biomedical and more specifically immunological research following good laboratory practices (GLP).
- Experience in lymphocyte expansion.
- Knowledge of safety risk prevention and waste management in laboratories.
- Advanced knowledge of computer tools in their area of responsibility.
- Experience in molecular biology techniques (cloning construct design)
- Experience in DNA and RNA extraction from tissues and cell dry pellets
- Experience in APCs culture expansion and RNA electroporation
- Experience in screening for neoantigen reactive cells
- Experience in cytometry and ELISPOT analysis
Desired:
- Experience in working in clinical environments and multidisciplinary teams
Main responsibilities and duties:
- Generation and maintenance of cell cultures guaranteeing the traceability of the products and processes used.
- Screening for neoantigen reactive cells
- Control of critical parameters for cell culture.
- Sampling for the realization of sterility test and other quality control tests that may be determined.
- All type of tasks delegated by the Production Manager and/or Technical Manager as appropriate.
Labour conditions:
- Fulltime position: 40h/week.
- Starting date: immediate
- Gross annual salary: 28.000. Remuneration will depend on experience and skills. Salary ranges are in linewith our Collective agreement pay scale.
- Contract: Technical and scientific activities contract linked to the project activities
What can we offer
- Incorporation to Vall dHebron Research Institute (VHIR) a public sector institution that promotes and develops the biomedical research innovation and teaching at Vall dHebron University Hospital (HUVH) the biggest hospital of Barcelona and the largest of Catalan Institute of Health (ICS).
- A scientific environment of excellence highly dynamic where highend biomedical projects are continuously developed.
- Continuous learning and a wide range of responsibilities within a stimulating work environment.
- Individual training opportunities.
- Flexible working hours.
- 23 days of holidays 9 personal days.
- Flexible Remuneration Program (including dining checks health insurance transportation and more)
- Corporate Benefits: platform through which you can obtain significant discounts on travel culture technology gastronomy sports... among many others.
- Healthy Offering: choose from a variety of wellbeing focused activities to be the healthiest you.
Deadline to apply:
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