Biologist/BMA for Precision Medicine Laboratory

Do you want to help create the future of healthcare? Do you want to work in an important area that is rapidly evolving? The Precision Medicine Laboratory (PL) within the Diagnostics Center at Region Östergötland is looking for a Biologist/BMA.

At PL, we work with medical diagnostics – a prerequisite for effective care processes.

The Diagnostics Center is Region Östergötland's collective resource and expertise in laboratory medicine and imaging and functional medicine. The center supplies the region's healthcare services with services and products that facilitate accurate diagnoses for every patient. In total, the Diagnostics Center has about 1000 employees.

The Precision Medicine Laboratory is an expanding operation and is now seeking a laboratory employee for a temporary position until the end of December 2025.

Our Offer

For the future. Region Östergötland has high ambitions and a responsible mission. It is about health and care, about the development of our region, and about those who live and stay here. We want to continue to be at the forefront, with care, research, and education. This means daring to think innovatively – and having the best employees. Therefore, we offer unique opportunities for further learning and invest in modern environments with effective systems and tools. Many of us meet patients and their relatives, while others create the conditions for life-saving interventions. With us, fantastic people work towards the same goal – to make a real difference, and for the future.

We Offer You

• A knowledgeable and competent team to work with
• Work in an interesting area under rapid development
• Continuous education as precision medicine is an important part of modern healthcare

Job Description

We are looking for you who are a biologist or biomedical analyst and who is interested in molecular biology. You will be part of our daily operations and may work with various areas and techniques within the assignment areas for the Precision Medicine Laboratory (PL). PL is an operation that was established on January 1, 2023, as part of gathering molecular biological expertise within the Diagnostics Center to further enhance the capacity to drive development in the field forward. At PL, biologists, biomedical analysts, and bioinformaticians primarily work. The mission of the operation is to perform and develop molecular biological analyses for all specialty clinics within laboratory medicine, such as pathology, genetics, microbiology, pharmacology, chemistry, as well as immunology and transfusion medicine. The work within the operation is varied with good development opportunities and takes place in an environment that is at the forefront in terms of analyses and instrumentation. The operation is research-intensive, and method and operational development is a natural part of the work. Currently, there is a need for employees who primarily perform analyses within the specialty area of clinical genetics.

The fundamental work of registering samples, recording results, sending samples to other labs, and other tasks that are part of a laboratory operation is an obvious part of the job. The laboratory performs analyses related to prenatal diagnostics and diagnostics of genetically conditioned diseases and syndromes. Methods used include DNA extraction, Sanger sequencing, micro-array, chromosome analysis, NGS, and more, as well as analysis and interpretation of molecular data.

Working with us is varied and stimulating, and you will work with cutting-edge healthcare in an area where new aspects are discovered and pave the way for the future. We work transprofessionally in close collaboration with, for example, hospital geneticists and doctors within clinical genetics, pathology, and microbiology, as well as other specialties within laboratory medicine.

About You

For this position, a degree in biology or equivalent or BMA certification is required. You speak and write Swedish and English fluently. The working language is Swedish.

Meritorious:

• Knowledge and practical experience of working with molecular biological analyses in clinical or diagnostic questions is highly meritorious.
• Practical experience in analyzing and interpreting molecular data in a clinical or research-oriented environment is meritorious.

We place great importance on personal suitability, where a key quality is good collaboration skills. You enjoy challenges and can work in a change process, are secure, positive, and see opportunities instead of obstacles. You plan, organize, delineate, and prioritize your work independently and effectively while setting and adhering to deadlines. You easily adapt to changing circumstances and are structured and quality-conscious.

Application and Employment

We work with ongoing selection, so please submit your application as soon as possible. Before employment in a patient-facing role within Region Östergötland, you will need to fill out a link (https://ledsys.lio.se/Document/Document?DocumentNumber=54500).

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