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Are you an experienced biomedical scientist with a strong interest in sample collection, pre-analysis, and operational development? Do you want to use your specialist expertise to develop working methods and contribute to a high-quality laboratory operation? Then you may be the person we are looking for in the operational support role within Clinical Chemistry at Karolinska University Hospital.

What we offer

• An operational and developmental role where you contribute to the development of sampling and pre-analytical processes.
• The opportunity to work with improvement work, operational development, and quality in one of Sweden's leading laboratory operations.
• Close collaboration with engaged colleagues, area managers, and leaders within Clinical Chemistry.
• An stimulating job where you get to use and develop your specialist competence in laboratory medicine.

Naturally, you will also benefit from our general perks offered by Karolinska University Hospital.

About the position

Medical Diagnostics Karolinska (MDK) is one of Sweden's leading diagnostic centers and provides advanced laboratory medical diagnostics for the entire Region of Stockholm. Within the Clinical Chemistry medical unit, approximately 650 employees work at eight central laboratories and a large number of local care laboratories and sample collection centers. Every year, around 20 million samples are analyzed and approximately one million sample collections are performed.

As a biomedical scientist in operational support at Section 9Fem, you work operationally with issues primarily within sample collection and pre-analysis. You are responsible for developing and creating common routines and guidelines, conducting investigations, compiling background material, and providing support to the operation within your area of responsibility.

You work independently but in close collaboration with colleagues, area managers, and leaders. The role involves many contact surfaces and requires good communication skills as well as a structured working method. You are part of a small work group that works with, among other things, pre-analysis, quality, IT, economy, customer and web support, and educational issues, which means that other operational support tasks may also be included.

Improvement work and operational development are a natural part of the assignment, and you will drive development forward both independently and together with colleagues.

The position is located at Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, but the work area covers all six emergency hospitals as well as local care laboratories and sample collection centers within the Region of Stockholm.

We are looking for you who

• Are self-reliant and take responsibility for your tasks while driving development issues and processes forward.
• Work in a structured manner and plan, organize, and prioritize your work effectively.
• Have good collaboration skills and build trusting relationships through an open and non-hierarchical working approach.
• Have specialist knowledge in sample collection and pre-analysis and use your competence to develop the operation and support colleagues.
• Have a holistic view and see how different parts of the operation are connected, enabling you to make well-founded decisions with the operation's best interests in focus.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Licensed biomedical scientist.
• Several years (at least five years) of work experience in sample collection.
• Experience in driving and implementing improvement work.
• Good familiarity with working in various IT systems and the ability to quickly learn new digital tools, such as laboratory information systems.
• Very good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both orally and in writing.

Merits:

• Work experience from Clinical Chemistry or other laboratory medical operations.
• Experience in leadership roles or positions.
• Higher academic education.

About the recruitment process

Selection and interviews are planned to begin after the application deadline. During the application period, any questions about the position will be answered by the contact person specified in the advertisement.

In connection with your application, you need to attach a CV. Instead of a cover letter, we ask you to answer selection questions and briefly explain why you are suitable for the role. Answering the questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete.

We warmly welcome your application – Together we are Karolinska!

In connection with the appointment of positions involving care of children and young people, the person offered the position will be checked against the suspicion and criminal record register. You can read more about the recruitment process and the checks performed at Karolinska here.

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If you are or have previously been employed by the Region of Stockholm, we will take internal references from your current or former manager if you become a candidate for employment.

For permanent positions, a probationary period may be applied.

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