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Are you an engaged biomedical scientist with an interest in cytology? We are now looking for a meticulous and quality-conscious employee who wants to be part of our Cytology Laboratory and contribute to high-quality diagnostic operations. We warmly welcome your application!

What we offer

• An stimulating and varied work environment in a modern laboratory setting
• Opportunities for competence development and further education
• A workplace where quality, collaboration, and patient focus are at the center.

Naturally, you will also enjoy all the general benefits offered by Karolinska University Hospital!

About the position

Various types of cytological samples are sent to our Cytology Laboratory, where they are prepared and stained for microscopic assessment. The results from these analyses are crucial for establishing the correct diagnosis and form the basis for choosing the most suitable treatment.

Here, you will become part of a team consisting of cytodiagnosticians, biomedical scientists, laboratory engineers, and laboratory assistants who together are responsible for the entire analysis process – from registration and sample preparation to diagnosis. You will also work in close collaboration with our cytologist physicians.

Your tasks as a biomedical scientist at the Cytology Laboratory include, among other things:

• Handling, preparing, and staining cytological samples
• Performing molecular laboratory analyses according to current methods, quality requirements, and routines
• Working with laboratory equipment and contributing to the development and improvement of the laboratory's methods
• Documenting analysis results and ensuring traceability according to current quality and documentation requirements
• Participating in diagnostics when needed by performing differential counts of inflammatory cells and answering bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples.

We are looking for you who

• Are meticulous and have a good understanding of the importance of correct analyses and high quality in laboratory work
• Are calm, attentive, and accommodating in your interactions. You thrive in team settings and find it easy to collaborate with colleagues in various professional roles throughout the analysis process
• Are flexible and can adapt to changing tasks and new methods within laboratory operations, while taking responsibility for your work, planning, organizing, and prioritizing efficiently
• Set and adhere to timeframes and contribute to solutions and efficient workflows in the laboratory.

We place great emphasis on personal qualities.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Licensed biomedical scientist
• Experience working in diagnostic laboratory operations
• Experience working according to quality systems, standardized work methods, and current regulations within laboratory medicine
• Fluency in Swedish, both spoken and written

Merits:

• Experience working in cytology or pathology
• Experience with immunocytochemical methods or molecular diagnostics
• Experience with quality work, method development, and validation of laboratory methods
• Experience working in an accredited laboratory operation according to relevant quality standards, ISO15189
• Good knowledge of morphology.

About the recruitment process

Selection and interviews will begin after the application period has ended.

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 motivate 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!

For positions involving care of children and young people, individuals offered the position will be checked against the suspicion and burden 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 Region 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 apply.

About Karolinska University Hospital

We at Karolinska University Hospital are proud to be one of the world's leading university hospitals. In addition to our special responsibility for highly specialized care in the Stockholm region, our main task is to train future healthcare professionals and conduct world-leading research together with Karolinska Institutet, while continuing our work to develop care for the benefit of patients. We work within a wide range of areas and professions.

You can read more about our mission within care, research, and education here.

Our vision - We shall cure and relieve tomorrow what no one can cure and relieve today.

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