Lab Technician - Stem Cell Bank

REF: 24-176_SS_AV

About the research group

The successful candidate will join the Barcelona Stem Cell Bank (BLC-B) headed by Dr. Anna Veiga, which belongs to the Program of Regenerative Medicine at IDIBELL. The BLC-B's main goal is to provide to basic and clinical researchers the generation of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), both embryonic stem cells (hESC) and human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) and characterisation and banking of hPSC, as well as to advise and to give support to researchers in the management of projects in which hPSC are used or derived.

https://idibell.cat/en/research/area-medicina-regenerativa-english/regenerative-medicine-program/pluripotent-stem-cell-therapy/
https://p-cmrc.cat/research/veiga-group/

About the role

The candidate will work in the team of the BLC-B, culturing hESCs and hiPSCs under feeder dependent and feeder-free conditions, freezing and thawing of hPSCs and preparing of hPSC samples for their characterization. The characterization includes copy number- and qRT-PCR, Alkaline Phosphatase staining, Karyotype analysis, microsatellite determination, analysis of pluripotency marker by Immunocytochemistry, Embryoid body formation and differentiation towards the three germ layers and analysis of expression of differentiation marker by Immunocytochemistry.
The candidate is expected to support the daily work in the team and to be engaged in planning, scientific discussion and technical troubleshooting.

Job requirements

Professional experience

• Cell culture of immortalized and primary cells

Education and training

• F.P. Grado superior in Biology, Biotechnology or life science disciplines
  
  
• Biology Degree
  
  
• Training to work in cell culture 

Technical & soft skills

• Cell culture of immortalized cells and primary cells
  
  
• Sample preparation for characterization of iPSCs by AP-staining, PCR, Immunochemistry
  
  
• Preparation of solutions and cell culture media
  
  
• Thawing and freezing of cells, cell counting
  
  
• Control of stocks
  
  
• Organizational and management capacities

Languages

• Good command of the English language

We will value, but not required

• Capacity to work in an international team
  
  
• Positive attitude towards workin in a team
  
  
• Honesty and integrity
  
  
• Good organizational

What do we offer

• No. of positions: 1
• Estimated start date: 01/01/2025
• Contract duration: 2 years
• Estimated annual gross salary: 27.500 €
• You will be part of a multicultural team. We have a fun loving and friendly international work environment.
• Flexible working schedule - We know you have a life outside of work and we will work with you to make sure it's kept that way.
• Possibility to work some days in remote -Teleworking
• 26 working days of holiday per year
• System of accumulated hours for employees, from 88 to 104 hours depending on the year (11 to 13 working days), to attend to personal matters.
• Paid leave package
• Benefits of constant training are offered
• We offer and promote diverse and inclusive conditions. Applicants are made free from any discrimination. Specifically IDIBELL works to improve gender equality in all areas with the aim of achieving gender balance, but maintaining the most scrupulous respect to any choice at the level of gender identity. Please express yourself freely, safely and non-binarily, if that's the case.

Deadline: Please submit your application by  25/12/2025

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Our institute

IDIBELL is a research center that integrates the biomedical research of the Bellvitge University Hospital (HUB), the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), and the University of Barcelona in the Bellvitge Campus (UB), and the Viladecans Hospital (HV). The research focuses of IDIBELL are cancer, neuroscience, translational medicine and regenerative medicine. Research, innovation and society are the pivots on which researchers work every day in order to improve the quality of life of citizens.

Observations:

The 'HR Excellence in Research' award represents IDIBELL’s commitment to the implementation of Human Resources policies, which oversee the attracting and development of talent in an open, transparent, and based on personal merit, in alignment with the principles of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment Researchers (Charter and Code).

IDIBELL is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission and the implementation of open, transparent and merit-based recruitment (OTMR).