Project Manager - Cuidal’HFutur Project

REF: 25-099_SS_GP

About the research group

CuidalHfutur is a project co-lead by IDIBELL (Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge) and IDIAPJGol (Institut d’Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol i Gurina) which main objective is to coordinate a collaborative institutional cohort study in the city L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (CuidalHFutur). The general objective of this project is to deepen, together with the public, the knowledge of the health status of the community of L'Hospitalet, and its determinants. We will identify risk factors associated with the appearance of relevant chronic diseases that allow us to design prevention and treatment strategies adapted to the characteristics of the community and evaluate their effectiveness. The Project Manager candidate will be expected to support the creation and development of the project from its inception. CuidalHFutur project is coordinated by Dr. Paula Jakszyn and Dr. Betlem Salvador.

IDIBELL is a research center in biomedicine promoted by the Bellvitge University Hospital and the Vila-decans Hospital, the Catalan Institute of Oncology, University of Barcelona and L’Hospitalet de Llobre-gat city council. The institution is focused in research, innovation and society, the axes on which re-searchers work every day with the goal of improving the quality of life of citizens. At IDIBELL, Dr. Paula Jakszyn is a Principal Investigator who has built her career as a researcher in nutritional epidemiology and cancer for more than 15 years.

IDIAPJGol is a consolidated institute in the field of biomedical research in Primary Care, in Catalonia (Spain) and internationally, with 33 research groups. Dr. Betlem Salvador is the head of the Research Support Unit (USR) of the Metropolitana Sud area where study will be developed. She is the coordinator of the MARCEVAP Research Group (Malaltia, risc cardiovascular i estils de vida en atenció primària, Grup de Recerca consolidat acreditat per la Generalitat de Catalunya 2021 SGR 01543).

About the role

At IDIBELL we are looking for a motivated and experienced Project Manager to coordinate a collaborative institutional cohort study (CuidalHFutur) whose main objective is to deepen the understanding of the health status of the L’Hospitalet community and its determinants, in collaboration with its citizens. We will identify risk factors associated with the onset of relevant chronic diseases, which will allow us to design prevention and treatment strategies tailored to the characteristics of the community and to evaluate their effectiveness. The successful candidate will play a critical role in ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and regulatory standards.

Key responsibilities:

• To set up the project from early stages, develop and coordinate the study
• Manage day-to-day operations of the cohort study.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams (researchers, clinicians, data managers, etc).
• Ensure compliance with ethical and regulatory guidelines.
• Monitor study progress, risks, and deliverables.
• Liaise with sponsors, collaborators, and regulatory bodies.
• Report study results and updates to the coordinating team.

Job requirements

Professional experience

• Experience with cohort studies.
  
  
• A minimum of 2 years experience in project management.
  
  
• Strong understanding of clinical research processes, ethical guidelines, and regulatory re-quirements.
  
  
• Demonstrated experience in writing skills (grant proposals, etc).

Education and training

• PhD or MSc in Health or Social Sciences or equivalent (essential).
  
  
• Training in epidemiology and research methodology. 

Technical & soft skills

• Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills

Languages

• Good command of the English language

We will value, but not required

• Experience in participatory and community settings projects
  
  
• Knowledge of the Catalan Health System.

What do we offer

• No. of positions: 1
• Estimated start date: October
• Contract duration: Permanent linked to projects
• Estimated annual gross salary: 37.000 €
• 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  04/09/2025

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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).