Psychologist (Specialist Research Technician) for a European Project of the Catalan Institute of Oncology

REF: 25-079_SS_CO

About the research group

The Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) is a biomedicine research center participated by the Bellvitge University Hospital and the Viladecans Hospital of the Catalan Institute of Health, the Catalan Institute of Oncology, the University of Barcelona and the Hospitalet de Llobregat City Council. IDIBELL´s research focuses are cancer, neuroscience, and translational medicine. Research, innovation, and society are the pivots on which researchers work every day in order to improve the quality of life of citizens.
IDIBELL is located in L´Hospitalet de Llobregat, in the south of Barcelona. The center is accredited as a health research institute by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III. It is also a member of the Campus of International Excellence of the University of Barcelona HUBci of the CERCA institution of the Generalitat of Catalunya. In addition, it has received the `HR Excellence in Research´ logo from the European Commission.

About the role

We are looking for a Psychologist to join our e-health program. Specifically, she/he will be involved in the “IBeCHANGE - ADDRESSING PSYCHOSOCIAL AND LIFESTYLE RISK FACTORS TO PROMOTE PRIMARY CANCER PREVENTION: AN INTEGRATED PLATFORM TO PROMOTE BEHAVIOURAL CHANGE” project, and the specific tasks will be:

1.   Collaborate in the Creation and Refinement of the Behavioural Change Intervention: Collaborate in the development of a behavioural change intervention to be deployed through a mobile app and the professional intervention for those participants in need of extra support. These will be implemented in a pilot study and then fine-tuned for a more effective intervention in a larger scale Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT).

2.  Train Healthcare professionals: Since the clinical studies will be conducted in three different European centres, staff from ICO-IDIBELL will lead the training of all healthcare professionals involved in the intervention. This implies preparing formative material and workshop training sessions to ensure consistency across all recruitment centres.

3.  Contribute to Patient Inclusion: Directly recruit and enrol participants for the pilot study and the RCT. This includes working close with breast and colorectal cancer screening units of the Catalan Institute of Oncology as she/he will be in charge of obtaining informed consent and ensuring that ethical guidelines are followed throughout the inclusion process.

4.  Digital Welcome and Onboarding: Carry out the digital welcome process for participants entering the study, collecting all required data at enrolment. This might involve creating resources and tutorials to orient participants about the study objectives, their roles, and what is expected from them. Ensure that participants are comfortable with the digital tools and platforms used for the study.

5.  Deliver the behavioural change intervention: The experimental intervention includes support through a chat with a healthcare professional, and online sessions dedicated to address struggles with lifestyle behavioural change or emotional management.

6.  Manage the Recommendation System to the target population. This could involve collaborating with IT specialists or software developers to ensure the system is functioning correctly, and participants can access and interact with it seamlessly.

7.  User co-design: Conduct focus groups and professional interviews to gain insight on key functionalities and visuals for a more effective and more engaging intervention platform.

Job requirements

Professional experience

• Demonstrated psychological intervention experience.
  
  
• Previous experience in research studies.
  
  
• Experience with digital tools

Education and training

•  Psycology degree 

Technical & soft skills

• Strong communication skills, with message and language style adapted to audience (e.g. to train colleague professionals, to explain the project to potential participants, to do the onboarding of participants to the clinical studies).

Languages

• Good command of the English language
• Good command of the Spanish and Catalan leanguage

We will value, but not required

• Training and Clinical Experience in Behaviour Change Psychological interventions
  Familiarity with digital health tools, mobile applications, and online platforms used in healthcare and research settings.

What do we offer

• No. of positions: 1
• Estimated start date: 01/07/2025
• Contract duration: Permanent linked to projects
• Estimated annual gross salary: 25.600 € (30 h/week)
• 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  16/06/2025

Data protection notice

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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).