Postdoctoral researcher - Hereditary Cancer Program (Maternity Leave)

REF. 26-008_R_BR

About the research group

The Rare TumorS Lab group led by Dr. Barbara Rivera in IDIBELL’s Hereditary Cancer Program (HCP) at ICO-IDIBELL has longstanding interest and expertise in the study of rare tumors. Our group is devoted to identifying the underlying causes of hereditary tumor conditions and the aberrant mechanisms that lead to tumorigenesis with the goal of implementing precision medicine. In particular, we study paediatric and early onset tumors, with a special focus on benign tumors, an area of research that has been historically overlooked but that can have devastating clinical consequences for the patients and huge economic implications to the health care system.

About the role

The selected candidate will work at the Rare TumorS laboratory, as part of a multidisciplinary group. The role will provide administrative support to billing processes, including the invoicing of services performed by the external services and grants preparation. In addition, the candidate will support the different research projects in the laboratory regarding functional characterization, variant classification, and managing of patient samples. 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

• Background in rare tumors biology
• Strong background in miRNA biology and cell cultures
• Experience in administrative support, invoicing and/or financial management in a research or healthcare environment will be considered an asset

Education and training

•  PhD in Health Sciences (i.e Genetics, Medicine, Biomedicine, Pharmacy, Biotechnology, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, etc.) 

Technical & soft skills

• Cell culture of immortalized cells
• miRNA techniques
• Managing of databases
• Capacity to work in an international team
• Positive attitude towards working in a team
• Good organizational and management capacities
• Communication skills

Languages

• Good command of the English language

We will value, but not required

• Good command of the Catalan / Spanish languages
• Bioinformatics training

What do we offer

• No. of positions: 1
• Estimated start date: 01/03/2026
• Contract duration: Maternity leave
• Estimated annual gross salary: Compensation will be commensurate with qualifications and consistent with our pay ranges.
•  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.
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Deadline: Please submit your application by  20/02/2026

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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).

The project leading to this labour contract has received funding from the ISCIII. Under the project code FORTALECE.