Administrative for the Business Development and Innovation Area

REF. 26-038_MS_MS

About the research group

The Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) is a research center in biomedicine promoted by the Bellvitge University Hospital and the Viladecans Hospital, both from the Catalan Health Institute, the Catalan Institute of Oncology, University of Barcelona and L’Hospitalet de Llobregat city council. In 2017, the Center for Regenerative Medicine of Barcelona (CMR[B]), now part of IDIBELL, launched the Program for Advancing the Clinical Translation of Regenerative Medicine of Catalonia (P-CMR[C]) together with IDIBELL.

IDIBELL research is focused in cancer, neuroscience, translational medicine and regenerative medicine. Research, innovation and society are the axes on which researchers work every day with the goal of improving the quality of life of citizens. IDIBELL is located in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, south of Barcelona.

The Business Development and Innovation Area is responsible for enhancing the value of innovative projects that are generated at IDIBELL, to promote the establishment of translational research-industry collaborations.

The Business Development and Innovation Area is divided in two main units that work in a coordinated and complementary manner: the Innovation Unit and the Business Development Unit. While the Innovation Unit is focused on the actions related to the valorization of the innovation projects, patent portfolio management, establishment of alliances with industrial sector at early stages and support in the competitive innovation grants; the Business Development Unit focuses on the establishment of alliances and collaborations with industrial sector, negotiation of service agreements with industry, provide support to and follow-up of spin-offs, follow-up of the agreements signed by the institution, and in general the identification of new business opportunities.

About the role

We would like to hire a qualified and motivated Administrative for the Business Development and Innovation Area with excellent communication and interpersonal skills; attention to detail in budgeting, typing and proofreading written material; customer-oriented attitude and with the ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality. The selected candidate will promote IDIBELL brand and will be highly involved in business development and innovation processes. Main responsibilities include:

• Budgetary department monitoring.
• Payments and billing management under public procurement requirements.
• Support in actions related to patent management.
• Economic follow-up of signed agreements.
• Coordination within the Accounting and Travel & DSA departments, plus other departments.
• Management of the documentation and ERP tool of the Department.
• Mail and calendar organization.
• Generation of department activity indicators and collection models.
• Reception by telephone, on-site and couriers.
• Space supervision and management of incidences.
• Prepare, process, update, and compile routine documents, records, and reports.
• Proactively identify where additional support can be given.

Job requirements

Professional experience

• Previous experience in similar roles, minimum 2 years.
• Proactivity, initiative, relational skills and restlessness of improvement.
• Communicative and organizing skills, flexible, with autonomous work and ownership.
• Good communication abilities, both written and verbal.
• Customer and results orientation.

Education and training

•  Vocational training (CFGM) in administration or a related discipline required.

Technical & soft skills

• Good command of Microsoft Office and AI tools.
• Critical thinking.
• Ability to prioritise and deliver to deadline.
• Multitasking skills.
• Flexible and responsible.
• Teamwork.

Languages

• Good command of Catalan and Spanish language
•  Basic command of the English language.

We will value, but not required

• Previous experience working within ISO 9001 or other quality standards environments.
• Previous experience in tasks related with Business Development and Innovation departments.

What do we offer

•  No. of positions: 1

•  Estimated start date: As soon as possible

•  Contract duration: Permanent

•  Estimated annual gross salary: It is 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.

Deadline: Please submit your application by  22/04/2026

Data protection notice

In compliance with the obligations established in the General Regulation of Data Protection (RGPD), which is the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the Parliament and of the Council, of April 27, 2016, and the Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5, Protection of Personal Data and guarantee of digital rights, it is reported that the Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), CIF G58863317, with address Av. Granvia de l'Hospitalet, 199-203, 08908, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, will process your personal data, as the controller, to apply for the position, maintain communication concerning the status of the candidature, to access the delivered CV; to compare that your data is in accordance with the offers announced by IDIBELL and to verify, where appropriate, that the information provided is accurate. You can find more information in our Privacy Policy at https://idibell.cat/en/privacy-policy-2/, request more information about the data processing carried out and exercise your rights of access, rectification, deletion, opposition, portability, limitation of processing by sending a request at email: dataprotection@idibell.cat. If you consider that you have not obtained satisfaction in exercising your rights, you may submit a claim to Catalan Data Protection Authority.

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).