Clinical Research Technician - Intensive Care Unit (10h/week)

REF. 26-043_SS_OR

About the research group

The Intensive Care Medicine Department at Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge is a 50-bed, university-affiliated tertiary referral centre with a strong translational research programme. The group is affiliated with IDIBELL and CIBERES, and has an active international academic network. Research lines include mechanical ventilation, acute respiratory failure, respiratory monitoring (esophageal pressure, electrical impedance tomography, lung ultrasound), and critical illness–related organ dysfunction. The team regularly publishes in high-impact journals including AJRCCM and Intensive Care Medicine, and participates in multicentre international platform trials (e.g., PRACTICAL Platform Study).

About the role

The Research Fellow will contribute to ongoing clinical research projects in the field of critical care medicine, with a focus on mechanical ventilation and acute respiratory failure. Responsibilities include:

• Participation in the design, implementation, and coordination of clinical research protocols.
• Data collection, management, and analysis using standard epidemiological and statistical tools.
• Contribution to the preparation of manuscripts and scientific communications.
• Collaboration with national and international research networks and platform trials.
• Support in the supervision and training of junior researchers and clinical fellows.
• Participation in departmental research meetings and journal clubs.

Job requirements

Professional experience

• Previous experience in clinical research in Intensive Care Medicine or related fields, including participation in clinical studies and/or clinical trials, data collection and management, and preparation of scientific manuscripts and publications.

Education and training

•  Medical degree (Licenciatura o Grau en Medicina).
• A specialist qualification in Intensive Care Medicine obtained through the MIR programme or equivalent will be considered advantageous 

Technical & soft skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Proficiency with standard research and statistical software (REDCap, SPSS, R, or equiva-lent).
• Good organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Commitment to scientific rigor and research ethics.

Languages

• Good command of English (written and spoken), required for manuscript preparation and inter-national collaboration.
• Catalan and/or Spanish proficiency desirable.

We will value, but not required

• Active participation in national or international critical care society activities (SEMICYUC, ESICM).
• Publications in indexed journals in the field of intensive care medicine.
• Experience with mechanical ventilation monitoring techniques (esophageal pressure, EIT, lung ultrasound).
• Enrolment in or completion of a doctoral programme.

What do we offer

•  No. of positions: 1

•  Estimated start date: To be confirmed upon candidate selection

•  Contract duration: Permanent by project

•  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  30/04/2026

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).