Research Infrastructure specialist for development and delivery of advanced high-throughput screening services

The Chemical Biology Consortium Sweden (CBCS) is a national research infrastructure providing state-of-the-art technologies and expertise in chemical biology and drug discovery to academic researchers, healthcare, and industry. We are seeking a highly motivated Staff Scientist to join our Biology team and contribute to the development and delivery of advanced high-throughput screening services.

Your mission

As a Staff Scientist, you will play a central role in designing, developing, executing, and analyzing screening projects across a broad range of disease areas and biological systems. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams of biologists, medicinal chemists, data scientists, and external collaborators to deliver high-quality, reproducible research while helping users translate innovative biological questions into robust screening assays.

Key responsibilities:

• Design, develop, optimize, and execute high-throughput screening assays.
• Support academic and industrial users in experimental design and assay development.
• Perform high-throughput screening campaigns using automated screening platforms.
• Analyze, interpret, and communicate results from large-scale screening projects.
• Ensure accurate documentation of experiments, protocols, quality control, and project outcomes.
• Work closely with colleagues in biology, automation, data analysis, and project management to deliver successful projects.
• Contribute to the implementation of new technologies, screening methodologies, and workflows that strengthen CBCS services.
• Participate in maintaining high scientific and technical standards across the Biology team.

Your profile

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys combining experimental and scientific excellence with collaborative, service-oriented research and who is motivated by enabling the success of a diverse community of researchers.

We are looking for a scientist who is curious, proactive, and motivated by solving challenging biological and technical problems. You enjoy working in a collaborative environment, communicate effectively with researchers from different scientific backgrounds, and take pride in delivering high-quality, reproducible research.

You are organized, adaptable, and able to balance multiple projects simultaneously. Most importantly, you are motivated by enabling excellent science and contributing to the continued development of a national research infrastructure that supports cutting-edge research across Sweden

Required qualifications:

• A PhD (or equivalent experience) in biology, biotechnology, pharmacology, biomedical sciences, or a related discipline.
• Documented experience with high-throughput screening in an academic, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or CRO environment.
• Experience designing or developing biological screening assays.
• Experience analyzing and interpreting large-scale screening datasets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills with careful attention to detail.
• A genuine interest in working as a Staff Scientist within a collaborative research infrastructure.
• A service-oriented mindset with a strong commitment to supporting external users.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team

Meritorious qualifications, experience in one or more of the following areas is considered an advantage:

• High-content or image-based screening.
• Quantitative image analysis and image processing.
• Analysis of large-scale high-content imaging datasets.
• Experience developing and optimizing diverse biological assay formats.
• Experience working with multiple screening formats, including 96-, 384-, and 1536-well plate assays.
• Laboratory automation and robotic screening platforms.
• Programming or scripting for scientific data analysis (e.g., Python or R).
• Experience working with different cell models, including primary cells, organoids, co-cultures, or other advanced in vitro models.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world’s leading medical universities. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement. And you get to practice freely in our modern wellness facilities, where trained staff are on site.

Application

KI applies individual and differentiated salary setting in accordance with our collective agreements RALS and RALS-T.

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system. In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form.