Biology laboratory technician

Job content

As a leading university hospital with a rich tradition, the Inselspital is part of the Insel Group and is a centre of medical expertise and high technology with an international reputation as well as being a first-class training and research centre.
Biology laboratory technician
Medical area Specialized Surgery & Medicine
Department of Urology
Urology Research Laboratory
Department for BioMedical Research

80 - 100% | in Bern
Entry immediately or after agreement
Limited position for 3 years

The goal of our Organoid CORE is to develop and implement organoid cultures.

The challenge

• Deputy management and implementation of organoid cultures
• Organization of the laboratory operation in cooperation with the team
• Help with the practical training and supervision of students
• Molecular biological work including cell culture, rtPCR, Western blot, FACS, immunofluorescence microscopy
  
  

Your profile

• Completed training as a laboratory technician with basic training in biology or medicine
• Practical experience in cell culture and molecular biological methods is an advantage
• Language skills: English very good (German, French, Italian optional)
• Good knowledge of MS Office software
• Ability to work autonomously, good organizational skills, flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic work environment
• Team player, open, diplomatic, communicative personality
  
  

The package

• Varied work content
• Attractive working conditions
• Modern premises and state-of-the-art equipment
• Dynamic and international team
  
  

Contact Further information can be found on our website
https://www.urogenus-research.org/
and https://www.dbmr.unibe.ch/research/research_groups/urology/index_eng.html
Please send CV to
marianna.kruithof-dejulio@insel.ch

Your application Please only apply online.

The Insel Group The Insel Group forms Switzerland’s largest full-service medical care system -– from primary care through to state-of-the-art medicine -– that is available to everyone in the country. This ensures that every patient is treated at the most appropriate place for them and has access to the latest technologies, methods and medical options at all times.

Your place of work

Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern
Freiburgstrasse, CH-3010 Bern
Schweiz

Our strengths – your benefits

As a university hospital and the leading training institution in Canton Bern, the Inselspital offers training in 36 out of 44 possible medical disciplines. In their role as training organisations, the university clinics and institutes of the Insel Group are rated with an "A" – the highest classification.
In addition, the Insel Group offers practical training and CPD (continuous professional development) for all health professions up to specialist nursing care. It offers a broad range of vocational traineeships for its trainees, who currently number 300.

We are keen to foster personal development among our staff. Career opportunities and relevant models are transparent; CPD is provided with generous support.

Gender equality and the advancement of women are a big priority for us. Our career paths and models are designed so that part-time work and family responsibilities are no obstacles to taking on responsibility at our company.

Flexible working hours, part-time work and job-sharing. We are keen to accommodate the needs of our staff where the role and operating requirements of the hospital allow. This also applies to our executive-grade roles.

We offer 115 childcare places for around 180 children up to pre-school age at various locations. At the Inselspital site, there is also a group for babies from the fourth month and a private kindergarten.

As a family-friendly employer, the Insel Group provides generous schemes for unpaid leave, short remunerated breaks and parental leave in the event of the birth of a child or an adoption. Fathers also receive 15 working days paid paternity leave. Extra days of leave are offered by way of a loyalty bonus from as early as the fifth year of service!

Bern and its region assume a central role in Switzerland. With its enviable infrastructure, rapid links to the country’s major conurbations, proximity to urban and rural districts and variety of wonderful recreational areas, Bern and its environs offer an unusually high quality of life.

The social package we offer is far above the industry average. Our benefits are exceptional, particularly in the case of maternity leave, continued payment of salary in the event of sickness and accident, and full payment of daily sickness allowance or group health insurance premiums.

We provide medical excellence with a human touch and respect for one another. As a big business we create a unique family atmosphere through meaningful diversity within the Insel Group.

For us it is very important new employees undergo a well prepared and thorough induction. We give you detailed information about your new employer at a monthly welcome event and also provide tailored induction programmes in the clinics, institutes and administrative departments.

Every site operated by the Insel Group has one or more staff restaurants. Our staff appreciate the quality, variety and creativity of our catering, which has repeatedly won prestigious gastronomy prizes.

Innovations in medicine and research are only possible if we continue to develop. Rapid developments in the medical field bring about extraordinary processes of change – as well as prospects for individual development for you.

Our values

Humanity
Respect and a high regard for the individual are central to everything we do.

Competence
We have confidence in our abilitiesand share our knowledge for the benefit of all our patients.

Quality
Our actions comply with the highest standards of quality and safety.

Innovation
We seek new approaches as well as promote research and innovation.

Cooperation
We treat one another with respect and appreciation, foster professional cooperation and promote interdisciplinarity.

Integrity
We are committed to our values and are guided by sincerity, transparency and dependability.

Facts and figures

Facts and figures

• 6 sites in the canton of Bern
• Over 10,000 employees from around 80 countries
• Over 300 trainees in 16 vocational fields
• 15,185 placement/training weeks (at tertiary level, medical and other professions)
• Around 500,000 patients, including over 60,750 inpatients
• 1st class: the Inselspital is the leading Swiss university hospital in terms of patient satisfaction.