Head of the Lipidomics Scientific and Technical Service Unit

Organisation / Company Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida, Fundació Dr. Pifarré (IRBLleida) Research Field Biological sciences Researcher Profile Other Profession Positions Bachelor Positions Country Spain Application Deadline 1 Jul 2025 - 14 : 00 (Europe / Madrid) Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The selected candidate will join the Lipidomics Scientific-Technical Service (SCT) of IRBLleida and will carry out the following tasks :

• Lead the process of designing and drafting the strategic plan of the Lipidomics SCT, when necessary, and ensure its correct execution.
• Improve the procedures that are carried out in the SCT with the proposal of improvements to the Coordination of the SCTs of the IRBLleida and the Management of the center.
• Design and plan the execution of research and development projects at the service to guarantee a state-of-the-art and quality lipidomic analysis service offer.
• Establish and consolidate the laboratory's work protocols, including the development of corrective measures, to ensure the management of samples, processes and operations, operation of scientific equipment and technical staff.
• Develop, when necessary, new methods of sample preparation, data acquisition, processing and analysis, as well as automated libraries and scripts to provide and facilitate the expansion of the portfolio of services ensuring continuous improvement.
• Coordinate and supervise the tasks and functions of the technical staff of the service both in the operation of the equipment and in the authorisation of purchases of the service, with the aim of ensuring the execution and delivery of the projects, as required.
• Establish the relationship with the users of the service, from advertising and prior information in the analysis, to the post-analysis service once the service has been provided, advising them at a scientific and technical level in the planning, interpretation and dissemination of their projects, to ensure compliance with quality standards, generating trust and loyalty.
• Present budgets, tariffs, review of the service's account statements and ensure their sustainability and updates of quality indicators to the administration and finance office, to ensure accounting and administrative compliance, in accordance with internal regulations.
• Carry out the processing, analysis and interpretation of data, to provide results to the users of the service by writing the corresponding report.
• As well as any other task that is entrusted to them according to their training and skills.

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