We are looking for a coordinator at the SciLifeLab Data Centre with focus on compliance and governance for data services developed within the research programme for Data Driven Life Science (DDLS). The position is placed at the Compliance & Data Office at Karolinska Institutet.
SciLifeLab is a hub for life science research and a collaboration between KTH, KI, Stockholm University and Uppsala University. SciLifeLab is assigned by the Swedish government to operate national infrastructure, to provide cutting-edge life science technologies and -expertise to Swedish researchers, and to be a top international centre for research in health- and environment sciences. SciLifeLab is also hosting the large research programme for Data-Driven Life Sciences (DDLS).
The employment for the position is at Karolinska Institutet (KI) at the Compliance & Data Office (CDO), Research Support External relations Office, at the KI campus in northern Stockholm where SciLifeLab’s Stockholm site also is located. CDO offers broad support on data management, health data, clinical studies, ethics and compliance to researchers and is now, through the DDLS program, developing more specific support for precision medicine. CDO also coordinates the Research Data Office (RDO), a virtual organisation where research support staff is joined by experts from the university library, the IT department, the archive and legal department – connected to RDO is also national data support experts and structures like the Swedish National Data service.
The work is led by the SciLifeLab Data Centre (DC), the central unit within SciLifeLab with responsibility for IT- and data management issues, serving the SciLifeLab and the DDLS research program. We also work with issues about FAIR data and open science, and in close collaboration with major national and international partners. Working at the Data Centre, you will be at the core of Sweden’s top infrastructure for life sciences and have the opportunity to actively shape how state-of-the-art IT and data science are integrated in Swedish precision medicine and diagnostics research and help to maximize the scientific impact of the large amount of research data generated at SciLifeLab. You will work in a team with researchers, data engineers, data stewards and system developers in a rapidly growing, dynamic and progressive team with a leading role in Swedish data driven life science.
CDO at KI and SciLifeLab Data Centre are looking for a motivated and knowledgeable coordinator specialized in compliance and governance for data services developed within the DDLS programme with placement in Solna. As coordinator you will be part of a team that also e.g. includes system developers and IT specialists, that drives the creation of processes and routines for data services at SciLifeLab. You are also expected to communicate with and train users.
In our team, you will develop support and services to enable research projects for data driven research, often in collaboration with health care partners. The datasets are often large and complex, which leads to high demands on both software and infrastructure. Solutions for meta data management and -standardization are of special importance, and integration with data from for example biobanks, clinical registries, clinical trials, large scale molecular data and other health data. Also work with processes for biobank samples may be included. It is important that all processes and systems are compliant with legal requirements, as well as supporting long-term sustainability. As coordinator, you will work both with development of SciLifeLab’s internal processes and systems, but also directly with researchers and other users of the data services provided.
This job requires a university degree in a relevant area. In addition is required:
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Documented experience of research including both the use of both health care data and biobank samples
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Documented experience from research data management, FAIR and open science
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Documented experience from work with ethics applications and other ethics related questions
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Documented experience from working with sensitive personal data in research and good GDPR knowledge
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Fluent in Swedish and English
Personal suitability will strongly affect the recruitment for this position.
Meriting:
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Strong scientific communication skills
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Experience of starting up new studies where health care data and biobank samples are used for research
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Experience of collaborations between academia and health care providers
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Management of complex and unstructured health data for secondary use in research
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Experience from support roles, meta data management, data curation or work with semantic standards
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Experience from development of forms, tools and processes to govern (data driven) research
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Ability to work both individually and in cooperation with personnel in widely different fields.
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Drive and initiative to support and develop data driven life science in Sweden.
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.
Location: Solna
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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.
Permanent position is initiated by a six months trial period.
Anställningsform: tillsvidareanställning | Anställningens omfattning: heltid | Antal lediga befattningar: 1 | Sysselsättningsgrad: 100% | Ort: Solna | Län: Stockholms län | Land: Sweden | Referensnummer: STÖD 2-3075/2026 | Kontakt: Cecilia Martinsson Björkdahl , Cecilia Martinsson Björkdahl , | Facklig företrädare: Anna Sarkany, SACO , Anna Sarkany, SACO , | Publicerat: 2026-08-10 | Sista ansökningsdag: 2026-09-06
