Barcelona Ref. 2026/034

Call for a T2 PI25 ISCIII the Oncogenesis and Antitumor Drug group. Deadline: March 18th, 2026, 3:00 pm

About the Group

The Oncogenesis and Antitumor Drugs group is a multidisciplinary team whose research aimed to develop and biologically validate new targeted nanomedicine to treat cancer. The main research lines in the lab are:

Development of novel animal models of disseminated disease in solid tumours and haematological neoplasms for the mechanistic study of metastases and preclinical drug development.
Identification of prognostic biomarkers in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and their functional validation in vivo.
Development of nanoconjugates for targeted delivery of antitumour drugs or toxins to metastasis stem cells. The Group is within the Research Institute of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (IIB- Sant Pau), which has been accredited as a Health Research Institute by the Health Institute Carlos III (ISCIII) and as a CERCA Center by the Generalitat of Catalonia. Additionally, the group is part of the Network Biomedical Research Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine of the Health Institute Carlos III (CIBER-BBN, CB06/01/1031) and has been recognized as a Consolidated Research Group by the Generalitat of Catalonia since 2005 (2021SGR-01140).

Essential requirements

Minimum qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry, Biotechnology, or a related field
Oral and written proficiency in Catalonia’s two official languages (Catalan and Spanish), or, if not currently met, the successful candidate must demonstrate— or commit to obtaining within a maximum of one year—an adequate command of both
Intermediate level of English (written and spoken)
Intermediate proficiency in standard office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) Skills will be valued
MSc degree in Molecular Biology, Biomedicine, or a related field
Completed laboratory animal experimentation course (functions A, B and C)"
Proven experience in mammalian cell culture
Experience with proteomics workflows and/or data analysis
Experience with molecular biology techniques (western blotting, PCR/qPCR, ELISA, cloning)
Experience with statistical software (GraphPad Prism, SPSS, R)
Track record of scientific output (peer-reviewed publications and/or conference poster presentations)

Functions

The successful candidate will provide technical support to the project “Dissecting the cellular crosstalk of PDGFRβ+ cancer-associated fibroblasts as a tool to modulate therapeutic response in microsatellite-stable (MSS) colorectal cancer.” Responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:
Subcutaneous and orthotopic implantation of colorectal cancer cells in mice; drug administration; monitoring of tumor progression; tissue collection/harvesting
Cell line maintenance; tumor dissociation; western blotting; qPCR
Sample preparation for proteomics studies (cells and tissues)
Maintaining accurate and complete laboratory records
Preparation of solutions and routine laboratory reagents

Offered

Contract linked to the PROJECT Dissecting the cellular crosstalk of PDGFR+ cancer-associated fibroblasts as a tool to modulate the therapeutic response in microsatellite stable colorectal cancer.
Full-time position (37,5h/week; annual workload: of 1.627,50h)
Remuneration in accordance with ISCIII salary tables
Research group: Oncogenesis and Antitumor Drug Group

Documentation and deadline for submission

Interested parties should preferably deliver the documentation (1) in PDF, by e-mail to the Management of the Santa Creu i Sant Pau Hospital Research Institute Foundation, address ir_seleccio@santpau.cat , indicating the reference 2026/034:

(1) Application letter and updated Curriculum Vitae

At the request of the Santa Creu i Sant Pau Hospital Research Institute Foundation, the candidates must present the documentation accrediting the merits mentioned in the curriculum vitae. Applications will be resolved within a maximum period of one month from the end of the deadline for submission of documentation. At the end of this period, without having been notified of an express resolution, the interested parties will be entitled to understand that their applications have been rejected. Santa Creu i Sant Pau Hospital Research Institute Foundation may declare this call for applications closed if, according to its criteria, the candidates does not meet the conditions that the Institution considers necessary to fill the position. The interpretation of the requirements and their enforceability to the candidates will be exclusive to the Santa Creu i Sant Pau Hospital Research Institute Foundation.

The deadline for submitting applications will end on March 18th, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.

Barcelona, Tel: 93 291 90 50, NIF: G-60136934,

Apply to this offer

CV * Accepted File Extensions: PDF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, TXT (max 10 MB)

Cover letter * Accepted File Extensions: PDF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, TXT (max 10 MB)

Authorisation of personal data processing

AUTHORISATION FOR THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Dear candidate,

The Sant Pau Research Foundation (Fundació Institut de Recerca de l’Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau), with tax ID G-60136934 and registered office at C/Sant Quintí, 77-79, 08024 Barcelona, as data controller, informs you that it will process your data for the following purposes:

Receipt of applications.
Analysis of applications with the aim of recruiting the candidate to the team of the Sant Pau Research Foundation, for a current vacancy and for future selection processes matching your profile.
Conducting personnel selection processes, as well as formalising the hiring of the candidate, where applicable.
Complying with the required legal obligations.

The legal basis for the processing of the data is the legitimate interest in managing this job offer, in accordance with Article 6.1 b) of the General Data Protection Regulation, given that your data are necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or for the application, at the data subject’s request, of pre-contractual measures.

Likewise, we inform you that your data (i) will only be processed by those departments or areas of the Institute that, according to their competences and functions, have an interest in personnel selection; (ii) may be disclosed to public authorities and bodies for the fulfilment of a legal obligation, as well as to service providers and third parties necessary for the management and execution of the relationships arising from the application; and (iii) will be retained for the periods foreseen for the prescription of legal liabilities.

Finally, we inform you that you have the right to access your personal data, to rectify them, to request their deletion, to object to their processing and to withdraw your consent to such processing. In certain circumstances you may request the limitation of the processing of your personal data, in which case we will only keep them for the exercise or defence of claims. In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority. If you have any question about the processing of your data you can contact the entity’s Data Protection Officer by sending an email to dpo@santpau.cat.

Text Verification