Spes Immunotherapeutics (Spes) is a preclinical-stage biotech spin-off company from Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona, backed by ENISA and hosted at Cosymbio Barcelona, and at the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB). Our mission is to improve the lives of children with cancer by developing precision immunotherapies, starting with a targeted therapeutic vaccine platform to prevent leukaemia relapse. Spes is the Winner of the i4KIDS Innovation Day Award 2025, Spes is growing rapidly and building its preclinical team. For more information, please visit https://www.spesimmuno.com/

JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title
Junior Scientist

Role and functions
We are looking for a strongly motivated, dynamic and exceptional researcher PhD candidate in life sciences and experience with in vivo models in oncology. You will have a key role in advancing the products of our promising preclinical immunotherapy pipeline towards clinical trials.
The candidate will:
• Design and take responsibility for all animal work. (A/B/C/D functions, ECC 566/2015) required




• Set up and manage the company's in vivo capabilities at PRBB and at partner facilities.
• Collaborate effectively with an extensive network of scientists and with the execution of several projects within the company.
• Coordinate with CROs/collaborators for animal work done externally.
• Work in coordination with the Chief Scientific Officer.
• Develop cutting-edge cellular and immunological tools for our therapeutic vaccine, and cell therapy programmes, including culture conditions and scale-up feasibility at the preclinical and clinical stages.
• Conduct independently in vitro and in vivo immunological analysis.

Qualification required
• PhD candidates with reasonable experience in industry, CROs or academia in scientific areas related to cancer animal models (haematological malignancies preferred).
• An up-to-date “experimental animal certification” (A/B/C/D functions, ECC 566/2015) is an absolute must .
Experience required
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