Research Officer within the Visceral Surgery Department (12864-RE-202-2025)

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Research officer within the Visceral Surgery Department

The visceral surgery department is offering a position for a data manager (research officer) to complete its team with a starting date of January 1, 2026, or a date to be agreed upon.

Context

The Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) is one of the 5 Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

The visceral surgery department (CHV), attached to the Department of Surgical Services (DC), includes experts in many surgical specialties: hepato-biliary and pancreas, esophagus-stomach, colorectal, proctology, general surgery, abdominal wall surgery, melanoma-sarcoma, endocrine surgery, bariatric surgery (obesity), and transplantation. Thanks to state-of-the-art equipment and advanced expertise, it manages a large number of surgical pathologies, whether related to the digestive system, the abdominal wall, or other intra-abdominal non-digestive organs such as the spleen or thyroid.

Mission

• You develop and manage the databases of the visceral surgery department within the framework of Highly Specialized Medicine (MHS) and internal quality standards
• You collect patient information from various source documents: operative protocols, discharge letters, consultation reports, via institutional management tools and enter patient data into the respective databases (Adjumed, REDCap, etc.)
• You collaborate with nursing teams and the secretariat to ensure traceability of follow-up data in the short and long term to meet MHS quality criteria
• You support the clinical operations manager in planning and conducting clinical studies
• You participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and prepare reports
• You perform data extraction and analysis related to research projects in visceral surgery and/or quality controls.

Profile

• You hold a basic training in the medical, paramedical field or an equivalent recognized title
• You have at least 5 years of professional experience in database management
• You have excellent command of French, both spoken and written, and good knowledge of English (level B2)
• You have prior experience with electronic data capture systems (industrial or institutional)
• You are familiar with common computer tools (MS Office)
• You demonstrate strong personal commitment, planning skills, and organizational sense
• You have analytical and synthesis skills and show developed critical judgment
• You are flexible, open-minded, creative, and able to work independently while having an excellent team spirit.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator at the Lausanne University Hospital means benefiting from:

• Top-level social benefits, 20 days paternity leave, and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 days of vacation per year
• A minimum of three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Center and partner training centers of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighborhoods for people relocating to Switzerland from abroad
• Social, cultural, and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles, and discounts on the purchase of electric bikes)
• Quality hotel-style company restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Dr. Sc. Sandrine Geinoz, at 021 314 66 51

Since all our applications are processed electronically, we kindly ask you to apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the announcement.

If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you cannot apply online, we invite you to contact our Recruitment Unit, which will assist you in your process, either by email at e.recrutement@chuv.ch or by phone at 021 314 85 70

As part of the recruitment process for this position, if hired, you will be required to provide an original criminal record extract. You will also be asked to present your original diplomas as well as an identity document.

CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our collaborators, we pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and avoid any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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