Unit Manager for Laboratory Virus and Vaccine Surveillance

The Public Health Agency of Sweden is a national knowledge authority working for better public health. The agency does this by developing and supporting society's efforts to promote health, prevent ill health, and protect against health threats. Our vision is a public health that strengthens societal development.

Do you have managerial experience combined with knowledge in microbiology and experience from working in accredited laboratory operations? If you are also interested in developing both the organization and its employees, we have a managerial position waiting for you!

What will you work with?

You will be the unit manager for the Unit for Laboratory Virus and Vaccine Surveillance within the Department of Microbiology. As a unit manager, you have overall responsibility for ensuring that the unit works in accordance with the agency's overarching goals and assignments. You have personnel and work environment responsibilities as well as budget and operational responsibilities for the unit's overall activities and are part of the department's management team.

As a unit manager at the Public Health Agency of Sweden, you are an employer, organizational representative, and leader. The role of unit manager includes:

• Being clear in leadership, governance, and communication.
• Setting, clarifying, and following up on activities that lead to the achievement of the organization's goals and desired effects.
• Ensuring the unit's competence in the short and long term.
• Creating conditions for collaboration and dialogue both within and outside the organization, as well as representing the agency externally.
• Together with other managers, being responsible for and promoting the development of the entire organization to meet the needs of the external environment and the agency's assignments.
• Leading, distributing, and coordinating work within the unit based on a trust-based approach and creating conditions for employees to do a good job by promoting good employee engagement.
• Inspiring and motivating for development and innovation.
• Creating conditions for collaboration and dialogue both within and outside the organization.
• Contributing to the department-wide work and being responsible for and promoting the development of the entire organization to meet the needs of the external environment and the agency's assignments.
• Preparing budgets and operational plans, as well as following up and reporting results.

Who are we looking for?

Requirements for the position:

• University degree in natural sciences, medicine, or another relevant subject area for the position.
• Managerial experience and/or several years of experience in a supervisory role.

In addition, we see these competencies, abilities, and experiences as important for you to thrive with us:

Great emphasis is placed on:

• Personal qualities such as good collaboration skills, being responsible, and communicative. You have a holistic perspective and a good approach.
• Personal suitability for the position, such as good leadership qualities, which includes having integrity and being strategic. The role requires you to have a good ability to prioritize.
• Knowledge in virology.
• Knowledge in epidemiology and/or microbial surveillance.
• Work experience from accredited laboratory operations.

Great importance is placed on:

• PhD and/or medical degree.
• Work experience in microbiology and/or molecular biology.

What does the unit do?

The Unit for Laboratory Virus and Vaccine Surveillance is a national WHO laboratory for influenza, polio, measles, and rubella. The unit is responsible for national microbial surveillance of vaccine-related pathogens, such as influenza, SARS-CoV-2, polio, and measles. The unit also regularly conducts immunity surveys focusing on diseases included in the childhood vaccination program.

What is it like to work at the Public Health Agency of Sweden?

We offer developing work tasks where you can influence and make a difference. Regardless of what you work with, you contribute to societal benefit. You do this together with engaged and competent colleagues in stimulating collaborations. The Public Health Agency of Sweden is a workplace that strives to provide equal opportunities for all and to be free from discrimination. The agency has its operations in Solna and Östersund.

Employee Engagement and Culture at the Public Health Agency of Sweden

About the Employment

You will be employed as a unit manager based at our office in Solna. The position is a permanent full-time employment that begins with a six-month probationary period. Start date is 2025-08-01 or as soon as agreed.

As an employee of the Public Health Agency of Sweden, you may be subject to military placement. Some positions are placed in a security class where Swedish citizenship may be a requirement. Security screening will then be conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585).

At the agency, there may be an opportunity to enter into an agreement for remote work of up to 40 percent of your working time.

Are you interested?

If you would like to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact unit manager Sara Byfors, phone 010-205 21 88.

Union representatives are for SACO Pi Zetterquist, phone 010-205 22 95, and for OFR/S Jessika Spångberg, phone 010-205 29 22.

Read more about what it's like to work with us

Application

Welcome with your application for the position of unit manager with us!

We have chosen to remove the personal letter from the recruitment process. Instead, you apply with your CV and by answering selection questions. The goal is to create a more inclusive recruitment process. Psychological tests and work samples may be used as part of the recruitment process.

Please upload relevant degree certificates in connection with your application.

Read in the application form how to proceed if you have protected personal information.

Apply by 2025-04-15 via the agency's website.

Employer's diary number: 01180-2025-2.1.1