Unit Manager for the Analysis and Coordination Unit

Do you want to contribute to TLV's vision of maximizing health for taxpayers' money? With our diverse competencies and backgrounds, we work every day to realize our vision, and now we are looking for you who also feel a strong commitment to our mission. We are located in bright, beautiful offices on Kungsholmen in Stockholm, a ten-minute walk from Stockholm Central. Come and work with us!

TLV is now seeking an experienced unit manager for the Analysis and Coordination Unit within the Department of Analysis, Market, and Dental Care. The unit primarily employs economists, biomedical analysts, and biostatisticians working on analysis and projects at the national and EU levels.

The Analysis and Coordination Unit is responsible for the analysis and follow-up of pharmaceuticals and consumables, as well as limitations and conditions for subsidy decisions. We monitor and analyze the pharmaceutical market from various perspectives and work on government assignments in several areas. The unit is also responsible for coordinating TLV's international matters.

Job Responsibilities

Your responsibilities as a unit manager involve leading, planning, and following up on the unit's activities to ensure they are conducted efficiently and safely in accordance with operational goals. You have operational, budget, and personnel responsibility for the unit's activities and work on both strategic and operational issues at the unit level. In the role of unit manager, you will have a coaching leadership style, where you closely communicate and collaborate with employees to plan, develop, and streamline operations. You contribute to creating a positive work environment that encourages collaboration, development, and creativity.

You are responsible for ensuring that your unit's activities are conducted and developed with a holistic view and in collaboration with other units and departments, based on TLV's overarching vision, goals, and strategies. In the role of unit manager, you need to have a very good understanding of the interconnections within TLV's operational areas and possess a well-developed network. As a unit manager, you will independently represent the authority in external contexts and are expected to engage in dialogue and build good relationships with authorities, regions, companies, and other stakeholders such as patient and user organizations.

You will be part of the Department's management team.

Qualifications

The work places high demands on leadership skills, the ability to make strategic assessments, and connect them to implementation in operations.

We are looking for someone who has:

• a relevant academic degree as assessed by the authority
• several years of leadership experience as a manager with personnel responsibility
• experience in leading based on developing leadership (UL) or equivalent
• experience in qualified analytical work within public administration
• good insight and understanding of the interconnections within TLV's operational areas, especially regarding the pharmaceutical market and follow-up
• experience working within TLV's operational areas, e.g., at an authority under the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, in a region, or in the private sector
• experience in leading development work within the analysis area
• excellent ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in both Swedish and English.

It is advantageous if you also have:

• an academic doctoral degree with a focus on pharmaceutical follow-up or another relevant area for the position
• experience working cross-functionally across organizational boundaries both within and between authorities
• very good knowledge of and several years of experience working with and developing analysis and follow-up within TLV's operational areas
• experience collaborating with academia and research
• experience in international collaborations at the Nordic and European levels.

You are confident in yourself and your leadership, have a coaching approach, and a leadership style where trust and clarity are important components. Together with your team, you create a work environment where your employees thrive. You are a good strategist, work persistently with forward-thinking ideas, and have the ability to make decisions from a holistic perspective. Achieving results and meeting goals motivates you. You have excellent collaboration skills, are empathetic and attentive, and your communicative ability is high. Furthermore, you have a strong interest in societal issues and are motivated to contribute to realizing our vision.

We place great importance on personal suitability.

Employment Type

Permanent employment, full-time, starting with a six-month probationary period. Start date as soon as possible, by agreement.

Welcome with your application marked with reference number 1420/2025 by April 30, 2025.

We work competency-based, and the recruitment process consists of a phone screening, digital interview, and a follow-up interview including a work sample at our office and tests. We use selection questions that are linked to the requirement profile, so you do not attach a personal letter but only your CV.

At TLV, we assume that every person is unique, and we work together for diversity and inclusion as well as an equal and gender-equal work environment. We value the qualities that diversity brings to the organization and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds and life experiences.

About TLV

The Dental and Pharmaceutical Benefits Agency, TLV, is a government agency that decides which dental care, pharmaceuticals, and consumables should be included in the high-cost protection schemes. We are responsible for the pharmacies' trade margin and regulations for the substitution of pharmaceuticals and conduct supervision. Our mission is to maximize health for taxpayers' money. We offer an attractive and inclusive workplace free from discrimination where you can develop and combine professional and private life, including the opportunity to work remotely up to two days a week. We are located in fresh, activity-based offices that offer various types of workspaces and meeting rooms tailored to the type of work to be performed.