Do you want to help shape the future of data-driven healthcare?

We are now looking for a recent graduate in health informatics for a trainee program where you will work closely with healthcare operations and contribute to medical advancements.

Welcome with your application!

You will be offered

• a one-year trainee program closely linked to healthcare and medical development
• a unique opportunity to work closely with healthcare operations and be part of medical development from day one
• the opportunity to grow in your professional role through collaboration with other trainees and guidance from experienced colleagues and leading experts in health informatics
• the chance to build a valuable network within the industry
• tailored mentorship and coaching to support your professional development.

Of course, you will also benefit from our general benefits that Karolinska University Hospital offers you.

About the position

Our mission is to provide specialized and highly specialized healthcare. Our vision - “We will cure and relieve tomorrow what no one can cure and relieve today” - guides our work to create value for patients, society, and medical advancements.

A crucial prerequisite for the future of healthcare is modernized information structures and increased digitalization, where care and production are increasingly driven by data with digital decision support. This includes data from radiation therapy, imaging diagnostics, surgeries, medications, and genomics, which together enable more precise diagnoses and personalized treatments.

The Department of Health Informatics and Healthcare Systems is responsible for managing health data and mission-critical IT solutions that healthcare relies on in its daily work. Our goal is to provide the best possible IT support to healthcare by simplifying workflows and developing new technical solutions in line with the transformation of healthcare.

As a trainee, you will become part of our informatics team of about 15 people. We work agilely and in delivery teams with developer teams, information architects, IT architects, and you will participate in projects aimed at solving real challenges within the healthcare sector. The trainee program not only provides you with knowledge in data-driven healthcare and research, where your expertise is needed to drive successful solutions, but also an insight into the daily work, challenges, and digitalization needs of healthcare operations.

The program begins with a general introduction to various work areas. You will then have the opportunity to drive your own project and/or be part of ongoing projects. Some examples of work areas include needs and requirements management, conceptual modeling, information modeling, logical data modeling, and mapping information to established concept systems, such as Snomed CT and standards for data sharing and interoperability, such as OpenEHR and FHIR.

We also work on the development and management of information specifications and create understanding for implemented models and how these should be utilized for data storage.

Here you can read an interview with former trainees From trainee to permanent employment – the health informatics professionals of the future are educated at Karolinska University Hospital (https://www.karolinska.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekrytering-pa-karolinska/).

We are looking for someone who

• is passionate, curious, and wants to drive change in healthcare
• communicates clearly and confidently, even about complex information
• shows personal maturity and a professional approach
• approaches problems analytically and finds thoughtful solutions
• takes responsibility, works independently, and drives your work forward
• creates structure, order, and quality in what you do.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Master's degree in health informatics or similar education. Your degree must have been completed within the last two years
• Very good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written
• Right to work in Sweden

Meritorious:

• Experience working in healthcare or IT.

About the recruitment process

Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period.

In connection with your application, you need to attach a CV. Instead of a personal letter, we ask you to answer selection questions and briefly explain why you are suitable for the role. Answering the questions is a prerequisite for your application to be considered complete.

Warm welcome with your application - Together we are Karolinska!

Before filling a position that involves the care of children and adolescents, the person offered the position will be checked against the suspicion and criminal records. Read more here (https://www.karolinska.se/jobba-hos-oss/rekrytering-pa-karolinska/).

As an employee at Karolinska University Hospital, you may be placed in a war position. Read more here (https://www.karolinska.se/jobba-hos-oss/var-arbetsplats/totalforsvarsplikt-allman-tjansteplikt-och-krigsplaceringar-pa-karolinska-universitetssjukhuset/).

If you are or have previously been employed in Region Stockholm, we will take internal references from your current or previous manager if you become a candidate for employment.

For permanent positions, a probationary period may apply.

About Karolinska University Hospital

At Karolinska University Hospital, we are proud to be one of the world's leading university hospitals. In addition to our special responsibility for highly specialized care in the Stockholm region, our main mission is to educate the healthcare professionals of the future together with Karolinska Institute and conduct world-leading research while continuing our work to develop care for the best interests of the patient. We work in a variety of fields and professions.

Our vision - We will cure and relieve tomorrow what no one can cure and relieve today.

Please read more about us at Karolinska.se (https://www.karolinska.se/) and follow us on social media!