Head of Data Protection Unit

Are you a lawyer with experience in data protection legislation and want to take responsibility for data protection work in one of Europe's leading healthcare organizations? We are looking for a head of the Data Protection Unit at Karolinska University Hospital who wants to strengthen and develop the legal support in the area and contribute to the organization's work with research, innovation, and care.

We warmly welcome your application!

You will be offered

• a job in a stimulating environment with many points of contact and collaboration across organizational boundaries
• to be part of a world-leading healthcare organization at the forefront of medical innovation and research
• to develop legal work in several areas of law, with a particular focus on data protection.

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

About the position

The Data Protection Unit at the Legal Department consists of three employees in qualified support functions and specialist roles who together support the hospital's various themes and functions. As the head of the Data Protection Unit, you have overall responsibility for leading, developing, and strengthening the legal support in the area, with the goal of providing Karolinska University Hospital's operations with qualified and operationally relevant expert support.

The role primarily focuses on data protection legislation but may also encompass other areas of law based on the organization's needs. You lead and motivate employees, create engagement and participation, and ensure clear mandates and conditions to achieve common goals.

The work involves many collaboration areas within Karolinska University Hospital as well as in the Stockholm Region, and is conducted in an organization under constant development where digitization and increased demands for privacy place high demands on legal expertise and leadership. You are responsible for ensuring a constructive, coordinated, and legally secure collaboration with the region's other functions in data protection and for further developing cooperation with Karolinska Institute, aiming to support research, development, and education from a data protection perspective.

Read more about what it is like to work as a manager at Karolinska University Hospital here.

We are looking for someone who

• has a very good ability for advanced legal analysis and legal argumentation
• can break down complex legal issues and place them in a business and holistic perspective
• is self-driven, solution-oriented, and has high integrity with the ability to drive and develop legal work based on the organization's needs
• has good communication skills and can build trusting relationships and collaborate with different functions and levels in the organization
• is flexible, has good judgment, and can handle multiple parallel processes by thinking innovatively in complex contexts.

It is also important that you share and act according to Karolinska's vision "We will cure and relieve tomorrow what no one can cure and relieve today" and our values Responsibility - Humanity - Holistic view.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability for the position.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Law degree (LL.B. or equivalent)
• At least 7 years of experience in qualified legal work in the area of data protection legislation
• Experience from courts, the Government Offices, the EU Commission, or legal practice
• Experience working in larger organizations with complex decision-making processes.

Meritorious:

• Experience in legal work within regional or municipal operations
• Experience in a leading or coordinating role in the field of data protection
• Experience in strategic work and improvement initiatives in data protection
• Experience from the healthcare sector
• Experience in legal work related to AI and information security issues

About the recruitment process

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

In our recruitment process, we may use Assessio's tests MAP and Matrigma. MAP is a personality test and Matrigma is a non-verbal ability test, both based on occupational psychological research. The tests are used as a complement to your experiences and competencies, and the purpose is to make our selection process quality-assured and transparent.

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

We warmly welcome your application - Together we are Karolinska!