Case Handler with a Focus on Informatics – Data and Analysis Section

The activities of municipalities and regions are at the heart of the welfare system. These are activities that affect millions of people every day. Our members have given us a clear mandate: to make Sweden have the world's most innovative and considerate welfare system.

In the coming years, we face challenges that require courage, creativity, competence, and a willingness to change. We take what is good today as we create the welfare of tomorrow. We meet change with development. We believe in you and your abilities.

The position is located at the Data and Analysis Section. Here, we work with informatics, health data, follow-up, and analysis to support the development towards a data-driven and knowledge-based healthcare and social care system. A significant part of the activities is carried out on behalf of the regions' systems for knowledge management within healthcare. Within the framework of this mandate, development work is underway to establish a national competence center for regional joint health data management.

RESPONSIBILITIES

We are looking for a case handler with a focus on informatics who wants to contribute to the development of healthcare information management. The role means that you will become a key person in coordinating, leading, and supporting processes that strengthen the work of regions and municipalities to link knowledge management with standardization and digitalization within healthcare and social care.

The role involves:

Coordinating and leading a team of informaticians.
Acting as process support in one or more groups within the National System for Knowledge Management. This includes contributing and supporting with expertise in informatics, as well as working with case handling, preparation, and decision-making processes.
Contributing competence in the daily work with the section's activity portfolio.
Identifying competence needs for projects and specifying what type of competence needs to be procured.
Providing advice and support to the regions in work involving structured health information within the National System for Knowledge Management.
Interest representation and environmental analysis within the health data area.
Collaborating with authorities, suppliers, and industry organizations.
Participating as an expert in relevant forums.

QUALIFICATIONS

As a case handler with a focus on informatics, we expect you to have:

Relevant higher education (e.g., social sciences, technical, or medical).
Documented knowledge of, or several years of experience in, working with informatics and enabling technical and semantic interoperability.

It is an advantage if you have:

Knowledge of healthcare processes, preferably from work in a region.
Experience in coordination and project management.
Experience working with informatics, e.g., concept and information modeling and terminology work.
Ability to write various types of documents (reports, memoranda, opinions, etc.).
Knowledge of ongoing and upcoming developments in the health data area.
Knowledge of the application of common standards and formats for interoperability, e.g., for documentation, storage, transfer, and follow-up of information (HL7, OpenEHR, Snomed CT, ICD, etc.).
Understanding of technical solutions for health data management, e.g., health information systems.
Knowledge and experience of knowledge management.

We are looking for someone who is development-oriented and has a pedagogical approach. You are structured, communicative, and used to collaborating with various actors. You are also analytical with the ability to see the big picture while handling details.

APPLICATION

Welcome to apply! In this recruitment, we are collaborating with Human Capital. Apply for the position via the Human Capital website no later than April 20, 2026. For an initial dialogue regarding the role, contact Henrik Granqvist, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]), +46 70 762 08 18 or Josefin Pihlqvist, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]), +46 70 280 87 47.

ABOUT US

The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SKR) is a membership and employer organization for Sweden's municipalities and regions. Through knowledge, advice, and services to our members, we strengthen them in their mission to develop welfare for all citizens. We are a meeting place for municipalities and regions, and together we develop democracy and welfare based on the needs of citizens across the country. We influence the government, parliament, and the EU by proposing how best to develop democracy and welfare.

SKR has approximately 500 employees, and the office is located at Slussen in Stockholm. As an employee at SKR, you have the flexibility to work partly at the office and partly from another location, based on the needs of the operations.