Vacant job

Do you want to help reduce climate impact by visualizing and simplifying workflows? Are you an expert at compiling and analyzing data that helps us reduce the impact on the environment, people, and the economy?

What we offer

• A unique opportunity to contribute to the development of Karolinska's climate and sustainability work.
• The possibility to work both strategically across the hospital and operationally within Themes and Functions.
• Become part of a competent team of sustainability specialists.

Naturally, you will also enjoy our general benefits offered by Karolinska University Hospital.

About the position

The Sustainability Unit is part of the Hospital's Legal Support Staff, with the mandate to develop and manage the hospital's sustainability work. We are a group of five sustainability specialists working together to solve hospital-wide sustainability issues. Our mandate also includes working with local groups and managers within the organization to support and coordinate their sustainability efforts.

The position consists of two parts:

Climate and Sustainability Analyst

• Drive the hospital's climate work with a focus on Scope 3 and develop climate monitoring.
• Explain causal relationships and critically review data from, for example, "Spend analyses," carbon budgets, procurement data, data from various suppliers, and relate them to, for example, healthcare production, kronor, and carbon dioxide emissions.
• Systematize, analyze, and produce climate and sustainability data at a hospital-wide level, and propose possible measures to reduce the hospital's climate impact.
• Visualize climate and sustainability data in a pedagogical way that contributes to decisions enabling the fulfillment of high budget goals.
• Communicate sustainability issues (based on statistics) in internal, external, and international contexts.
• Be responsible for, develop, and simplify the monitoring of environmental and sustainability work.
• Conduct simpler LCAs (Life Cycle Assessments) and calculate reduced climate impact from product changes or operational projects.
• Develop and drive projects that increase awareness of the hospital's climate impact and reduce the carbon footprint.
• Collaborate nationally and internationally with other healthcare organizations to develop sustainability work.

Sustainability Coordination

You will also work as a sustainability coordinator (environmental and social issues) for a part of the hospital. This work involves supporting operations in their sustainability activities, keeping managers and designated roles informed about current and upcoming requirements, competence development, and monitoring of sustainability activities.

Examples of tasks include:

• Participate in driving and supporting the hospital's sustainability work.
• Provide managerial support in planning, driving, and following up on sustainability work.
• Contribute to improvement measures and development in the area.

We are looking for you who

• Are analytical, see connections, and "love numbers".
• Are solution-focused and have a desire to develop, simplify, and drive sustainability work.
• Have good pedagogical skills and enjoy explaining.
• Have good collaboration skills and see yourself as a team player.
• Have a helpful attitude with integrity regarding your own competence.
• Can plan and structure your work and have the ability to prioritize.
• Are independent and humble.

We will place great emphasis on personal qualities during the recruitment process.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Relevant academic university education within, for example, social sciences or natural sciences, or experience assessed as equivalent.
• Experience with analytical tasks.
• Experience with programming and numerical analysis.
• Experience with dashboard development in BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, or similar).
• Good ability to express yourself in speech and writing.

Meritorious:

• Experience analyzing carbon emissions from products and materials.
• Work within the public sector or within healthcare.
• Experience with LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) and LCC (Life Cycle Costing).

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 cover 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!

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

For permanent positions, a probationary period may be applied.

About Karolinska University Hospital

We at Karolinska University Hospital 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 train tomorrow's healthcare professionals and conduct world-leading research together with Karolinska Institutet, while continuing our work to develop care for the benefit of the patient. We work within a range of different areas and professions.

Our vision: We shall cure and relieve tomorrow what no one can cure and relieve today.

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