Dental Strateg with Role as Chief Dentist

Region Västerbotten works to ensure that good health and sustainable development strengthen each other. We take responsibility for equal welfare and for ensuring that research and innovation yield results.

Do you want to help shape the future of dental care? Public Dental Care is at the forefront of research and development and has close cooperation with the Department of Odontology at Umeå University. Within Public Dental Care, there is a broad range of competence areas. We provide both general and specialist dental care, and we participate in the clinical education of dentists, dental hygienists, dental nurses, and dental technicians.

We are now looking for a Dental Strategist with the role of Chief Dentist for the leadership of Public Dental Care. Public Dental Care is part of the Health and Medical Care Administration and is led by the Area Manager for Dental Care. As a Dental Strategist and Chief Dentist, you have a central and strategically important role in the leadership and development of Public Dental Care. You work across the county and contribute to ensuring equal, patient-safe, and long-term sustainable dental care. You report directly to the Area Manager for Dental Care, with your workplace in Umeå.

With us, you will have a strategic and meaningful role with significant impact on the development of dental care in the county. You will become part of a committed leadership in an organization undergoing development and transformation. As an employee of Region Västerbotten, you are also offered good employment conditions and benefits.

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Responsibilities

As a Dental Strategist with us, you drive healthcare development and follow-up to strengthen equal care and health in Västerbotten. You lead and coordinate strategic development initiatives and contribute to translating goals and guidelines into practical change.

The responsibilities include providing operational support in specific development initiatives that require targeted assistance in planning, resource allocation, project management, evaluation, and follow-up. The main focus is to ensure a holistic perspective in Public Dental Care's prioritized development initiatives and to strengthen synergies between efforts. An important task is to promote the inclusion and participation of Public Dental Care employees in important strategic development initiatives within the organization, as well as to ensure effective information, communication, and dialogue with residents and patients.

As Chief Dentist, you have the overall odontological responsibility within Public Dental Care and are responsible for ensuring patient safety and quality in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines. You establish, develop, and follow up on clinical guidelines, care programs, and work routines, and you provide qualified support in odontological and patient safety-related issues. The role includes participating in Public Dental Care's management group as well as in odontological management and preparatory forums, and representing Public Dental Care in odontological matters both internally and externally. The role implies a holistic perspective where strategy, odontological quality, and business development are interconnected.

The role is a combined assignment where strategy, leadership, and odontological responsibility are woven together. You work at a strategic level to analyze, develop, and drive issues concerning Public Dental Care's mission, working methods, and long-term prerequisites. This includes, among other things, preparing decision-making materials, following and interpreting national guidelines and legislation, and contributing to the development of care processes, prioritizations, and reimbursement models.

You will also support the Area Manager in political dialogue and strategic influence efforts at the national and regional levels. The work as a strategist may also involve other tasks within the leadership of Public Dental Care.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who are a licensed dentist with broad clinical experience and a good understanding of the dental care mission within health and medical care. It is meritorious if you have a postgraduate education in community dentistry.

You have a professional approach and take responsibility for driving issues forward with quality and a holistic perspective. You enjoy working long-term, analyzing complex issues, and translating goals, guidelines, and needs into concrete improvements. You are receptive, communicate clearly and trustworthily, and collaborate well with different target groups.

You work in a structured and analytical manner and take initiative. You have a good ability to coordinate and process-manage work groups and create engagement towards common goals, and you build good relationships. You express yourself very well in speech and writing. Experience from a politically governed organization is meritorious.

Employment type: Permanent employment.
Duration: Start date: 2026-08-01. Start August 1st or by agreement.

Read more about our benefits for you who work with us on the website https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/nar-du-jobbar-hos-oss/formaner (https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/nar-du-jobbar-hos-oss/formaner)

We strive for an even gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, so we welcome applicants with different backgrounds.

In connection with the recruitment process, we have taken a stance on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore explicitly decline contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.

If you have a protected identity and wish to apply, please contact the recruiting manager and then submit your application documents by post.