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Together, we are developing Sahlgrenska University Hospital for a sustainable future. We are transforming healthcare with the goal of becoming Europe's leading university hospital by 2032. Together with our patients, we work for quality, accessibility, patient safety, research, education, and innovation within a cohesive healthcare system in the Region of Västra Götaland. Our vision and goals aim for care of the highest quality, where the patient is always at the center. We provide local and regional healthcare, as well as highly specialized care for patients across the country and abroad. Our employees are our strength, contributing to knowledge exchange nationally and internationally. With digital tools and new working methods, we can simplify daily life at the hospital and offer modern, accessible, and efficient care of the highest quality.

Regional Laboratory Medicine belongs to Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Area 4, and has a clear coordination mandate for the entire Region of Västra Götaland. The organization consists of the laboratory medicine activities at Södra Älvsborg Hospital, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Hospitals in the West, and NU Hospital Group.

Organization Description

We are now looking for two employees who want to work with us within Pathology Laboratories 2.

The Pathology Laboratory within Clinical Pathology at Sahlgrenska University Hospital is an organization in change, with a new laboratory information system (LIS) coming in 2026, and development with a major focus on digitalization within the laboratory and diagnostics.

The laboratory employs approximately 90 people, mainly biomedical analysts and biologists, making it the largest pathology laboratory in the country. At the laboratory, cell and tissue samples are examined for the presence of pathological changes. This is primarily done using light microscopy, and the pathology laboratories process the tissue samples prior to this examination.

Job Description

At the Pathology Laboratories, we work in teams and collaborate with other professional categories such as laboratory technicians, laboratory assistants, nursing assistants, and doctors. The position involves assisting with dissection, independent dissection, frozen sectioning, paraffin embedding, microtomy, scanning, and image review, as well as immunohistochemical and histochromic staining. Handling of acute samples also occurs. We are a pleasant workplace with competent colleagues where we have opportunities for competence development according to the organization's needs. The positions involve placement in the skin/head & neck, and thorax sections.

About You

The position requires that you are a graduated biologist. Experience with specimen dissection and work in a histopathological laboratory is meritorious.

To succeed in the role, we see that you have the desire to contribute to the patient's well-being and to a good work environment. You have good teamwork skills, a positive attitude, and are flexible in your work. You need to have good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written, as well as good computer skills. We are looking for a positive person who is solution-oriented, meticulous, and structured, with good communication and teamwork skills, and who enjoys working in a team.

If you feel this fits you, do not hesitate to apply to us.

We warmly welcome your application!

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