Biomedical Laboratory Scientist preferably with experience in flow cytometry sought for the Pathology Department at Zealand University Hospital, Køge Section

Are you a bioanalyst with experience in flow cytometry on especially hematological material but also on other cytological material, then it is you we are looking for.

We are in full swing to assemble the Pathology Department, at Zealand University Hospital, in Køge, where we are represented by four teams. The three teams are anchored in different organ areas, and common to all teams is a strong interdisciplinary collaboration with the department's pathologists focusing on both organ types and functions.

Within the cytological area, the majority of analyses have been gathered in Køge since January 2026. Our flow cytometry analyses are part of our Cyt Team. Cyt Team is anchored in the gynecological, hematological, lung and ear/nose/throat areas. The team handles both cytological and histological samples from the aforementioned organ areas as well as functions relating to both the cytological and histological area. The Cyt team has in addition to flow cytometry the following other tasks, screening of cervical cytological samples, differential counting and fluorescence in situ hybridization.

You will be employed in the department's Team Cyt, which currently consists of 22 employees. The Flow Laboratory is located in the pathology department and is a completely new laboratory, and is a collaboration between Clinical Biochemistry and Pathology, where the responsible doctors are hematopathologists employed in the pathology department. The Flow group currently consists of four bioanalysts and a laboratory technician. A specialist - bioanalyst, a biologist and a molecular biologist,

The position is, as a starting point, a full-time position of 37 hours without shifts and without planned weekend work. Working hours currently lie between 6:30 and 16:30.

We offer flexible working time planning, so you, after training in relevant functions, will have the opportunity to influence your own working time within given frameworks. The working time interval in Køge is still under development.

We are looking for a colleague, preferably with the following professional competencies

• Practical experience in flow cytometry including sample preparation including staining with antibodies as well as analysis and interpretation of hematological samples.

Other professional competencies would be a plus

• Experience or knowledge of FISH - Fluorescence in situ hybridization
• Experience or knowledge of cytology
• Experience from differential counting of hematological material
• Preferably practical experience from the histological laboratory area, not a necessity

As a colleague/employee we expect that you

• Put the patient first and contribute to high professional quality in diagnostics
• Are proud of your professionalism and take responsibility for your work
• Maintain an overview in busy situations
• Are helpful, proactive and at the same time can work independently
• Contribute actively to a strong and constructive collaboration
• Contribute positively and take responsibility for the work community and a good working environment
• Are open and honest

You can expect from us that we

• Are a team with professional competencies and areas of responsibility
• Are a team where there is the possibility of variation between the cytological and histological laboratory area
• Have a high degree of independence in the work
• Are a department with good opportunities for professional and personal development

We offer

• A varied job in a development-oriented department with focus on both core task, professionalism and collaboration
• An individually tailored introduction program with thorough training
• A work environment characterized by co-responsibility and influence
• Close collaboration across both professional groups and departments
• A position without weekend shifts and – after completion of training – opportunity to influence your own working time

We work with individualized, structured training plans and place emphasis on a thorough introduction.

Your tasks will be adjusted to your competencies, and there will continuously be opportunities to expand the areas of responsibility as you build new competencies.

Pathology Department's organization, profile and educational responsibility

The department serves all hospitals in the region, the practice sector, private hospitals and dentists. Our core task and focus is to provide diagnoses of high professional quality in a timely manner, which forms the basis for assessment of disease development, choice of treatment and prevention.

The Pathology Department's departmental management consists of a chief physician and a chief bioanalyst. The Pathology Department employs about 180 staff in total, of which about 110 are bioanalysts and laboratory technicians distributed across the department. The management of the laboratories at the department's sites is currently distributed across two senior bioanalysts and two unit leaders, of whom one currently has cross-site leadership.

The Pathology Department's different professional groups work together to give patients the best possible diagnostics. We place great emphasis on good collaboration with a high degree of service and quality, and we prioritize research, development and education highly. The department works with accreditation, and in 2025 the histological area was fully digitized.

Region Zealand Hospital will become part of the new Region East Denmark from January 2027.

Terms of employment

The position is a full-time role with start as soon as possible and preferably no later than 01.01.2027. Salary and terms of employment are according to the applicable collective agreement for non-management staff and local agreements between dbio and Region Zealand.

Application deadline and interviews

Application deadline is 19.11.2026. Interviews will be held in week 48. The application must include CV, authorization certificate, an introduction about yourself as a person and a little note on your motivation to apply for a job with us and what experiences you have from our specialty and tasks.

Further information can be obtained by contacting

Super user in flow cytometry Lena Pihl-Andersen 47325639 (ask for Lena)

Senior bioanalyst Helle Kayser Nielsen: 2925 9196

Employment area

Region Zealand and Region Capital will on 1 January 2027 become Region East Denmark as a result of the health reform. Your employment area will be Region East Denmark with all associated organizational units.

Read more about the meaning of the employment area on Region East Denmark's website.

Starting salary for employees covered by a collective agreement

The region is obliged to inform you of the starting salary for the position. You will be informed of base pay, centrally fixed allowances and pension under the relevant collective agreement. In addition to the starting salary, the pay may include any negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications.

See the starting salary on the region's website

About Zealand University Hospital

Zealand University Hospital is Denmark's newest university hospital with activities in Køge, Roskilde and Nykøbing F. We are a bold and outward-looking university hospital, where we every day work to create a cohesive health system and greater equality in health for citizens in the region.

Our catchment area is characterized by more citizens with chronic illness and social challenges than the national average. Therefore, we work targeted with innovation, new forms of collaboration and solutions that bring treatment closer to the citizens.

With us you become part of an ambitious workplace where cross-sector collaboration, high professionalism and continuous improvements are a natural part of the daily work. Our management values are innovation, followership, propriety and community, and they set the direction for how we work, develop and achieve good results – for both citizens and employees.

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