Healthcare Administration Leader sought for Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital

Do you want to lead a strong health administrative community and at the same time be a driving force in the development of the health administrative function of the future?

In Cardiac, Lung and Vascular Surgery (HLK) we are seeking a health administrative leader who can combine leadership, analysis, data understanding and development with presence, collaboration and a focus on staff well-being. We are looking for a leader with strong strategic and analytical competencies and a strong organizational understanding, who can translate data into knowledge, knowledge into action and action into improvements for patients, staff and management.

With us you will lead an engaged secretariat that every day supports patient pathways through triage, booking, coordination, registration, documentation and administrative processes. You will become an important part of the department's overall leadership chain and have a central role in ensuring that data, quality and health administrative competencies actively contribute to the department's development.

We are also in the midst of a transformation of the health administrative area, where digitization, automation and speech recognition are changing tasks and creating new possibilities. Therefore we are looking for a leader who sees development as a natural part of everyday life and can help set the direction for the future secretariat.

Start date 1 November 2026 or by agreement.

About the position

As health administrative leader you will be responsible for both personnel management, professional development and strategic support of the department. You must be able to navigate between operations and development and thrive in the intersection of people, data, organization and leadership.

You will among other things have to

• lead and develop the department's health administrative employees
• support the department with analyses, management information and data basis
• ensure qualified delivery of data in and data out to relevant partners
• translate complex data into usable knowledge and concrete recommendations
• facilitate development processes, workshops and improvement work
• actively contribute to the department's transformation and digitalization agenda
• develop and implement new workflows and digital solutions
• ensure high quality in registration, documentation and administrative processes
• support interdisciplinary collaboration across the department and the hospital
• contribute to capacity management, activity follow-up and quality development.

Who are you?

We expect that you have experience with leadership and a relevant higher education, e.g. in health sciences, social sciences or similar.

Additionally we would like you to

• have experience from the health service and an understanding of clinical workflows
• have competencies in analysis, development and project management
• be strong in working with data, follow-up and management information
• have experience with improvement work, organization and implementation
• be able to think strategically while maintaining focus on daily operations
• be the skilled facilitator who can bring people together around common solutions
• communicate clearly, inclusive and trust-building
• see employee development, well-being and learning as a natural leadership task
• have the courage to challenge habits and think anew when the task calls for it.

We offer

At HLK you will become part of a department with high professional standards, strong relations and ambitious goals for the benefit of patients.

We offer

• a meaningful leadership position in a highly specialized clinical environment
• the opportunity to influence the development of the future health administrative function
• approximately 10 health administrative employees with strong professional competencies, engagement and good collegiality
• extensive interaction with the department's leaders, clinical staff and partners
• the possibility to work with leadership, development, data and quality in close cooperation
• an workplace where dialogue, integrity, development and collaboration are highly valued
• a social and inclusive community with room for both professionalism and humor.

We believe that the best results are created when high professional standards go hand in hand with curiosity, collaboration and respect for each other’s perspectives. As a leader with us you are expected to create buy-in through dialogue, support employees' development and contribute to a work environment where people thrive and succeed together.

Salary and employment

Salary and terms of employment in accordance with the applicable collective agreement. Employment is conditioned by a satisfactory child certificate.

Contact and application

The application deadline is 25 October 2026 and interviews will be held Thursday 29 October 2026.

If you have questions about the position you are welcome to contact Chief Nurse Marianne Mikkelsen at phone 2477 8866.

We look forward to hearing from you.

The position is, as a rule, a full-time position.

As Region Midtjylland continuously carries out savings and reorganizations, employees in redeployment who apply for the position will have priority.

Region Midtjylland is, in accordance with the EU wage transparency directive which came into force on 7 June 2026, obliged to inform you about the starting salary or a salary interval for a position before offering employment.

Here you can find Region Midtjylland's salary catalog for most professional groups and positions found in Region Midtjylland: Transparency before employment - Medarbejder.rm.dk

Department: Cardiac, Pulmonary and Vascular Surgery

Application deadline: 25 October 2026

Location: Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99, 8200, Aarhus N