Personal assistant (PA) to the Head of Research at North Zealand Hospital

Are you passionate about creating structure, coordination and overview in a busy daily life with many collaboration interfaces? Are you motivated by supporting research that creates new knowledge and strengthens future patient care? Then you may be our new Personal Assistant in the Research Department at North Zealand Hospital.

As a Personal Assistant you will be the primary administrative support to the Research Chief, Professor Thea Kølsen Fischer, and an important part of the Research Department's leadership team. You will play a key role in an ambitious and dynamic research environment, where you support leadership work, coordination and strategic initiatives that contribute to research and innovation of high international quality.

A bit about us

North Zealand Hospital has a central Research Department that advises on all aspects of research, including regulatory approvals, external funding and access to data. The department leads and contributes to several innovative research and development projects, including projects that support future health services in citizen-centered settings as well as several international projects on epidemics and epidemic preparedness.

We are about 20 employees with diverse professional backgrounds and competencies. What unites us is a high professional commitment, strong focus on service and a good working environment characterized by collaboration, trust and helpfulness.

North Zealand Hospital organizes its research activities in research clusters across specialties. This increases synergy and sparring between researchers, improves research infrastructure and results in high-quality research for the benefit of patients.

North Zealand Hospital has high ambitions within research and works purposefully to strengthen these areas through professional and effective research advisory and infrastructure. Our goal remains to be known as a strong research hospital – regionally, nationally and internationally – with growth in scientific production and as an attractive collaboration partner within research.

We offer you

You will become part of a well-functioning Research Department with engaged staff who work together to create the best possible framework for research at North Zealand Hospital. You will get a versatile and independent position close to the Research Department's leadership, where you gain insight into both strategic, organizational and research-related processes.

With us you will get close to research ranging from local quality improvements to international research collaborations in areas such as epidemics, preparedness and the health service of the future. You thus get a unique opportunity to support work with research that makes a difference for patients and society.

In addition, we offer

• A central role with extensive contact across the hospital
• Opportunity to work closely with high-quality research
• A workday with great variety and independence
• An engaged and well-functioning collegial community
• Opportunity to contribute to research that creates value for patients and the health system

Your tasks

• Steer and coordinate the Research Chief's calendar and ensure overview of meetings, deadlines and priorities
• Obtain, collect and quality-assure material for use in the Research Chief's decisions, meetings and leadership tasks
• Prepare meetings and ensure systematic follow-up on agreements, decisions and ongoing initiatives
• Support the preparation of notes, presentations, agendas and minutes
• Maintain the Research Chief's CV, publication lists and other professional profiles
• Contribute to ongoing administrative and coordinating tasks in the Research Department
• Contribute to planning and coordination of leadership and research-related activities as well as internal and external collaborations
• Handle ongoing administrative and coordinating tasks in the department

We expect that you

• have experience with administrative support of leadership or managerial functions
• work in a structured and systematic way and be able to maintain an overview, even when tasks and priorities change
• are good at coordinating processes and following up on agreements and deadlines
• have strong written skills and can draft or quality-assure notes, presentations and meeting materials
• are familiar with the Office suite, especially Outlook, PowerPoint and Word
• can work independently while also constructively participating in cross-organizational collaborations
• are approachable, service-minded and good at building relationships
• master Danish and English in writing and speech

Salary and terms of employment

The position is 30 hours per week. Salary and terms of employment follow the agreement for administration and IT staff, etc. Start date: 1 February 2027 or by agreement.

Application process

We must have received your application and CV including educational certificates no later than 19 November 2026.

Interviews are expected to be conducted in week 48 or 49.

Information about the position

If you would like further information about the position, you are welcome to contact the Deputy Head of Department, Charlotte Demuth von Sydow, 51199278 or [email protected]