Senior Bioanalyst at Clinical Genetics, Vejle, SLB

Do you want to take the next step in your professional and managerial development? Do you have solid experience from a clinical-genetic laboratory, and are you motivated to create direction, quality and good conditions for both staff and daily operations?

We are seeking an engaged and professionally strong Senior Bioanalyst, who wants to join the leadership and help develop our department further.

About the position

As a Senior Bioanalyst you will play a central role in daily coordination, personnel management and development of our laboratory area. You will be close to both staff, operations and departmental leadership and have the opportunity to influence our professional and organizational development.

The position requires solid knowledge of clinical-genetic laboratory workflows and an understanding of the interaction between the laboratory functions, daily operations and clinical task handling. We place emphasis on your ability to translate your professional experience into practical leadership and contribute to ensuring continuity, quality and development in a complex laboratory day-to-day life.

Your duties will include among other things

• To assume personnel management of the bioanalyst group in the laboratory.
• To support daily laboratory operation and ensure appropriate work and resource planning with an eye for staffing, competencies and tasks.
• To be a professional sparring partner for employees, function bioanalysts and departmental leadership.
• To contribute to ensuring high quality and patient safety through systematic quality work, including instructions, deviation management and ongoing improvements.
• To support competence development, onboarding and introduction of new employees.
• To contribute to well-being, a good working environment and effective interdisciplinary collaboration.
• To participate in and drive professional development and improvement projects, including implementation of new laboratory methods, technologies and automated workflows.
• To create alignment between the department's goals, daily practice and the organization's overall strategies.

About the department

Clinical Genetics, Vejle Hospital, together with Odense University Hospital handles genetic assessment and counseling in the Region of Southern Denmark.

The department has about 60 employees and consists of a clinic and a highly specialized laboratory. We provide genetic counseling to approximately 4,500 referred patients annually with both general genetic and oncogenetic issues.

The department's laboratory is DANAK-accredited and performs more than 4,500 analyses annually using both molecular genetic and cytogenetic methods. We employ a wide range of analytical technologies, from classical karyotyping to advanced genome sequencing, including long-read WGS. The laboratory is characterized by ongoing technological and methodological development, where quality, automation and optimization of workflows are central focus areas.

Research and professional development are highly prioritized and are an integrated part of the department's work. The department has a professor, two clinical lecturers and a postdoc, and there is close collaboration between the different professional groups around the development of new methods and diagnostic possibilities.

The department has a two-tier management structure with a chief physician and a chief bioanalyst and is characterized by high professionalism, influence and close interdisciplinary collaboration. We place emphasis on a good working environment, where employees' competencies are utilized, and where we work together to ensure the best possible diagnostics and counseling for our patients.

Your qualifications

We expect that you

• Are trained as a bioanalyst and have solid practical experience from a clinical-genetic laboratory, preferably with particular insight into molecular genetic analyses and workflows.
• Have an in-depth understanding of daily laboratory operations within clinical genetics, including the link between sample handling, analysis processes, quality assurance and the issuance of analysis results.
• Have documented experience with coordinating laboratory tasks, work planning and prioritizing resources in a busy environment with many different tasks.
• Have experience with quality work, instructions, deviation management and ongoing improvement of the laboratory's workflows.
• Have experience with onboarding, competence development and professional sparring with colleagues.
• Ideally have experience with implementation of new laboratory methods, technologies or major changes in workflows.
• Have an interest in leadership and a desire to take on greater personnel and operational responsibilities. It is an advantage if you already have or have started relevant leadership development.
• Can create an overview, make decisions and stay calm in a busy daily life.
• Communicate clearly, respectfully and appreciatively and manage to build good relations across disciplines.
• Have a view for both staff, operations, quality and development and be able to translate ideas into practical solutions.

We place particular emphasis on proven experience in clinical genetics and the ability to join the professional and operational leadership of the laboratory from the start. It is also important to us that you want to develop your leadership skills and can combine professional insight with approachable and clear personnel leadership.

We offer

• An exciting and versatile leadership position with opportunities for both professional and personal development.
• A central role in a highly specialized clinical-genetic department with dedicated and competent staff.
• Opportunity to influence both daily laboratory operations and the department's long-term development areas.
• Close collaboration with the departmental leadership, functional bioanalysts and the department's other professional groups.
• A professionally ambitious environment where quality, development, collaboration and well-being are highly prioritized.
• Introduction, managerial sparring and the possibility for continued competence development, giving you a good start in the role.

Salary and terms of employment

Salary and terms of employment are according to the applicable collective agreement between Danske Regioner and Dbio. The starting salary for the position can be found via the following link: Starting salary for positions in Region of Southern Denmark

In addition to the starting salary, the pay may include negotiated allowances depending on the position, your experience and qualifications.

Application deadline: October 28, 2026

Interviews: October 29 or 30, 2026

Start date: As soon as possible.

Further information: If you have questions about the position, you are very welcome to contact Chief Bioanalyst Lene Byriel (email: undefined , phone 79406710)

Department: Clinical Genetics, Vejle Hospital

Job title: Senior Bioanalyst

Working hours: 37

Workplace: Vejle

Application deadline: 28-10-2026

Application deadline: on 28 October 2026