Senior Bioanalyst for the Autoimmune Laboratory

Do you want to help set the direction? Are you interested in leadership – and in leading skilled and engaged employees? We are seeking a Head Bioanalyst for the Autoimmune Laboratory at the Clinical Immunology Department, OUH, with a start date of January 1, 2027 or by agreement.

You will get a leadership position close to both staff, operations and professional development in a highly specialized unit where professionalism, research and development are part of daily life. Your task is to create the framework for people and professionalism to succeed together. As Head Bioanalyst you will also be part of the management in a large laboratory department, where we expect you to take responsibility for your own area and contribute to the whole – also across disciplines and organizational boundaries.

About the Autoimmune Laboratory

Detection of autoantibodies is essential in the diagnosis and monitoring of autoimmune diseases. The Autoimmune Laboratory is a highly specialized laboratory with national functions for a portion of the analyses performed.

The unit detects and quantifies autoantibodies in connection with the diagnosis and monitoring of a range of autoimmune diseases, both systemic and organ-specific. Immunochemical methods are used, especially indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) and ELISA, but also chemiluminescence (CIA) RRA and line immunoassay (LIA).

Most analyses are currently performed during day shifts on weekdays between 8-16. However, a selection of analyses can be requested acutely outside regular working hours. There are 10 bioanalysts as well as a specialist in the Autoimmune Laboratory

Your tasks include, among others

• staff leadership, staff development and well-being
• recruitment and retention
• planning and prioritization of resources and competencies
• responsibility for safe and stable operation
• work environment and development of a strong team spirit
• quality, professional development and continuous improvements
• implementation and anchoring of new solutions and workflows
• supporting the unit's research and development activities
• collaboration across units, professional groups and organizational boundaries
• contribution to the department's overall development and task solving.

You will join the unit management together with a clinical academic. You bring different professional perspectives into the management and share responsibility for the unit's overall development, while as Head Bioanalyst you have the personnel management of the staff group.

Your background

You are trained as a bioanalyst and have an interest in leadership. You have leadership experience or are willing to develop your leadership skills and are ready to take the next step.

We place importance on you

• being clear, present and trust-building
• can set direction and at the same time give space to the staff's professionalism
• have an eye for people, operations, quality and development
• can prioritize and make decisions in a complex daily life
• work relationally and contribute to good collaboration
• are curious about other professional fields and perspectives
• can look beyond your own area and contribute to the overall department
• can maintain an overview, even when many considerations and interests are at stake
• are keen on development and can help translate new opportunities into practical solutions.

We offer

You will have an independent and versatile leadership position in a highly specialized department with engaged and professionally strong staff. You will also become part of a management community where we collaborate across, spar with each other and share a common ambition to create good solutions for patients and staff. You will have the opportunity to influence the Autoimmune Laboratory and contribute to the continued development of the Clinical Immunology Department.

About the department

KIA is Region Syddanmark's only specialized department in clinical immunology with highly specialized functions. Clinical Immunology is a specialty covering blood bank operations, transfusion medicine, cell/tissue bank operations, transplantation medicine, diagnostic immunology and the production of Substances of Human Origin (SoHO), including raw materials for the pharmaceutical industry. KIA has a large diagnostic analytical program for departments at OUH , other hospitals and the primary sector.

We are a workplace with an active education, research and development environment. The department employs many different professional groups, including doctors, bioanalysts, laboratory technicians, ambulance personnel, medical students, secretaries, nurses as well as clinical academics.

Additional information

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Chief Bioanalyst Berit Antonsen (2181 1519).

Salary and employment terms for the position follow the Health Collective Agreement – Agreement 32.26 and 32.45. The starting salary for the position can be found via the following link: See 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.

OUH is a smoke-free workplace. It is not allowed for OUH employees to smoke during working hours and on OUH premises. The smoke-free policy applies to everyone with an employment connection to OUH.

Interviews will be held on 20.11.2026