South Denmark Health Innovation is seeking two project assistants (maternity leave replacements) for international projects

Do you want to work at the intersection of health, technology and people and help drive international projects that improve everyday life for citizens, patients and health professionals?

Syddansk Sundhedsinnovation is seeking a project assistant for international projects in the User-Centered Innovation unit.

About the job You will become part of the User-Centered Innovation unit, which works with larger European Joint Actions in the health field. In the job you will, among other things,

• coordinate work packages with partners from several countries
• plan and conduct workshops with hospitals, researchers and patient organizations
• ensure coherence in the collaboration across countries and sectors
• contribute to translating EU requirements into realistic project plans and concrete deliverables
• contribute to evaluation, reporting and dissemination of results to professionals, politicians and civil society

You have a central role in ensuring progress in the projects. You take responsibility for your own work packages, follow up on agreements with partners and support the project manager with, among other things, user surveys and reporting.

Your profile We expect you to have a relevant academic education, for example in health sciences, political science, public health science or a related social or health-related field.

You have experience with project coordination or project management. The experience can come from employment, study projects or internships, and it is an advantage if you have worked with international projects or in the health sector.

You express yourself clearly and precisely in both Danish and English, in writing as well as orally, and you are used to communicating professional content to different target groups.

In your work you take your starting point in the users' needs. You ask instead of assuming, and you recognize that a nurse in Poland and a patient in Denmark may have different perspectives. You are used to working with multiple stakeholders and can collaborate across disciplines and countries. When frameworks and requirements change, you are able to create an overview, prioritise and find practical solutions together with the project manager and other partners.

It is not essential that you have many years of experience. The important thing is that you have a solid foundation in project work, good analytical skills and a desire to work with international project management in practice.

Syddansk Sundhedsinnovation regards diversity as an asset and encourages everyone regardless of personal background to apply.

We offer Syddansk Sundhedsinnovation is the innovation staff of the Region of Southern Denmark. We are around 75 employees in the Research Park in Odense with various professional backgrounds, including digitalization, robotics, anthropology and innovation management. We work with health innovation from idea to implementation in close collaboration with hospitals, municipalities, companies, research institutions and civil society.

With us you get an interdisciplinary working environment with opportunities for both depth and sparring. We emphasize collaboration, knowledge sharing and an informal tone. You will receive a thorough introduction to tasks and the organization and good opportunities for both professional and personal development.

You can read more about Syddansk Sundhedsinnovation and our projects at www.syddansksundhedsinnovation.dk , and we recommend that you watch the film about Syddansk Sundhedsinnovation at https://syddansksundhedsinnovation.dk/om-os to gain an insight into our daily life and culture.

Salary and employment terms This is a two full-time maternity leave cover positions, expected to last until December 2027, with work location in the Research Park in Odense. Your working hours will be covered by the region's flexitime scheme.

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

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How to apply We want to make the application process simple. Therefore you do not need to attach a traditional application. When applying for the positions, you should only attach your CV and briefly describe your motivation for applying for the positions.

Send your CV no later than Wednesday, November 4, 2026 . We will conduct interviews on November 18 and 19.

If you have questions about the positions, you are welcome to contact team coordinator Anne Hagelskjær Asmussen at phone 24 34 64 14 or unit head Christian Mercado at tel. 26 17 67 75, also if you are just considering applying and want to hear more about the positions and opportunities.

Expected start date is no later than January 1, 2027.