Specialist Consultant for Strategic Development, Innovation and Research

Do you want to help shape the future of research, innovation and the application of artificial intelligence in healthcare?

The Nuclear Medicine Department at Odense University Hospital seeks an ambitious and development-oriented special consultant for a newly established key function with close reporting to the research leadership.

The position offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of research, innovation, management support and strategic development. You will play a central role in the development of the department's research efforts and will help build and drive new initiatives within innovation and artificial intelligence.

The position is to be filled as soon as possible.

Your primary tasks You will become a close partner to the research leadership and will, among other things, be responsible for:

• contribute to the development and implementation of the department's research strategy
• assist in building and developing the department's efforts within innovation and artificial intelligence
• identify, mature and support new strategic research and innovation initiatives
• support the department's participation in national and international research consortia and collaborations
• contribute to fundraising and bringing in external research funds from national and international foundations and programs, including particularly EU programs
• facilitate collaboration and workshops between clinicians, researchers, universities, companies and other external partners
• support the BRIDGE network and other cross-cutting strategic collaborations
• prepare analyses, decision proposals and presentations for research leadership, departmental leadership and external partners
• contribute to deliveries and development activities in larger EU research projects, including PREMIO COLLAB
• assist in strengthening the department's national and international visibility and position

We expect that you

• have a relevant master's degree, for example in health sciences, political science, social sciences or similar
• have experience with project management, strategic development work, project development or research administration
• have documented experience with larger cross-disciplinary collaborations and complex projects
• have an interest in or experience with innovation, digitization and artificial intelligence in the health sector, preferably with focus on psychiatry or oncology
• have experience with or insight into research funding and fundraising, including EU funding
• are analytically strong and can translate complex issues into concrete decision proposals
• have good understanding of the health system and the interaction between research, clinical practice and organization
• communicate confidently in both Danish and English, orally and in writing

It would be an advantage if you have experience with international research environments, EU funding or building strategic partnerships.

We expect that you

• are initiative-taking and development-oriented
• are independent and proactive
• are good at building relationships and networks
• are structured and results-oriented
• are curious and motivated to create value and new opportunities
• are a collaborative colleague who thrives in a multidisciplinary environment

About the research unit The Nuclear Medicine Department and Research Unit at Odense University Hospital and the University of Southern Denmark is an internationally oriented research unit with strong competencies in nuclear medicine, precision medicine, imaging diagnostics, therapy and clinical research. The research unit consists of a multidisciplinary team of researchers and clinicians who work closely together to develop the diagnostics and treatments of the future.

We are ambitious on behalf of research and work purposefully with innovation, international collaborations and bringing in external research funds. At the same time, we want to strengthen the use of new technologies, including artificial intelligence, for the benefit of patients, research and health care.

Salary and employment terms The position is a 2-year contract for 37 hours per week and to be filled as soon as possible.

Salary and employment terms for the position follow the AC collective agreement, 33.01 (special consultant). The starting salary for the position can be found via the following link: See starting salary for positions in the Region of Southern Denmark .

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

For further information, the research leadership can be contacted

• Professor Malene Grubbe Hildebrandt at tel. 30 17 18 88
• Senior Laboratory Technician Tina Godskesen at tel. 30 17 18 87