Impact Careers
Full-time
Senior Physician for the Department of Congenital Diseases
Statens Serum Institut
Posted
Feb 08, 2026
Location
Remote
Type
Full-time
Mission
What you will drive
Core responsibilities:
- Ensure the medical quality of congenital disease screening in collaboration with hospital departments responsible for patient follow-up treatment
- Take responsibility for reporting part of the screening and provide medical advice on the significance of screening results
- Play a key role in developing newborn screening, particularly integrating sequencing as a supplement to existing screening
- Develop and lead research and development projects within the department's strategic focus areas with colleagues and national/international partners
Impact
The difference you'll make
This role contributes to preventing and combating congenital diseases through research, surveillance, diagnostics, and counseling, strengthening human health through meaningful work in public health.
Profile
What makes you a great fit
Required qualifications:
- Specialist physician in pediatrics or clinical genetics
- Experience with research, screening, or treatment of rare diseases
- Documented high-level research experience, particularly in genetics and rare diseases
- Proficiency in managing research tasks with reporting and completion
- Fluent in English (spoken and written)
Benefits
What's in it for you
Benefits include:
- Flexible workday with good work-life balance
- 37-hour work week including lunch break
- Flexible time agreement
- Exciting professional environment with skilled colleagues
- Opportunity to independently develop job content
- No on-call duties