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