Unit Manager for Pharmacy Service

Be part of developing the future of pharmaceutical supply in Västmanland! This is not a traditional management role in pharmaceutical supply. It is an opportunity to be part of building, developing, and leading an operation that will be of great significance for Region Västmanland's future healthcare. If you want to combine leadership, operational development, and pharmaceutical expertise in an operation with high ambitions and great future potential, this could be your next assignment. Work Tasks We are now seeking an additional unit manager who, together with the current manager, wants to lead the operation into the next phase of development. On October 1, 2026, Region Västmanland will take over the entire pharmaceutical supply in-house. This means that Pharmacy Service will have a combined responsibility for dispensing and providing the medications that care operations need. As a unit manager, you will together with the current unit manager have joint responsibility for operations, personnel, work environment, and finances. In your role as manager, you will lead and develop the operation together based on the goals, processes, and financial frameworks provided. Within these frameworks, you have the freedom and responsibility to work toward developing an efficient, quality, and attractive operation with a sustainable and stimulating work environment for employees. Initially, the assignment entails close and equal shared leadership, where the division of responsibilities will develop progressively as the operation changes. As a manager, you represent the employer. This means that you work according to and convey the perspectives and positions that the employer holds. You work in close collaboration with other managers and employees. As a manager, you represent Region Västmanland and your operation both internally and externally. About the Workplace Pharmacy Service is Region Västmanland's hospital pharmacy function and part of Clinical Pharmacy. The operation is responsible for pharmaceutical supply, manufacturing, and several care-related pharmaceutical services that support healthcare's medication processes. Clinical Pharmacy is additionally responsible for clinical pharmacy and several region-wide medication functions. Pharmacy Service is facing the largest change in the operation's history. On October 1, 2026, Region Västmanland will take over the entire pharmaceutical supply in-house. Preparations include new IT systems, building a regional medication warehouse, and developing new working methods. The change entails full responsibility for hospitals' pharmaceutical supply and will be of great significance for healthcare's robustness, accessibility, and preparedness. The development does not stop at taking over the pharmaceutical supply. The coming years will be characterized by several strategically important initiatives, particularly those related to NAV – New Acute Hospital Västerås. When the first phase is launched in 2029, Pharmacy Service will have a central role in developing workflows and medication supplies in new care facilities. In 2030, a new production facility for cytostatic manufacturing will be launched, creating new opportunities for the operation's continued development. Today, approximately 30 employees work within Pharmacy Service. The operation includes pharmaceutical supply, medication dispensing machines, medication service, ward pharmacy, and manufacturing of cytostatics, sterile extemporaneous preparations, and radiopharmaceuticals. Qualifications We are looking for someone who is a licensed pharmacist, pharmacy technician, or has other academic education in healthcare. We consider it highly meritorious if you have leadership experience and have driven development and change projects. Experience working in hospital pharmacy or other areas of healthcare is meritorious. Our work is governed by documents that are often in Swedish, and you therefore need to have good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written. A class B driver's license is required for the position. To succeed in the role, we see that you are a confident and clear leader who has the ability to create engagement and motivate responsibility and participation. We work together, and we consider it important that you enjoy working with others and see relationship-building as an important part of good collaboration. Furthermore, it is important that you have the ability to structure your work efficiently in a way that contributes to creating clear goals and achieving results. Your way of leading is characterized by clarity, the ability to see the bigger picture where you can combine a strategic perspective with an operation-focused leadership approach. We place great emphasis on personal suitability and that you have a genuine interest in and willingness to lead others. Terms of Employment The position is permanent, full-time with placement in Västerås. Probationary employment may be applied. We apply individual and differentiated salary setting. Application Welcome to submit your application by September 13! When you apply, you should only attach your CV and, if available, relevant grades/certificates. You will also be asked to answer a number of questions that are part of our selection assessment. We do not use cover letters in our recruitment process. Learn more about the region's recruitment process and how to write a good CV here: https://regionvastmanland.se/jobba-med-oss/att-soka-jobb-i-region-vastmanland/ Interviews are planned to take place on-site at the Region House entrance 4, week 41. In this recruitment, we use work samples. Protected Personal Information If you have protected personal information, you should not apply through our recruitment system or by email. Instead, contact the recruiting manager or Recruitment Support mailto:[email protected] who can inform you about how to submit your application in a secure manner. (Do not attach any personal information) About the Region If you want to know more about what it is like to work with us, you can see more on the region's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/p/CjPNafuuTgB/ In Region Västmanland, we are responsible for healthcare and dental care for everyone living in the region. We also work with everything from public transport and culture to business matters, education, and research. Together we are 7,000 employees with 300 different professions at ten locations. We are in the middle of what affects people's lives. Every day. Together we are driven by creating a better society for everyone who lives and works here. We develop and find new solutions to meet people – where they are. That is how we can live up to our stakeholders' and residents' high expectations. Together we make a difference. For real. We decline applications from those selling all kinds of recruitment services.

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