Do you want to lead legal work on some of the most current and socially important issues in the welfare sector?
At the National Board of Health and Welfare, you have the opportunity to influence legal development within healthcare, dental care, and related areas. Together with engaged colleagues, you contribute to creating the conditions for knowledge-based, safe, and equitable care and services.
We are now seeking a unit director for the Unit for Healthcare and Medical Law 2.
About the role
As unit director, you will lead the work at the Unit for Healthcare and Medical Law 2, one of two units responsible for legal areas within healthcare and dental care.
You lead a group of qualified lawyers who work on legal support, regulatory development, and legal governance within a broad spectrum of legal areas. The unit is responsible for legal issues including medical records, digitalization, and processing of personal data in healthcare, as well as care for children and young people. The unit also provides legal support regarding biobanks and human materials, as well as organ donation and transplantation. Additionally, the unit works with legal matters within psychiatry, dental care, childbirth services, and women's health.
In the role, you have overall responsibility for the unit's work in developing and producing regulations, general recommendations, handbooks, information sheets, and other legal products within the unit's areas of responsibility. The unit also provides legal support to operations, leads government assignments within its areas, and participates in other development initiatives. You are responsible for ensuring that consultation responses are prepared and for statements to courts, the Parliamentary Ombudsman (JO), and other authorities.
The role also offers the opportunity to contribute to developing future legal work in the state. Digitalization, AI support, and new forms of knowledge sharing are progressively changing how legal support and regulatory development are conducted. As a director, you will have an important role in developing working methods and competencies to meet these changes.
Your responsibilities as a director
You are responsible for operations, staff, budget, and results. Together with your colleagues and fellow managers, you drive the operations forward by formulating objectives, creating direction, and making clear priorities.
An important part of the assignment is to follow legal developments within the unit's areas and ensure that the agency has appropriate legal support. You work toward good collaboration within the organization and contribute to legal expertise creating value for operations.
You report to the department director and are part of the legal department's management team. Together with other managers, you contribute to a holistic perspective and help develop operations based on our mission and objectives.
The role also includes collaboration with other authorities and external actors, as well as representing the National Board of Health and Welfare in various contexts.
About you and your leadership
We are looking for you as a confident and development-oriented leader with the ability to create engagement, participation, and results.
You lead by utilizing your colleagues' expertise and creating good conditions for collaboration, learning, and development. You are clear in your communication and have the ability to create direction even in complex matters.
To succeed in the role, you need to be able to switch between strategic perspectives and operational needs. You build trusting relationships and find it easy to collaborate both within and outside the organization.
We will place great emphasis on your personal qualities and leadership.
We are looking for you who have
a law degree or equivalent
managerial experience with responsibility for operations, budget, personnel, and results
several years of experience working in a government agency or other public sector organization
experience leading legal operations
very good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish
It is a merit if you have
good knowledge of and experience in healthcare and medical law
experience leading legislative work
experience leading change and development initiatives in a knowledge organization
experience with strategic work in a management team
Good to know
The employment is a permanent position on a full-time basis and begins with a six-month probationary period. The position is based at Västerbroplan in Stockholm, but in spring 2027 we are moving to Solna strand. You have flexible working hours and arrange these in consultation with your manager. Your job title will be unit director and your placement is in the Legal Department.
When you apply, you will answer a number of selection questions linked to the requirements profile in the announcement. Your answers will be used as part of the selection process and may determine whether you proceed in the recruitment process or not. It is therefore important that you answer as thoroughly and clearly as possible. We do not use the cover letter in the selection, so you only submit your CV. Tests will be used in the selection process.
In this recruitment, the National Board of Health and Welfare is collaborating with Jefferson Wells. For questions about the position or the recruitment process, please contact Anna Arborelius mailto:[email protected] or Therese Thunström mailto:[email protected]. Trade union representative for Saco-S is Isabelle Ålander mailto:[email protected]. Trade union representative for ST/OFR is Anders Nordlund mailto:[email protected]. All can be reached at telephone number 075-247 30 00.
Do you have a protected identity? Contact HR specialist Petra Cederström mailto:[email protected].
Welcome to submit your application no later than 2026-08-19.Do you want to lead legal work on some of the most current and socially important issues in the welfare sector?
At the National Board of Health and Welfare, you have the opportunity to influence legal development within healthcare, dental care, and related areas. Together with engaged colleagues, you contribute to creating the conditions for knowledge-based, safe, and equitable care and services.
We are now seeking a unit director for the Unit for Healthcare and Medical Law 2.
About the role
As unit director, you will lead the work at the Unit for Healthcare and Medical Law 2, one of two…