Department Manager in Medical Technology

Medico is an independent department under the staff function "Buildings and Facilities," which purchases, replaces, services, and maintains medical technical equipment in the Greenlandic Health Service. Medico is physically located in Nuuk, but technicians have a significant amount of travel activity.

As the department head in Medico, it will be your responsibility to lead the work for biomedical technicians, act as project manager on larger tasks, and communicate with the healthcare professional areas within your field. You will be part of the management team in buildings and facilities consisting of a chief of staff, a technical manager, two project managers, and you as the department head in Medico.

We offer:

• Exciting and varied work tasks that will be both developmental and challenging both professionally and personally.
• A position with a high degree of leadership, where you will exercise both personnel management, financial management, and project management, and will have to consider many different concerns.
• An exciting opportunity to set the direction within critical infrastructure, where healthcare professionals are deeply dependent on the equipment for which you will be responsible.

We are looking for you who:

• Has experience with or is open to a broad leadership position in Greenland, considering the cultural and geographical aspects involved in such a role.
• Is trained to handle both administrative and managerial tasks. This could be the leadership training in Greenland or another academic education that enables you to manage the many aspects of the position.
• Has experience with or is willing to manage both employees and projects.
• Has experience with or willingness to learn about health-related considerations in assistive technology.
• Has good collaboration skills, especially when things are moving quickly or when priorities need to be sharply defined.
• Is strong in communication both written and oral.
• Greenlandic language skills are an advantage but not a requirement.

Application

Application with attached copy of relevant documents must be sent in PDF format via www.gjob.dk

Start date: March 4, 2026, or by agreement

Application deadline: March 3, 2026

Job interviews are held continuously.

Contact

Information about the position can be obtained from Chief of Staff Alex Lykke Henriksen at tel. (+299) 52 91 03 or by email: ALLH@PEQQIK.GL

Housing

Housing is allocated according to the rules applicable in the Greenlandic Health Service at any given time.

Salary and employment

Salary and employment conditions, including the right to relocation and departure travel and moving of personal belongings, in accordance with the agreement/collective agreement in force at the time of commencement between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

Citizenship

If you are not a Nordic citizen, please note that the employment is conditional upon a valid residence and work permit. A residence and work permit can only be applied for upon agreed employment.

The Greenlandic Healthcare System – Breadth, Challenge, and Professional Pride

The Greenlandic healthcare system falls under the Department of Health and is organized into 5 regions, 8 clinical areas, the National Health Service, the Greenlandic Patient Home, and the operational area of the healthcare system.

If you are looking for professional challenges, are curious, and enjoy working broadly, then a job in the Greenlandic Health Service is for you.

You can read more about the Greenlandic healthcare system at www.gjob.dk

In Greenland, there are plenty of opportunities to live an active leisure life. In the summer, hiking, whale watching, hunting, fishing, and sailing are great activities. Winter offers northern lights and plenty of skiing, and if you live north of the Arctic Circle, you can go dog sledding. In the larger cities, there is a vibrant cultural life with sports clubs, art exhibitions, concerts, cafes, and restaurants. You can read more about the region where the job is located at www.peqqik.gl

See the organizational chart of the Greenlandic Health Service.

Organizational chart of the Greenlandic Health Service

The Greenlandic healthcare system is a smoke-free workplace.

We only accept applications in PDF format, electronically, via Gjob.dk.

Applications sent by email will be immediately deleted for your safety.