Co-Chief Physician: Psychiatry 80-100%

Co-Chief Physician: Psychiatry 80-100%

As Co-Chief Physician in Psychiatry, you will play a key role in the management and shape the future of our department together with the co-management. You can expect an exciting environment in addiction medicine, plenty of room for creativity, and a dedicated, motivated team. Start date by arrangement.

Arud is a forward-looking non-profit organization for outpatient medical-psychiatric care with around 170 employees and a respectful DU culture. We are among the leading institutions in addiction medicine and queer health in Switzerland. Our interdisciplinary model combines psychiatry, psychotherapy, internal medicine, infectious diseases, and social work into a holistic offering. We accompany our patients with respect, empathy, and on equal terms.

Your Responsibilities

• Overall operational responsibility for the Psychiatry department: You will take on strategic and operational leadership and bear full responsibility for the team, structures, and processes.

• Leadership and development of the team: Coaching, promoting, and further developing the leading physicians, senior physicians, and assistant physicians as well as the psychotherapists.

• Interdisciplinary collaboration: Close cooperation with other business areas such as internal medicine, checkpoint, and medical services.

• Participation in management: You will be part of the management team, proactively bringing psychiatry into discussions and representing the department internally and externally.

• Further development of therapy concepts and structures: You will drive the optimization of processes, quality management, and efficiency improvements.

• Project work and network maintenance: Initiating and supporting projects, building and maintaining relationships with external partners and stakeholders.

• Ensuring quality and innovation: You will ensure that the department continuously provides high-quality, modern, and evidence-based offerings.

What You Bring

• Specialist title in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (FMH), preferably with a focus on addiction disorders.

• Many years of experience in responsible leadership positions in the psychiatric field.

• Solid knowledge of addiction medicine.

• Future-oriented thinking and entrepreneurial action combined with initiative.

What You Can Expect from Us

The position offers you the opportunity to take overall responsibility for the Psychiatry department and actively shape it. You can expect diverse leadership tasks and plenty of room for creativity in an exciting, interdisciplinary environment with a culture of appreciation. We offer 6.5 weeks of vacation – even 7.5 weeks after the age of 50 – a regulated 45-hour work week from Monday to Friday, and attractive pension fund benefits. The workplace is directly at Zurich main station.

Do You Feel Addressed?

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Reto Jeger, Managing Director, at 058 360 50 18.

Apply Now! We look forward to your online application.

For Inquiries:

Julia Iten
Head of Human Resources
058 360 50 00
[email protected]