Area Manager, Copenhagen
If you want to lead a team of highly dedicated professionals and are motivated by the healthcare industry, then this is your chance.
You don’t just lead people, you run a business.
We’re looking for an Area Manager who takes real ownership – of people, operations, and results.
In this role you are not on the sidelines, you are in the middle of it - responsible for clinics, performance, and engagement.
You lead at a distance and understand that it requires clarity, presence, and direction and you know that leadership isn’t something you talk about, but It’s something you do.
If you’re motivated by creating structure, developing people, and driving results in an organisation in motion – then read on.
As an Area Manager at European LifeCare Group, you will in Denmark operate under the brand "Danske Lægers Vaccinations Service".
You will report to the Director of DK Private.
About the job:
The key responsibilities as an Area Manager in Danske Lægers VaccinationsService include:
People Management
Lead and develop clinic staff remotely, ensuring a high level of engagement, performance, and alignment across locations
Act as owner of national processes, ensuring consistency and continuous improvement across clinics in collaboration with your Area Manager colleagues
Ensure adherence to the company’s leadership principles and expectations
Own workforce planning and scheduling across clinics, including forecasting staffing needs within your area together wih your administrative coordinator
Manage end-to-end recruitment processes and onboarding of new employees
Drive professional development within the area, including supervision, journal audits, and follow-up on e-learning completion
Ensure implementation and adherence to company concepts, standards, and new initiatives
Promote employee well-being and engagement through active use of the company’s engagement platform
Operations
Hold full responsibility for the day-to-day operations of clinics within your area
Drive performance management in close collaboration with Marketing
Monitor, follow up on, and continuously improve key KPIs
Ensure compliance with guidelines for clinic setup and physical environment
Ensure optimal clinic locations to support accessibility, growth, and performance
Budget & Financial Management
Contribute to the development of clinic-level budgets
Continuously update and refine performance forecasts for clinics
Follow up on budgets and forecasts in close collaboration with Finance
Take ownership of clinic revenue performance, including adjusting opening hours in line with demand
About you
Professional Qualifications
Proven experience with remote people management
Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into action
Experience working with KPIs and performance metrics
Fluent in English, both written and spoken
Solid commercial understanding
Experience managing multiple locations simultaneously
Personal Competencies
Strong leadership and communication skills
Ability to maintain a holistic overview while managing operational details
An attentive and inclusive leadership style
Highly organized and structured
Results-oriented with a strong drive to deliver impact
Self-driven, proactive, and able to take ownership
Positive, solution-oriented, and adaptable in a dynamic environment
About us
European Lifecare Group is Europe’s largest provider of influenza and travel vaccinations, operating through a network of private vaccination clinics and public immunisation programmes.
We were founded in 1998 under the name “Danske Lægers Vaccinations Service” and expanded to the UK in 2007, where we have acquired several companies and now operate under multiple brands – in Denmark under “Danske Lægers Vaccinations Service”.
We have clinics across most of Denmark and in the UK, and we work with both the Danish and British healthcare systems as a contracted service provider for school immunisation programmes and national influenza vaccination programmes.
Since our founding in 1998, we have vaccinated more than 5 million customers.
Practical information:
Desired start date: As soon as possible
Working hours: 37.5 hours per week
Application deadline: 24th of April 2026. We conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, and the position will be filled once the right candidate has been found.
If you have any questions, please contact HR Manager, Louise Hoe Nielsen, at +45 22715948 or via email: louise.hoe@elcg.dk or Director of DK Private, Morten Gerner, at 60433502 or via email: morten.gerner@elcg.dk.
If the above has sparked your interest, please apply via the button below.
- Department
- DK Private
- Role
- Area Manager
- Locations
- DK - HQ Søborg
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Deadline:
- 26 April, 2026
- Contract Type
- Permanent Contract
DK - HQ Søborg
Our mission is to fight disease and save lives by making prevention and treatment easy, accessible and safe.
About European LifeCare Group
European LifeCare Group is one of Europe's largest independent provider of travel clinics and public vaccination programmes.
Founded in 1998, today European LifeCare Group has specialist clinics covering most of Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK, where the company trades under a number of brands, including Danske Lægers Vaccinations Service, Vaccination UK, London Travel Clinic, Citydoc, Resecentrum vaccinationer, Mediprevent, Vaccinaties Op Reis and PreventVaccins.
European LifeCare Group also works for both the Danish and English National Health Service as a contracted service provider of immunisation programmes in schools and national influenza vaccination programmes.