Basel
Senior Physician in Traffic Medicine
- 19 October 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Native language)
About the job
80%-100%
Department of Health, Institute of Forensic Medicine, Traffic Medicine
by arrangement
Responsibilities
Traffic medical assessment: As a traffic medicine specialist SGRM, you independently conduct traffic medical assessments at level 4 and contribute to the professional and organisational development of the Traffic Medicine department at IRM Basel.
Scientific tasks: You actively shape internal and external training and continuing education and are committed to the scientific advancement of traffic medicine.
Leadership responsibility: If you are also interested in leadership roles, you are willing to take on organisational, professional and personnel responsibility for the Traffic Medicine department and actively shape its further development.
Profile
Experience: You bring many years of experience and wish to contribute your expertise in traffic medical assessment and actively help shape the department. You are capable of making objective and professionally sound decisions and representing these appropriately to internal and external stakeholders.
Personality: You place great value on high quality in your work and convince through professionalism, reliability and respectful interaction with examinees, clients and colleagues.
You communicate clearly and appreciatively, act solution-oriented and take responsibility for your tasks, which you complete reliably, punctually and at a high professional level.
Education: You have successfully completed further training as a traffic medicine specialist SGRM. Additionally, you have an interest in scientific work and in promoting the professional development of younger colleagues.
Insight into our work
The Institute of Forensic Medicine of the Basel-Stadt Department of Health serves the administration of justice and uses various methods to answer legal questions. Forensic tasks include the examination of living persons and deceased individuals as well as medical, molecular biological and chemical-toxicological topics. The institute is also involved in the forensic education of university students. The work of the Institute of Forensic Medicine directly benefits the administration of justice and the public.
The Traffic Medicine department of IRM Basel is affiliated with the Department of Forensic Medicine and Traffic Medicine and has been accredited by SAS since 2026. Collaboration with other departments and divisions of IRM Basel is close and interdisciplinary.
We support our employees with more time for their families and an additional maintenance allowance on top of the family allowance.
We support our employees as best as possible with flexible working hours, part-time work and home office up to annual and trust-based working hours as well as job sharing opportunities.
Our centrally located sites are easily accessible on foot, by bike and by public transport.
Contact
Questions about the position
Dr med Kathrin Gerlach
Head of Forensic Medicine and Traffic Medicine
Tel. +41 61 267 38 69
Questions about the application
Florislene Rotta
HR Business Partner
Tel. +41 61 267 95 02
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