Chief Physician (100%)

• 30 July 2026 • 100% • Indefinite duration • Lugano EOC, the multi-site hospital of Ticino, is present with its institutes throughout the entire cantonal territory with a total of 1'000 beds. The organization allows for the effective combination of a local approach and a global vision, guaranteeing the population a global and local hospital offering, regardless of where the services are requested. Thanks to the commitment and competence of the more than 6'500 collaborators and their attention to human relationships, EOC ensures quality healthcare by taking care of more than 41'000 inpatient patients per year and providing more than 600'000 outpatient consultations. The Ospedale Regionale di Lugano is the heart of acute medicine for Italian Switzerland, a university training and research hub where clinical excellence, research, and training intertwine. To complete our Pneumology Service team, we are looking for a Chief Physician (100%) Profile: EOC Pneumology is a dynamic and integrated service, present in 4 cantonal locations with 15 specialists, covering the entire spectrum of respiratory pathologies and sleep medicine. The Ospedale Regionale di Lugano is its reference center, where the most complex and innovative activities are concentrated. We offer varied and stimulating clinical work, divided between outpatient clinics at the Ospedale Italiano, endoscopic activities, hospitalization, and consultations at the Ospedale Civico, complemented by integration into a close-knit and multidisciplinary team, characterized by a strong collaborative spirit and constant openness to innovation. The ideal candidate will take charge of patients with respiratory pathologies, ventilatory sleep disorders and will perform bronchoscopies and non-invasive and invasive instrumental examinations. They will also be available to perform pulmonology on-call duties for after-hours consultations from all EOC locations. The role holds a key position within a cross-sectional organization, offering concrete possibilities to actively contribute to the strategic development of the Service, with real margins for growth and responsibility. To complete the picture, the direct link with the Università della Svizzera Italiana opens up the opportunity, upon delegation from the Head of Department, also to participate in teaching activities in the Master of Medicine, further enhancing the professional and academic profile of the candidate. Necessary requirements: • degree/diploma in medicine and specialization in Pulmonology or equivalent title with relative registration in MedReg before the start of work. For doctors with foreign titles, recognition by the federal commission for medical professions MEBEKO and relative registration in MedReg before the start of activity is mandatory; • proven knowledge of the Italian language (required level at least B2) with relative registration in MedReg before the start of activity. Good knowledge of the English language and preferably another national language; • consolidated experience in Pulmonology with skills in diagnostic endoscopy, acquired at least in a university setting or in a cantonal hospital or equivalent foreign institute in a service with acute Pulmonology; • specialization in General Internal Medicine, knowledge of the Swiss healthcare system, and familiarity with the university context constitute a preferential qualification. Personal profile: • excellent relational and communication skills; • enthusiasm, energy, and a positive attitude; • organizational skills and professional autonomy; • aptitude for teamwork, with a propensity for continuous improvement and evolution; • interest in clinical research and academic medicine; • availability to continue and strengthen collaboration with local doctors; • availability to promote multidisciplinary/interprofessional clinical collaboration. Start date: Complete applications including curriculum vitae, motivation letter, copies of study and work certificates, must be received by 30 September 2026 only in electronic format via the website www.eoc.ch. Applications sent by post or email will not be considered, nor will applications that do not meet the required criteria. Further information can be requested from Dr. med. Maurizio Bernasconi, Medical Director of EOC Pneumology: write E-Mail or at the number +41 91 811 92 37 (secretariat).