Fish Health Discipline Lead at Åkerblå - DNV Company

Are you passionate about contributing to sustainable growth and fish welfare in the aquaculture industry?
 

Åkerblå Group AS is a leading provider of services to the aquaculture industry, public sector, research and educational institutions, and other organizations. As a forward-looking and growing company with an international focus, we are recognized as one of the aquaculture industry's top interdisciplinary expertise centers.

Our broad expertise spans fish health, biology, oceanography, technical services, and interdisciplinary advisory services. With around 380 employees across 24 offices along the Norwegian coastline and in several other countries, our head office is located in Frøya, where our journey began.

We collaborate with the industry to promote a healthy marine environment under our motto: safe - fresh - smart. Committed to high-quality services, we hold numerous accreditations in our specialist fields, contributing to knowledge-based marine health and sustainable ocean resource management.

Acquired by DNV in 2023, we continue to invest in growth and sustainable ocean health.

This is an exciting opportunity for a forward-thinking fish health expert to help develop fish welfare for both existing and new aquaculture concepts. You will have the chance to engage in the growth of a world-leading supplier in aquaculture. DNV is now building a powerhouse for aquaculture.

The position involves overall responsibility for fish health services in Åkerblå-DNV, including defining frameworks and developing products and delivery, aligning services across regions, and fostering professional development within the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Act as an internal expert and advisor: Ensure Åkerblå is always professionally up to date.
• Consolidate and further develop our professional foundation and harmonize it across the company: systems, procedures, and guidelines. This includes overall responsibility for internal resource groups within the field.
• Develop and maintain systems that ensure professional standards required of fish health personnel.
• Facilitate collaboration and synergy between various professional areas within Åkerblå.
• Represent the company externally in professional contexts. Build strong relationships with relevant networks such as customer, supplier, and partner professional communities.
• Contribute to the development of existing and new services, including overall responsibility for following up on relevant projects related to fish health (e.g., Skattefunn and other R&D activities).
• Professionally coordinate critical deliveries that span across regions.
• Support organizational work and regulatory processes related to the field.
• The position reports to the Head of Section Fish Health.
• Office location at one of our established offices along the Norwegian coast. Please specify your preferred office location in your application.
• Solid experience and expertise in fish health; strong professional insight, while also able to rely on other experts without needing to dive into every detail yourself.
• Authorized as a Fish Health Biologist or Veterinarian.
• Strong organizational skills, structured, and always looking for improvement opportunities.
• Professional integrity, values humility, and willing to engage in important discussions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in both Norwegian and English.
• Ability to foster dialogue and collaboration between people.
• Creativity and innovative thinking to help develop future fish health services.
• Ability to challenge and initiate meaningful discussions. 

A meaningful job at one of Norway’s most attractive employers, with a strong corporate culture focused on competence development. You’ll have great colleagues who value collaboration and support each other. In addition to competitive salary, we offer benefits such as DNV’s training and qualification programs. You’ll be part of a world-leading company with global reach and over 15,000 employees worldwide. DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.

As Åkerblå is now part of DNV, we have streamlined our application process to ensure efficiency and consistency. Therefore, we kindly request that all candidates submit their applications through this link. This will help us manage your application more effectively and ensure it reaches the right team. Thank you for your understanding and interest in joining our team!

Application deadline: 26/10/25

If this sounds exciting, we’d love to hear from you!

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