diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_setup_flyout.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_setup_flyout.tsx
index f12eb4af4d1e1..1bacf9679cdaa 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_setup_flyout.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/anomaly_swimlane/anomaly_swimlane_setup_flyout.tsx
@@ -7,105 +7,49 @@
 
 import React from 'react';
 import { CoreStart } from 'kibana/public';
-import moment from 'moment';
-import { takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import { from } from 'rxjs';
 import { VIEW_BY_JOB_LABEL } from '../../application/explorer/explorer_constants';
-import {
-  KibanaContextProvider,
-  toMountPoint,
-} from '../../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_react/public';
+import { toMountPoint } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_react/public';
 import { AnomalySwimlaneInitializer } from './anomaly_swimlane_initializer';
-import { JobSelectorFlyoutContent } from '../../application/components/job_selector/job_selector_flyout';
 import { AnomalyDetectorService } from '../../application/services/anomaly_detector_service';
-import { getInitialGroupsMap } from '../../application/components/job_selector/job_selector';
 import { getDefaultPanelTitle } from './anomaly_swimlane_embeddable';
-import { getMlGlobalServices } from '../../application/app';
 import { HttpService } from '../../application/services/http_service';
-import { DashboardConstants } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/dashboard/public';
 import { AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableInput } from '..';
+import { resolveJobSelection } from '../common/resolve_job_selection';
 
 export async function resolveAnomalySwimlaneUserInput(
   coreStart: CoreStart,
   input?: AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableInput
 ): Promise<Partial<AnomalySwimlaneEmbeddableInput>> {
-  const {
-    http,
-    uiSettings,
-    overlays,
-    application: { currentAppId$ },
-  } = coreStart;
+  const { http, overlays } = coreStart;
 
   const anomalyDetectorService = new AnomalyDetectorService(new HttpService(http));
 
   return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
-    const maps = {
-      groupsMap: getInitialGroupsMap([]),
-      jobsMap: {},
-    };
+    const { jobIds } = await resolveJobSelection(coreStart, input?.jobIds);
 
-    const tzConfig = uiSettings.get('dateFormat:tz');
-    const dateFormatTz = tzConfig !== 'Browser' ? tzConfig : moment.tz.guess();
+    const title = input?.title ?? getDefaultPanelTitle(jobIds);
 
-    const selectedIds = input?.jobIds;
+    const jobs = await anomalyDetectorService.getJobs$(jobIds).toPromise();
 
-    const flyoutSession = coreStart.overlays.openFlyout(
-      toMountPoint(
-        <KibanaContextProvider services={{ ...coreStart, mlServices: getMlGlobalServices(http) }}>
-          <JobSelectorFlyoutContent
-            selectedIds={selectedIds}
-            withTimeRangeSelector={false}
-            dateFormatTz={dateFormatTz}
-            singleSelection={false}
-            timeseriesOnly={true}
-            onFlyoutClose={() => {
-              flyoutSession.close();
-              reject();
-            }}
-            onSelectionConfirmed={async ({ jobIds, groups }) => {
-              const title = input?.title ?? getDefaultPanelTitle(jobIds);
-
-              const jobs = await anomalyDetectorService.getJobs$(jobIds).toPromise();
-
-              const influencers = anomalyDetectorService.extractInfluencers(jobs);
-              influencers.push(VIEW_BY_JOB_LABEL);
+    const influencers = anomalyDetectorService.extractInfluencers(jobs);
+    influencers.push(VIEW_BY_JOB_LABEL);
 
-              await flyoutSession.close();
-
-              const modalSession = overlays.openModal(
-                toMountPoint(
-                  <AnomalySwimlaneInitializer
-                    defaultTitle={title}
-                    influencers={influencers}
-                    initialInput={input}
-                    onCreate={({ panelTitle, viewBy, swimlaneType }) => {
-                      modalSession.close();
-                      resolve({ jobIds, title: panelTitle, swimlaneType, viewBy });
-                    }}
-                    onCancel={() => {
-                      modalSession.close();
-                      reject();
-                    }}
-                  />
-                )
-              );
-            }}
-            maps={maps}
-          />
-        </KibanaContextProvider>
-      ),
-      {
-        'data-test-subj': 'mlFlyoutJobSelector',
-        ownFocus: true,
-        closeButtonAriaLabel: 'jobSelectorFlyout',
-      }
+    const modalSession = overlays.openModal(
+      toMountPoint(
+        <AnomalySwimlaneInitializer
+          defaultTitle={title}
+          influencers={influencers}
+          initialInput={input}
+          onCreate={({ panelTitle, viewBy, swimlaneType }) => {
+            modalSession.close();
+            resolve({ jobIds, title: panelTitle, swimlaneType, viewBy });
+          }}
+          onCancel={() => {
+            modalSession.close();
+            reject();
+          }}
+        />
+      )
     );
-
-    // Close the flyout when user navigates out of the dashboard plugin
-    currentAppId$.pipe(takeUntil(from(flyoutSession.onClose))).subscribe((appId) => {
-      if (appId !== DashboardConstants.DASHBOARDS_ID) {
-        flyoutSession.close();
-      }
-    });
   });
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/common/resolve_job_selection.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/common/resolve_job_selection.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8499ab624f790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/embeddables/common/resolve_job_selection.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import { CoreStart } from 'kibana/public';
+import moment from 'moment';
+import { takeUntil } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { from } from 'rxjs';
+import React from 'react';
+import { getInitialGroupsMap } from '../../application/components/job_selector/job_selector';
+import {
+  KibanaContextProvider,
+  toMountPoint,
+} from '../../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_react/public';
+import { getMlGlobalServices } from '../../application/app';
+import { JobSelectorFlyoutContent } from '../../application/components/job_selector/job_selector_flyout';
+import { DashboardConstants } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/dashboard/public';
+import { JobId } from '../../../common/types/anomaly_detection_jobs';
+
+/**
+ * Handles Anomaly detection jobs selection by a user.
+ * Intended to use independently of the ML app context,
+ * for instance on the dashboard for embeddables initialization.
+ *
+ * @param coreStart
+ * @param selectedJobIds
+ */
+export async function resolveJobSelection(
+  coreStart: CoreStart,
+  selectedJobIds?: JobId[]
+): Promise<{ jobIds: string[]; groups: Array<{ groupId: string; jobIds: string[] }> }> {
+  const {
+    http,
+    uiSettings,
+    application: { currentAppId$ },
+  } = coreStart;
+
+  return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
+    const maps = {
+      groupsMap: getInitialGroupsMap([]),
+      jobsMap: {},
+    };
+
+    const tzConfig = uiSettings.get('dateFormat:tz');
+    const dateFormatTz = tzConfig !== 'Browser' ? tzConfig : moment.tz.guess();
+
+    const flyoutSession = coreStart.overlays.openFlyout(
+      toMountPoint(
+        <KibanaContextProvider services={{ ...coreStart, mlServices: getMlGlobalServices(http) }}>
+          <JobSelectorFlyoutContent
+            selectedIds={selectedJobIds}
+            withTimeRangeSelector={false}
+            dateFormatTz={dateFormatTz}
+            singleSelection={false}
+            timeseriesOnly={true}
+            onFlyoutClose={() => {
+              flyoutSession.close();
+              reject();
+            }}
+            onSelectionConfirmed={async ({ jobIds, groups }) => {
+              await flyoutSession.close();
+              resolve({ jobIds, groups });
+            }}
+            maps={maps}
+          />
+        </KibanaContextProvider>
+      ),
+      {
+        'data-test-subj': 'mlFlyoutJobSelector',
+        ownFocus: true,
+        closeButtonAriaLabel: 'jobSelectorFlyout',
+      }
+    );
+
+    // Close the flyout when user navigates out of the dashboard plugin
+    currentAppId$.pipe(takeUntil(from(flyoutSession.onClose))).subscribe((appId) => {
+      if (appId !== DashboardConstants.DASHBOARDS_ID) {
+        flyoutSession.close();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+}