Principal Developer
Gothenburg, SE
If you’re ready to have an impact in a career that makes a difference, Mölnlycke could be your next step. You’ll be helping to equip medical professionals around the world with solutions to improve outcomes for patients. And you’ll be developing yourself in a global environment with an inspirational culture, with lots of opportunities. All the while building a successful career, with real purpose.
Mölnlycke is now looking for a Principal Developer within Wound Care who will take the ownership of the technical development in the early stage of development process, having a strategic and dynamic mindset and with the capability of stakeholder management in a complex international environment.
In this position you’ll be working within our headquarters in Gothenburg.
About the job
In this position you'll be part of the management team within the business are and drive initiatives based on analysis of strategic direction and business needs.
You’ll drive the development and implementation of new materials and technologies in order to meet unmet customer needs, to help us reduce the carbon footprint of our products or to increase competitiveness.
These are the key accountabilities for this position
In this position you’ll manage and execute complex early development projects with high business and strategic impact. You’ll lead projects and be accountable to deliver in assigned roles. You’ll proactively assess technologies to fuel pipeline.
You’ll identify technical solutions to unmet customer needs and new potential business areas, actively contribute to strategy within assigned area and generate new product ideas.
You’ll define and specify needs for new test methods and identify, suggest and drive implementation of continuous improvements such as processes, work instructions and ways of working, also being responsible for coaching of more junior staff.
What you’ll need
This role requires that you’ll have these capabilities, qualifications and experience:
- Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry or life science or equivalent
- 10 years’ experience within product development
- 5 years’ experience working in technology development, preferably in med tech industry
- Proven leadership experience
- High proficiency in English language, additional languages are a plus
- General technical knowledge in the field of medical device (preferred)
- Expert level knowledge in assigned product area (Senior level)
- Knowledge of Global Regulatory Requirements and standards related to medical device.
- Good knowledge of all steps in IP generation
- High demand on communication skills
- Fluent English written and spoken
- Assigned business area knowledge and general business acumen
- Recognised as thought leader in assigned field
What you’ll get…
- Wellness benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Great colleagues in a global company
- An open, friendly and fair working atmosphere
- Competitive compensation package including company pension plan, bonus, company health care
Our approach to diversity and inclusion
At Molnlycke diversity is not just a vision, but our strength. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace that values and celebrates the power of diversity. At the heart of our commitment is the belief that diversity fuels innovation, creativity and problem-solving. We invite you to be a part of a team where authenticity is embraced, and every employee, regardless of background or any other traits, experiences a true sense of belonging. Your attitude, drive, enthusiasm, and eagerness to learn are just as important to us as the requirements for the role.
About Mölnlycke
Mölnlycke is a world-leading medical products and solutions company that equips healthcare professionals to achieve the best patient, clinical and economic outcomes. Our business is organised in the four business areas Wound Care, Operating Room Solutions, Gloves and Antiseptics, where
customer centricity, sustainability and digitalisation are at the heart of everything we do.
Mölnlycke employs around 8,700 people. The company headquarters are in Gothenburg, Sweden and we operate in more than 100 countries worldwide. Mölnlycke is a founding partner of GoCo Health Innovation City, a world-class innovation cluster for health, and in early 2025 our
headquarters will move there. Since 2007, the company has been part of Investor AB, an
engaged owner of high-quality, global companies which was founded by the Wallenberg family in 1916. For more information, please visit www.molnlycke.com and www.molnlycke.com/careers
For more information, please visit www.molnlycke.com and www.molnlycke.com/careers
If this sounds like you and you feel you have what it takes to succeed in this role, we want to hear from you as soon as possible.
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