Position
Senior R&D Developer

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.

This is the time to broaden your horizon and grow your career by being part of our new R&D Internal Partner Team!

Are you open-minded, a great collaborator, and energized by change? Do you want a flexible role where you rotate between different positions, working with various teams based on organizational needs? Then this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Wound Care R&D is introducing an innovative working model designed to foster continuous learning, career development, and organizational agility. Our Internal R&D Partner Team will consist of 10-12 R&D Developers and Laboratory Engineers, each rotating between different assignments such as:

• Short-term vacancies – Filling in for team members on leave or providing temporary support during recruitment processes
• Business Support Projects – Contributing to high-priority initiatives across R&D

By joining, you’ll gain exposure to different roles, broaden your expertise, and develop a well-rounded career in R&D.

As a Senior R&D Developer in the Internal R&D Partner Team, you will take on a dynamic and varied role, acting as an internal consultant across multiple development teams. With a broad technical scope covering solutions, products, materials, and packaging, you will drive innovation and play a key role in shaping development within the R&D department.

This position is focused on leading the development and implementation of new products, materials, and packaging solutions while also overseeing design changes for existing products. Ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations, you will contribute to advancing technical excellence within Wound Care R&D. With each assignment, you'll gain new insights, expand your expertise, and help strengthen the organization’s ability to adapt and innovate.

What you’ll do

• Lead, drive and execute design control projects to develop new or enhanced wound care dressings and solutions.
• Develop and enhance product, material, and packaging solutions to meet market needs.
• Coach R&D developers, Associate Product Developers and Product Developers. 
• Suggest and drive activities to develop and implement new or improved ways of working. 
• Ensure compliance with Quality Management System standards for technical documentation.
• Examples of roles you could be consulting in are; Product-, Material- or Packaging Developer, Technical Product Manager or Project Manager.

What you’ll get:

• Hybrid working.
• Competitive benefits package.
• Wellbeing initiatives.

What you’ll need

• Deep technical knowledge in either medical devices (preferred), material or packaging
• Knowledge of Global Regulatory Requirements and standards related to medical device
• Deep knowledge in Design control and working in a PLM system
• Leadership skills 
• Strong communication skills, fluent in both written and spoken English
• General business acumen
• 8 years' experience within product/material/packaging development
• 2 years’ experience working with medical devices 
• Master's or bachelor's degree in engineering, chemistry, life science or equivalent

Your attitude, drive, enthusiasm, and eagerness to learn and contribute are of great importance to us, just as the requirements for the role.

Our approach to diversity and inclusion

At Mölnlycke 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 organized 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 moved 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

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 possibl