Senior Scientist - Biocompatibility
Mölnlycke Health Care AB / Samhällsvetarjobb / Mölndal
2025-04-17
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Mölnlycke is now looking for a Senior Scientist within Biocompatibility to contribute as an expert based on the strategic direction on company level.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an inclusive, customer oriented and highly collaborative environment where we continuously work to maintain and improve our products. Here we find our purpose stimulating and meaningful. To continue building both a sustainable organization and business we constantly strive to develop both our people and processes.
To be successful you are committed to a continuous learning journey for you and the organization and a hands-on individual contributor in assessing device biocompatibility.
In this position you'll be working out of our headquarters in Gothenburg.
About the job
In this role you will work with Biological and toxicological evaluations of medical devices and be responsible for assessing the patient and user safety of materials and products in accordance with applicable global regulatory guidelines.
You'll contribute to the development of biological and toxicological evaluation of medical devices as an area of expertise / as a competence area / etc.
You'll develop and maintain procedures and guidelines and you'll plan, perform, document and review biological evaluations and toxicological. You'll develop and conduct internal trainings.
Ideally you will bring a solid technical biocompatibility and/or toxicological background, with a good understanding of relevant standards, test methods and familiarity with regulatory clearances. Importantly, you will also possess strong judgement skills, commercial acumen and a true passion for supporting colleagues within the area.
These are the main accountabilities for this position
In this position you'll help to create a learning institution around biocompatibility, including conducting trainings.
You'll be involved in the biocompatibility processes globally ensuring compliance to relevant standards and regulations. (eg. ISO 10993)
You'll use your ability to digest and summarize complex or diverse information together with your strong analytical proficiency to drive the biocompatibility strategy towards the future.
You'll bring a passion for understanding the constraints imposed on medical device materials intended for high volume manufacture and you will work to align, and influence the choice and validation of materials, manufacturing processes and approach to biocompatibility across the company.
You'll actively develop your mentoring, coaching and collaboration skill sets across the company.
What you'll need
A minimum of a Bachelor's degree with a discipline in Toxicology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, or equivalent science/engineering degree or experience is required.
Experience in an ISO/ FDA regulated environment performing biological safety evaluations
Good understanding of and experience of applying the principles, theories, and concepts in biocompatibility per ISO 10993.
Knowledge of standards for biocompatibility of medical devices, e.g. ISO 10993.
Preferred
An advanced degree (Master or Ph.D.) is preferred.
Prior experience independently developing biological safety assessments for inclusion with regulatory submissions is preferred.
Industry experience in medical device materials and product development is preferred.
Experience working with internal and external scientific standard organizations (e.g. ISO) is preferred
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 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/careersIf 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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Arbetsgivare Mölnlycke Health Care AB (org.nr 556547-5489)
Entreprenörsstråket 21 (
visa karta)
431 53 MÖLNDAL
Jobbnummer 9294238