Senior Scientist - Tissue & Wound Science

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.

We are looking for a Senior Scientist – Tissue & Wound Science

to secure research and early development within the area of tissue and wound science research.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of our great team within the Science & Technology department within our R&D Wound Care organization. You will interactwith our R&D laboratories, product development function and regulatory department to mention a few.

In this position you’ll be stationed at our new headquarters at GoCo Health Innovation City, a world-class innovation cluster for health!

About the job

As a Senior Scientist in the Tissue & Wound Science team you will be a key person to lead the exploration and development of new and/or improved active/healing & antimicrobial materials and concepts to meet customer needs.

You’ll provide scientific preclinical understanding and evidence to drive and support early development projects and create and maintain a scientific network to be in the scientific forefront in wound care.

These are the main accountabilities for this position

In this position you will continuously search for and propose new conceptual product solutions to meet customer needs.

You will lead or participate in identified applied research projects and provide results within the tissue and wound biology as well as microbiology areas as defined by the project plan to reach the project objectives to develop new and/or improved concepts and products. Initiate contacts and co-operation with external institutes, universities, suppliers etc. to find new and improved solutions to customer needs.

You will continuously acquire knowledge in the area of tissue & wound biology in the scientific literature on substances and materials as well as competitor products to improve solutions to meet customer needs, to identify new trends and opportunities and to match with business requirements.

In this role it will be of importance to build an international external network and represent Mölnlycke and conduct research collaborations with academia and industry.

You will lead development and/or search for new in vitro and in vivo models to measure or demonstrate product and material performance.

What you'll need

• Academic background in engineering or life science (PhD, Master Degree) or corresponding experience.
• Minimum of 8 years experience within Medical device/Pharma or similar fields
• Knowledge in tissue/wound biology & microbiology
• Experience in biomarker research linked to applications of bioinformatics and data analysis
• Project management experience is considered a merit
• Scientific and business mindset with experience of preclinical method development and implementation
• Experience in external collaborations
• Good communication skills and happy to work in a dynamic team
• Performance driven and customer focused

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 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 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

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.