Life Science Consultant at AFRY

AFRY has been named Sweden's most attractive employer for engineers by Universum. With its broad expertise and strong focus on employees' personal development, AFRY offers an inspiring work environment. As a Life Science consultant at AFRY, you will have the opportunity to participate in successful collaborations and build an extensive network while gaining valuable insights into the work of leading Life Science companies in the Mälardalen region.

ABOUT THE POSITION

AFRY continues to grow and is in need of more engineers who can become part of long-term and exciting projects within production facilities and quality assurance in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. You will be based at the Södertälje office or the Solna office, where commuting will be involved as assignments are available throughout Mälardalen.

The section you will belong to currently consists of both junior and senior colleagues, all sharing a common interest in technology and Life Science.

As an employee on assignment at AFRY, you will work as a consultant for their clients, primarily companies in the pharmaceutical industry. You will be offered a challenging and developing job where you will have the opportunity to work in project form at the client's site. Even though the work is performed at different clients, AFRY values a strong sense of community among its employees. It is a company that cares deeply for its employees and places great importance on providing them with a good workplace with favorable conditions.

This is a consulting assignment. You will be employed by Academic Work and work as a consultant at AFRY. The assignment will be full-time and will be ongoing. There are good opportunities for extension of the assignment and eventually employment at AFRY, provided that all parties are satisfied with the collaboration.

You are offered

AFRY offers an inspiring environment where you can exchange experiences with more senior colleagues and develop in your role as an engineer through internal training and courses. AFRY places a high value on personal development. You will therefore be offered great freedom under responsibility.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOU WHO

• Has completed an engineering degree with a focus on chemical engineering, biochemistry, and/or medical technology, or another natural science education
• Has at least 6 months of experience in a role as a validation engineer in the pharmaceutical industry where you have worked with GMP, validation of equipment, qualification, and/or handling of deviations and deviation investigations
• Has good knowledge of both Swedish and English in both spoken and written form as you will handle communication and documentation internally and externally

To succeed in the role, you have the following personal qualities:

• Collaborative
• Self-driven
• Problem-solving
• Quality-conscious

As a person, you are also forward-thinking, driven, and see this as a fantastic step in your career. For the role of consultant, it is of great importance that you have good communication skills, both verbally and in writing. You have a trustworthy manner and an ability to build relationships. Furthermore, we see that you possess good structure and drive projects and processes forward. It is crucial that you take initiative, start activities, and ask if there is something you do not understand.

Our recruitment process

This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work, and our client's request is that all questions regarding the position be sent to Academic Work.

We apply continuous selection and will remove the advertisement when enough candidates have reached the final stages of the recruitment process. The recruitment process includes two selection tests: a personality test and a cognitive ability test. The tests are a tool to find the candidate with the highest potential for the position and to promote equality, diversity, and a fair recruitment process.